The priestהַכֹּהֵןwho offers it for sinהַמְחַטֵּא אֹתָהּshall eat it;יֹאכֲלֶנָּהit shall be eatenתֵּאָכֵלin a holyקָדֹשׁplace,בְּמָקוֹםin the courtבַּחֲצַרof the tentאֹהֶלof meeting.מוֹעֵד
Leviticus 6:26
Study it in the app“The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it; it shall be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the tent of meeting.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 6:26, word by word
- The priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- who offers it for sinמְחַטֵּאmechate
purify
To cleanse from sin or uncleanness.
Where else “mechate” appears- shall eat itיֹאכֲלֶyochale
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochale” appears- in a holyקָדֹשׁkadosh
holy
Set apart for God, distinct from the common.
Where else “kadosh” appears- placeמָקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- in the courtחֲצַרchatsar
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatsar” appears- of the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears
The context
25“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying: This is the instruction for the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before YHWH; it is a most holy thing.
26 · This verse (above)
27Whatever touches its flesh will become holy; and when some of its blood spatters on a garment, the part on which it spattered you shall wash in a holy place.