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He presentedוַיַּקְרֵבthe ramאֵילof the burnt offering,הָעֹלָהand Aaronוַ אַהֲרֹןand his sonsוּבָנָיוlaidיִּסְמְכוּtheir handsיְדֵיהֶםonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof the ram.הָאָיִל
Leviticus 8:18
Study it in the app“He presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 8:18, word by word
- He presentedיַּקְרֵבyakrev
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrev” appears- the ramאֵילel
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “el” appears- of the burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- laidיִּסְמְכוּyismchu
lay on
To rest a hand on an animal or person.
Where else “yismchu” appears- their handsיְדֵיyede
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears
The context
17But the bull, its skin, its flesh, and its dung, he burned with fire outside the camp, as YHWH had commanded Moses.
18 · This verse (above)
19He slaughtered it, and Moses splashed the blood against the altar all around.