Leviticus 10:17

“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD.
Leviticus 10:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

מַדּ֗וּעַ לֹֽא־אֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־הַֽחַטָּאת֙ בִּמְק֣וֹם הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י קֹ֥דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים הִ֑וא וְאֹתָ֣הּ׀ נָתַ֣ן לָכֶ֗ם לָשֵׂאת֙ אֶת־עֲוֹ֣ן הָעֵדָ֔ה לְכַפֵּ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

  1. מַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'“why?”
    Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
  2. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. אֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם'a.khal.Tem“did you eat”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. הַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taT“the sin offering”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַטָּאת · “sin offering” · Strong's H2403H
  6. בִּמְק֣וֹםbim.Kom“in [the] place of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  7. הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.desh“<the> holiness”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  8. כִּ֛יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  9. קֹ֥דֶשׁKo.desh“[is] a holy thing of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  10. קָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.Shim“holy things”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  11. הִ֑ואhi'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  12. וְאֹתָ֣הּ׀ve.'o.Tah“and <obj.> it”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. נָתַ֣ןna.Tan“he gave”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  14. לָכֶ֗םla.Khem“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  15. לָשֵׂאת֙la.seT“to bear”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָשָׂא · “guilt” · Strong's H5375J
  16. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  17. עֲוֹ֣ן'a.Von“[the] iniquity of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עָוֺן · “crime” · Strong's H5771G
  18. הָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dah“the congregation”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֵדָה · “congregation” · Strong's H5712
  19. לְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.Per“to make atonement”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from כִּפֶּר · “to atone” · Strong's H3722A
  20. עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hem“on them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  21. לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  22. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)