Leviticus 8:20

“The ram he cut into its pieces, and Moses offered up in smoke the head, the pieces, and the suet.”

Leviticus 8:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 8:20, word by word

The ramאַיִלayil

ram

A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.

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he cutנִתַּחnitach

cut in pieces

Cut into pieces, cut up an animal.

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into its piecesנְתָחָיnetachay

piece

A piece, a cut of meat.

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and 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).

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offered up in smokeיַּקְטֵרyakter

burn up

To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.

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the headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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and the suetפָּדֶרpader

suet

Suet: the hard fat around the inner parts of an animal.

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The context

19He slaughtered it, and Moses splashed the blood against the altar all around.

20 · This verse (above)

21The entrails and the legs he washed in water, and Moses offered up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it was a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma, it was a fire offering to YHWH, as YHWH had commanded Moses.

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