Focused Passage

Leviticus 1:14-17

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14If, instead, one’s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.

15Then the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar.

16And he is to remove the crop with its contents and throw it to the east side of the altar, in the place for ashes.

17He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Verse 14

Original words

If, insteadוְאִ֧םH518Conjunctionone’s offeringקָרְבָּנ֖וֹH7133Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularis a burnt offeringעֹלָ֥הH5930Noun - feminine singularofמִן־H4480Prepositionbirdsהָע֛וֹףH5775Article | Noun - masculine singularhe is to presentוְהִקְרִ֣יבH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular. . .קָרְבָּנֽוֹ׃H7133Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .מִן־H4480Prepositiona turtledoveהַתֹּרִ֗יםH8449Article | Noun - feminine pluralorא֛וֹH176Conjunction. . .מִן־H4480Prepositiona youngבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructpigeonהַיּוֹנָ֖הH3123Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker
Verse 15

Original words

Then the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙H3548Article | Noun - masculine singularshall bringוְהִקְרִיב֤וֹH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularit toאֶל־H413Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singulartwist offוּמָלַק֙H4454Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerits headרֹאשׁ֔וֹH7218Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand burnוְהִקְטִ֖ירH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularit on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularits bloodדָמ֔וֹH1818Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularshould be drained outוְנִמְצָ֣הH4680Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularonעַ֖לH5921Prepositionthe sideקִ֥ירH7023Noun - masculine singular constructof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃H4196Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

And he is to removeוְהֵסִ֥ירH5493Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe cropמֻרְאָת֖וֹH4760Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwith its contentsבְּנֹצָתָ֑הּH5133Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularand throwוְהִשְׁלִ֨יךְH7993Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularitאֹתָ֜הּH853Direct object marker | third person feminine singularto the eastקֵ֔דְמָהH6924Adverb | third person feminine singularsideאֵ֤צֶלH681Prepositionof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙H4196Article | Noun - masculine singularinאֶל־H413Prepositionthe placeמְק֖וֹםH4725Noun - masculine singular constructfor ashesהַדָּֽשֶׁן׃H1880Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or the crop and feathers
Verse 17

Original words

He shall tear it openוְשִׁסַּ֨עH8156Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֹת֣וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularby its wingsבִכְנָפָיו֮H3671Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularwithoutלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particledividing [ the bird ] completelyיַבְדִּיל֒H914Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularAnd the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙H3548Article | Noun - masculine singularis to burnוְהִקְטִ֨ירH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularitאֹת֤וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularatopעַל־H5921Prepositionthe burningהָאֵ֑שׁH784Article | Noun - common singularwoodהָעֵצִ֖יםH6086Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relative-עַל־H5921PrepositionItה֗וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis a burnt offeringעֹלָ֣הH5930Noun - feminine singulara food offeringאִשֵּׁ֛הH801Noun - masculine singular constructa pleasingנִיחֹ֖חַH5207Noun - masculine singulararomaרֵ֥יחַH7381Noun - masculine singular constructto the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃סH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

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