Leviticus 8:21

“The 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.”

Leviticus 8:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 8:21, word by word

The entrailsקֶּרֶבkerev

entrails

The organs inside the animal, its guts.

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and the legsכְּרָעַיִםkeraayim

legs

Legs (of an animal or of a locust), the lower part of the leg.

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he washedרָחַץrachats

wash

Wash; wash oneself, bathe.

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in waterמָּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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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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ramאַיִלayil

ram

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

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on the altarמִּזְבֵּחָmizbeach

altar

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

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a burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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for a pleasingנִיחֹחַnichoach

pleasing, soothing

Pleasing, soothing. "A pleasing aroma" is the way of saying that God receives a sacrifice with favor.

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aromaרֵיחַreach

aroma, smell

Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.

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a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהishe

fire offering

Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.

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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.

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had commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

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

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The context

20The ram he cut into its pieces, and Moses offered up in smoke the head, the pieces, and the suet.

21 · This verse (above)

22He presented the second ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

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