Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 1

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, and spake unto himoutH413of thetentמֵאֹ֥הֶלme.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, WhenanyH4480manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120ofyouH3588offereth an oblation unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, ye shallofferH7126your oblation of thecattleהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929,evenH3588of theherdהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241and of theflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629.

3Ifאִם־'im-H518his oblation be aburntעֹלָ֤ה'o.LahH5930offering of theherdהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241, he shallofferיַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּyak.ri.Ve.nuH7126it amaleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145withoutH8549blemishH8549: he shallofferיַקְרִ֣יבyak.RivH7126it at thedoorפֶּ֝תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150, that he may beacceptedלִרְצֹנ֖וֹlir.tzo.NoH7522beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4And he shalllayוְסָמַ֣ךְve.sa.MakhH5564hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027uponH5921theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of theburntהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930offering; and it shall beacceptedוְנִרְצָ֥הve.nir.TzahH7521for him tomakeH7521atonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722for him.

5And he shallkillוְשָׁחַ֛טve.sha.ChatH7819the bullockbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andAaron’sאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175sonsH1121, thepriestsהַֽכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, shallpresentוְ֠הִקְרִיבוּVe.hik.ri.vuH7126thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, andsprinkleוְזָרְק֨וּve.za.re.KuH2236thebloodהַדָּ֤םha.DamH1818roundH5439aboutH5439uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196that is at thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

6And he shall flay theburntהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930offering, andcutוְנִתַּ֥חve.ni.TachH5408it intoitsH853piecesלִנְתָחֶֽיהָ׃lin.ta.Chei.haH5409.

7And thesonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֧ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shallputוְ֠נָתְנוּVe.na.te.nuH5414fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, andlayH5414woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086in orderuponעַל־'al-H5921thefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784:

8andAaron’sאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121, thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, shalllayH1121thepiecesהַנְּתָחִ֔יםha.ne.ta.ChimH5409, theheadהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218, and the fat, in orderuponH5921thewoodהָעֵצִים֙ha.'e.TzimH6086that is on thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784whichH834isuponH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196:

9butitsH3605inwards anditsH3605legsוּכְרָעָ֖יוu.khe.ra.'AvH3767shall hewashיִרְחַ֣ץyir.ChatzH7364withwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shallburnוְהִקְטִ֨ירve.hik.TirH6999thewholeH3605on thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196, for aburntעֹלָ֛ה'o.LahH5930offering, an offeringmadeH3605byfireאִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801, of a sweet savour unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

10Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518his oblation be of theflockהַצֹּ֨אןha.TzonH6629, of thesheepH6629, or of thegoatsהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795, for aburntלְעֹלָ֑הle.'o.LahH5930offering; he shallofferיַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃yak.ri.Ve.nuH7126it amaleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145withoutH8549blemishH8549.

11And he shallkillוְשָׁחַ֨טve.sha.ChatH7819it on thesideH5439of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196northwardצָפֹ֖נָהtza.Fo.nahH6828beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andAaron’sאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175sonsבְּנֵי֩be.NeiH1121, thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, shallsprinkleוְזָרְק֡וּve.za.re.KuH2236itsH853bloodדָּמ֛וֹda.MoH1818uponH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196roundH5439aboutH5439.

12And he shallcutוְנִתַּ֤חve.ni.TachH5408itintoH5921itsH853piecesלִנְתָחָ֔יוlin.ta.ChavH5409, withitsH853headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218anditsH853fat: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall lay them in order on thewoodהָֽעֵצִים֙ha.'e.TzimH6086that is on thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784whichH834isuponH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196:

13but the inwards and thelegsוְהַכְּרָעַ֖יִםve.ha.ke.ra.'A.yimH3767shall hewashיִרְחַ֣ץyir.ChatzH7364withwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shallofferוְהִקְרִ֨יבve.hik.RivH7126thewholeH3605, andburnוְהִקְטִ֣ירve.hik.TirH6999it upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196: it is aburntעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5930offering, an offeringmadeH3605byfireאִשֵּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801, of a sweet savour unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

14Andifוְאִ֧םve.'ImH518his oblation to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068be aburntעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930offering of fowls, then he shallofferוְהִקְרִ֣יבve.hik.RivH7126his oblation ofturtledovesהַתֹּרִ֗יםha.to.RimH8449, or ofyoungבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123.

15And thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallbringוְהִקְרִיב֤וֹve.hik.ri.VoH7126it unto thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, andwringוּמָלַק֙u.ma.LakH4454offH5921itsאֶת־'et-H853headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, andburnוְהִקְטִ֖ירve.hik.TirH6999it on thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196; and thebloodדָמ֔וֹda.MoH1818thereof shall bedrainedוְנִמְצָ֣הve.nim.TzahH4680outH5921on thesideקִ֥ירkirH7023of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196:

16and he shalltakeH5493awayH5493itsH853cropמֻרְאָת֖וֹmur.'a.ToH4760with the filth thereof, andcastוְהִשְׁלִ֨יךְve.hish.LikhH7993itbesideאֵ֤צֶל'E.tzelH681thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196on theeastקֵ֔דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924part, in theplaceמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of theashesהַדָּֽשֶׁן׃ha.Da.shenH1880:

17and he shall rend it by thewingsבִכְנָפָיו֮vikh.na.FavH3671thereof, but shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808divideH914it asunder: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallburnוְהִקְטִ֨ירve.hik.TirH6999ituponH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196,uponH5921thewoodהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086that isuponH5921thefireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784: it is aburntעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5930offering, an offeringmadeH914byfireH784, of a sweet savour unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Leviticus 1

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