Leviticus 8:31

“Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, “Boil the flesh at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of ordination, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it.’”

Leviticus 8:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 8:31, word by word

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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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and to his sonsבָּנָיbanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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“Boilבַּשְּׁלוּbashlu

boil

To prepare food over the fire in a pot with water.

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the fleshבָּשָׂרbasar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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of the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

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eatתֹּאכְלוּtochlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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with the breadלֶּחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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in the basketסַלsal

basket

Basket.

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of ordinationמִּלֻּאִיםmiluim

ordination

The ordination of the priests: the rite in which they were installed in office.

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I commandedצִוֵּיתִיtsiveti

command

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

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The context

30Moses took some of the oil of anointing and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, and on his sons and on his sons’ garments with him; so he consecrated Aaron, his garments, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.

31 · This verse (above)

32What is left of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn with fire.

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