whichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהcommandedצִוָּהMosesאֶת מֹשֶׁהon MountבְּהַרSinai,סִינָיon the dayבְּיוֹםhe commandedצַוֺּתוֹthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלto presentלְהַקְרִיבtheir offeringsקָרְבְּנֵיהֶםto YHWH,לַיהוָהin the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּרof Sinai.סִינָי
Leviticus 7:38
Study it in the app“which YHWH commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day he commanded the sons of Israel to present their offerings to YHWH, in the wilderness of Sinai.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 7:38, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- on Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Sinaiסִינָיsinay
Sinai
See it on the mapWhere else “sinay” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- 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- to presentהַקְרִיבhakriv
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hakriv” appears- their offeringsקָרְבְּנֵיkarbne
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 “karbne” appears- in the wildernessמִדְבַּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears
Places in this verse
Sinai ?
Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt
A mountain in the wilderness; which one it was is not known for certain, and its location is disputed.
There God spoke with Moses and gave the law to Israel (Exod 19:20; 24:16).
The context
37This is the instruction for the burnt offering, for the grain offering, for the sin offering, for the guilt offering, for the ordination, and for the sacrifice of peace,
38 · This verse (above)