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He presentedוַיַּקְרֵבthe offeringקָרְבַּןof the people,הָעָםtookוַיִּקַּחthe goatשְׂעִירof the sin offeringהַחַטָּאתthat wasאֲשֶׁרfor the people,לָעָםslaughtered it,וַיִּשְׁחָטֵהוּand offered it for sinוַיְחַטְּאֵהוּlike the first.כָּרִאשׁוֹן
Leviticus 9:15
Study it in the app“He presented the offering of the people, took the goat of the sin offering that was for the people, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 9:15, word by word
- He presentedיַּקְרֵבyakrev
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrev” appears- the offeringקָרְבַּןkarban
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 “karban” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- the goatשְׂעִירseir
male goat
An adult male goat, often offered in sacrifice.
Where else “seir” appears- of the sin offeringחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- slaughtered itיִּשְׁחָטֵyishchate
slaughter
To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.
Where else “yishchate” appears- and offered it for sinיְחַטְּאֵyechate
purify
To cleanse from sin or uncleanness.
Where else “yechate” appears- like the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears
The context
14He washed the entrails and the legs and offered them up in smoke on top of the burnt offering on the altar.
15 · This verse (above)
16He presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the regulation.