Focused Passage

Leviticus 1:1-9

The Burnt Offering: Nearness to God Through Total Surrender

The LORD calls from the tent of meeting and gives Israel an ordered way to draw near through the burnt offering, where an acceptable substitute is presented, slain, offered through priestly mediation, and wholly consumed before Him.

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1Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,

2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.

3If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.

4He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

5And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

6Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.

7The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

8Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar.

9The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Then the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אֵלָ֔יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularcalled toוַיִּקְרָ֖אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularand spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto himאֶל־H413Prepositionfrom the Tentמֵאֹ֥הֶלH168Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵ֖דH4150Noun - masculine singularsayingלֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 2

Original words

Speakדַּבֵּ֞רH1696Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֤יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularand tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthemאֲלֵהֶ֔םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluralWhenכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionanyאָדָ֗םH120Noun - masculine singularofמִכֶּ֛םPreposition | second person masculine pluralyou bringsיַקְרִ֥יבH7126Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularan offeringקָרְבָּ֖ןH7133Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularyou may bringתַּקְרִ֖יבוּH7126Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markeras your offeringקָרְבַּנְכֶֽם׃H7133Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralanמִן־H4480Prepositionanimalהַבְּהֵמָ֗הH929Article | Noun - feminine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe herdהַבָּקָר֙H1241Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .וּמִן־H4480Conjunctive waw | Prepositionor the flockהַצֹּ֔אןH6629Article | Noun - common singular
Verse 3

Original words

Ifאִם־H518Conjunctionhis offeringקָרְבָּנוֹ֙H7133Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularis a burnt offeringעֹלָ֤הH5930Noun - feminine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe herdהַבָּקָ֔רH1241Article | Noun - masculine singularhe is to presentיַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּH7126Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularan unblemishedתָּמִ֖יםH8549Adjective - masculine singularmaleזָכָ֥רH2145Noun - masculine singularHe must bringיַקְרִ֣יבH7126Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularitאֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe entranceפֶּ֝תַחH6607Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹ֤הֶלH168Noun - masculine singularof Meetingמוֹעֵד֙H4150Noun - masculine singularfor its acceptanceלִרְצֹנ֖וֹH7522Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

He is to layוְסָמַ֣ךְH5564Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhis handיָד֔וֹH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularonעַ֖לH5921Prepositionthe headרֹ֣אשׁH7218Noun - masculine singular constructof the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֑הH5930Article | Noun - feminine singularso it can be acceptedוְנִרְצָ֥הH7521Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularon his behalfל֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularto make atonementלְכַפֵּ֥רH3722Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructfor himעָלָֽיו׃H5921Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

And he shall slaughterוְשָׁחַ֛טH7819Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe youngבֶּ֥ןH1121Noun - masculine singular constructbullהַבָּקָ֖רH1241Article | Noun - masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֤ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularsonsבְּנֵ֨יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructthe priestsהַֽכֹּֽהֲנִים֙H3548Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerare to presentוְ֠הִקְרִיבוּH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe bloodהַדָּ֔םH1818Article | Noun - masculine singularand splatterוְזָרְק֨וּH2236Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markeritהַדָּ֤םH1818Article | Noun - masculine singularon all sidesסָבִ֔יבH5439Adverbofעַל־H5921Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙H4196Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeat the entranceפֶּ֖תַחH6607Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹ֥הֶלH168Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃H4150Noun - masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

Next, he is to skinוְהִפְשִׁ֖יטH6584Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֑הH5930Article | Noun - feminine singularand cutוְנִתַּ֥חH5408Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֹתָ֖הּH853Direct object marker | third person feminine singularit into piecesלִנְתָחֶֽיהָ׃H5409Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 7

Original words

The sonsבְּנֵ֨יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Aaronאַהֲרֹ֧ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularshall putוְ֠נָתְנוּH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plurala fireאֵ֖שׁH784Noun - common singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singularand arrangeוְעָרְכ֥וּH6186Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralwoodעֵצִ֖יםH6086Noun - masculine pluralonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃H784Article | Noun - common singular
Verse 8

Original words

Then Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן֙H175Noun - proper - masculine singularsonsבְּנֵ֤יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructthe priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֵ֚תH853Direct object markerare to arrangeוְעָרְכ֗וּH6186Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe piecesהַנְּתָחִ֔יםH5409Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Prepositionincluding the headהָרֹ֖אשׁH7218Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the fatהַפָּ֑דֶרH6309Article | Noun - masculine singularatopעַל־H5921Prepositionthe burningהָאֵ֔שׁH784Article | Noun - common singular-אֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relative-עַל־H5921Prepositionwoodהָעֵצִים֙H6086Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃H4196Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

The entrailsוְקִרְבּ֥וֹH7130Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand legsוּכְרָעָ֖יוH3767Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularmust be washedיִרְחַ֣ץH7364Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwith waterבַּמָּ֑יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland the priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markershall burnוְהִקְטִ֨ירH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularall of itהַכֹּל֙H3605Article | Noun - masculine singularon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularas a burnt offeringעֹלָ֛הH5930Noun - feminine singulara food offeringאִשֵּׁ֥הH801Noun - masculine singular constructa pleasingנִיח֖וֹחַH5207Noun - masculine singulararomaרֵֽיחַ־H7381Noun - masculine singular constructto the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃סH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

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