Exodus 29:16 Go deeper
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And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. (KJV)
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וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֖ve.sha.cha.Taand you will slaughter
Lemma: שָׁחַט (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7819A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to slaughter
Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 22:10, Genesis 37:31, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7819A; TAHOT Exodus 29:16 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 29:16 word 2
הָאָ֑יִלha.'A.yilthe ram
Lemma: אַ֫יִל (a.yil) · Strong's: H0352A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ram
Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 31:38, Genesis 32:14, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0352A; TAHOT Exodus 29:16 word 3
וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.Taand you will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 29:16 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 29:16 word 5
דָּמ֔וֹda.Moblood its
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Exodus 29:16 word 6
וְזָרַקְתָּ֥ve.za.rak.Taand you will sprinkle [it]
Lemma: זָרַק (za.raq) · Strong's: H2236
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to scatter
Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 9:8, Exodus 9:10, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 24:8, Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 1:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2236; TAHOT Exodus 29:16 word 7
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 29:16 word 8
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altar
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Exodus 29:16 word 9
סָבִֽיב\׃sa.Vivall around
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around: side
Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 7:24, Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 1:5, Leviticus 1:11, Leviticus 3:2, Leviticus 3:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439H; TAHOT Exodus 29:16 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You are to slaughter | → | שָׁחַט H7819A to slaughter |
| the ram | → | אַ֫יִל H0352A ram |
| take | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| its blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| and splatter | → | זָרַק H2236 to scatter |
| it on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| all sides | → | סָבִיב H5439H around: side |
| of the altar | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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