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And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’s . (KJV)

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וְהִקְטִירָ֥םve.hik.ti.Ramand he will make smoke them

Lemma: קָטַר (qa.tar) · Strong's: H6999A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)

Meaning: to offer: burn

Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6999A; TAHOT Leviticus 3:16 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 3:16 word 2

הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towards

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 Leviticus 3:16 word 3

לֶ֤חֶםLe.chemfood of

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: food

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 43:31, Genesis 43:32, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 47:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899G; TAHOT Leviticus 3:16 word 4

אִשֶּׁה֙'i.Sheha fire offering

Lemma: אִשֶּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0801

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: food offering

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41, Exodus 30:20, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0801; TAHOT Leviticus 3:16 word 5

לְרֵ֣יחַle.Rei.achto an odor of

Lemma: רֵיחַ (re.ach) · Strong's: H7381

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: aroma

Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Genesis 27:27, Exodus 5:21, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7381; TAHOT Leviticus 3:16 word 6

נִיחֹ֔חַni.Cho.achsoothing

Lemma: נִיחֹחַ (ni.cho.ach) · Strong's: H5207

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: soothing

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5207; TAHOT Leviticus 3:16 word 7

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Leviticus 3:16 word 8

חֵ֖לֶבChe.levfat

Lemma: חֵ֫לֶב (che.lev) · Strong's: H2459

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: fat

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 45:18, Exodus 23:18, Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2459; TAHOT Leviticus 3:16 word 9

לַיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.weh[belongs] to Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Leviticus 3:16 word 10

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
is to burn	→	קָטַר H6999A to offer: burn
the food	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899G food
on the altar	→	מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar
as a food offering	→	אִשֶּׁה H0801 food offering
a pleasing	→	נִיחֹחַ H5207 soothing
aroma	→	רֵיחַ H7381 aroma
All	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the fat	→	חֵ֫לֶב H2459 fat
[is] the LORD’s	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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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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