“Speakדַּבֵּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying:לֵאמֹרThe one who presentsהַמַּקְרִיבhis sacrificeזֶבַחof peaceשְׁלָמָיוto YHWHלַיהוָהshall bringיָבִיאhis offeringקָרְבָּנוֹto YHWHלַיהוָהfrom his sacrificeמִזֶּבַחof peace.שְׁלָמָיו
Leviticus 7:29
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With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 7:29, word by word
- “Speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- The one who presentsמַּקְרִיבmakriv
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “makriv” appears- his sacrificeזֶבַחzevach
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevach” appears- of peaceשְׁלָמָיshelamay
peace offerings
Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).
Where else “shelamay” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- shall bringיָבִיאyavi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yavi” appears- his offeringקָרְבָּנkarban
offering
Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.
Where else “karban” appears
The context
28YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
29 · This verse (above)
30His own hands shall bring the fire offerings of YHWH; the fat with the breast he shall bring —the breast to wave it as a wave offering before YHWH.