Leviticus 4:17 Go deeper
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And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD , even before the vail. (KJV)
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וְטָבַ֧לve.ta.Valand he will dip
Lemma: טָבַל (ta.val) · Strong's: H2881
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to dip
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 37:31, Exodus 12:22, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 9:9, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2881; TAHOT Leviticus 4:17 word 1
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.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 4:17 word 2
אֶצְבָּע֖וֹ'etz.ba.'Ofinger his
Lemma: אֶצְבַּע (ets.ba) · Strong's: H0676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: finger
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 8:19, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 31:18, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0676; TAHOT Leviticus 4:17 word 3
מִן\־min-some of
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Leviticus 4:17 word 4
הַדָּ֑םha.Damthe blood
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 Leviticus 4:17 word 5
וְהִזָּ֞הve.hi.Zahand he will spatter [it]
Lemma: נָזָה (na.zah) · Strong's: H5137A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to sprinkle
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 29:21, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 8:11, Leviticus 8:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5137A; TAHOT Leviticus 4:17 word 6
שֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Leviticus 4:17 word 7
פְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.Mimtimes
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Leviticus 4:17 word 8
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Leviticus 4:17 word 9
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
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 4:17 word 10
אֵ֖ת'etwith
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Leviticus 4:17 word 11
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Leviticus 4:17 word 12
הַפָּרֹֽכֶת\׃ha.pa.Ro.khetthe curtain
Lemma: פָּרֹ֫כֶת (po.re.khet) · Strong's: H6532
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: curtain
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 30:6, Exodus 35:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6532; TAHOT Leviticus 4:17 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and [he] | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| is to dip | → | טָבַל H2881 to dip |
| his finger | → | אֶצְבַּע H0676 finger |
| in | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| and sprinkle | → | נָזָה H5137A to sprinkle |
| it seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| times | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| in front | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the veil | → | פָּרֹ֫כֶת H6532 curtain |
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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