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And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand: (KJV)
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וְלָקַ֥חve.la.Kachand he will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 Leviticus 14:15 word 1
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Leviticus 14:15 word 2
מִלֹּ֣גmi.Logsome of [the] log of
Lemma: לֹג (log) · Strong's: H3849
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: log
Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 14:10, Leviticus 14:12, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 14:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3849; TAHOT Leviticus 14:15 word 3
הַשָּׁ֑מֶןha.Sha.men<the> oil
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: oil
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Leviticus 14:15 word 4
וְיָצַ֛קve.ya.Tzakand he will pour [it]
Lemma: יָצַק (ya.tsaq) · Strong's: H3332G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to pour: pour
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 29:7, Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:6, Leviticus 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3332G; TAHOT Leviticus 14:15 word 5
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 Leviticus 14:15 word 6
כַּ֥ףkaf[the] palm of
Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: palm
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Leviticus 14:15 word 7
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Leviticus 14:15 word 8
הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית\׃ha.se.ma.Lit<the> left
Lemma: שְׂמָאלִי (se.ma.li) · Strong's: H8042G
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: left
Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 14:16, Leviticus 14:26, Leviticus 14:27, Ezekiel 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8042G; TAHOT Leviticus 14:15 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| shall take | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| [some] of the log | → | לֹג H3849 log |
| of olive oil | → | שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil |
| pour | → | יָצַק H3332G to pour: pour |
| it into | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| his | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| left | → | שְׂמָאלִי H8042G left |
| palm | → | כַּף H3709G palm |
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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