Leviticus 6:9

““Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the instruction for the burnt offering: the burnt offering itself shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.”

Leviticus 6:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 6:9, word by word

“Commandצַוtsav

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and his sonsבָּנָיbanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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the instructionתּוֹרַתtorat

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

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for the burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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the hearthמוֹקְדָהmokda

hearth

The hearth of the altar: the place where the fire burns. It appears only once, in Leviticus.

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the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

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nightלַּיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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and the fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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shall be kept burningתּוּקַדtukad

burn

To burn and stay alive like a fire that does not go out.

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The context

8YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

9 · This verse (above)

10The priest shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put on linen undergarments on his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes left when the fire has consumed the burnt offering on the altar, and put them beside the altar.

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