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Leviticus 4:31

Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
Leviticus 4:31
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאֶת־כָּל־חֶלְבָּ֣הּ יָסִ֗יר כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר הוּסַ֣ר חֵלֶב֮ מֵעַ֣ל זֶ֣בַח הַשְּׁלָמִים֒ וְהִקְטִ֤יר הַכֹּהֵן֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה לְרֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהוָ֑ה וְכִפֶּ֥ר עָלָ֛יו הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְנִסְלַ֥ח לֽוֹ׃ פ

  1. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  2. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. חֶלְבָּ֣הּchel.Bah“fat its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חֵ֫לֶב · “fat” · Strong's H2459
  4. יָסִ֗ירya.Sir“he will remove”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “remove” · Strong's H5493G
  5. כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  6. הוּסַ֣רhu.Sar“it was removed”
    Verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “remove” · Strong's H5493G
  7. חֵלֶב֮che.Lev“[the] fat”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵ֫לֶב · “fat” · Strong's H2459
  8. מֵעַ֣לme.'Al“from on”
    Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. זֶ֣בַחZe.vach“[the] sacrifice of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from זֶ֫בַח · “sacrifice” · Strong's H2077
  10. הַשְּׁלָמִים֒ha.she.la.Mim“the peace offering<s>”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שֶׁ֫לֶם · “peace offering” · Strong's H8002
  11. וְהִקְטִ֤ירve.hik.Tir“and he will make [it] smoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָטַר · “burn” · Strong's H6999A
  12. הַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  13. הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chah“the altar towards”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  14. לְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.ach“to an odor of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֵיחַ · “aroma” · Strong's H7381
  15. נִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.ach“soothing”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נִיחֹחַ · “soothing” · Strong's H5207
  16. לַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  17. וְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.Per“and he will make atonement”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כִּפֶּר · “to atone” · Strong's H3722A
  18. עָלָ֛יו'a.Lav“on him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  19. הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  20. וְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.Lach“and it will be forgiven”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סָלַח · “to forgive” · Strong's H5545
  21. לֽוֹ׃ פlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)