Genesis 15:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said unto him, Take me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו קְחָ֥ה לִי֙ עֶגְלָ֣ה מְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁת וְעֵ֥ז מְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁת וְאַ֣יִל מְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁ וְתֹ֖ר וְגוֹזָֽל׃

Transliteration

And-yōʾmer to-him qəḥāh to-me ʿeḡlāh məšulleešeṯ and-ʿēz məšulleešeṯ and-ʾayil məšullāš and-ṯōr and-ḡôzāl.

Grammar Details

*yōʾmer*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
*qəḥāh*: Qal imperative masculine singular - take
*ʿeḡlāh*: feminine singular noun - heifer
*məšulleešeṯ*: Pual participle feminine singular - three-year-old/divided in three
*ʿēz*: feminine singular noun - she-goat
*ʾayil*: masculine singular noun - ram
*məšullāš*: Pual participle masculine singular - three-year-old/divided in three
*ṯōr*: masculine singular noun - turtledove
*ḡôzāl*: masculine singular noun - young bird/young pigeon

Word Meanings

*qəḥāh*: take/fetch/get
*ʿeḡlāh*: heifer/young cow
*məšulleešeṯ*: three-year-old/threefold/divided in three
*ʿēz*: she-goat/female goat
*ʾayil*: ram/male sheep
*ṯōr*: turtledove/dove
*ḡôzāl*: young bird/young pigeon/fledgling

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Referenced Verses

Gen 22:13 : 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, behind [him] a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.
Lev 1:3 : 3 If his oblation be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before Jehovah.
Lev 1:10 : 10 And if his oblation be of the flock, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering; he shall offer it a male without blemish.
Lev 1:14 : 14 And if his oblation to Jehovah be a burnt-offering of birds, then he shall offer his oblation of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.
Lev 3:1 : 1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offerings; if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before Jehovah.
Lev 3:6 : 6 And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
Lev 9:2 : 2 and he said unto Aaron, Take thee a calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before Jehovah.
Lev 9:4 : 4 and an ox and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before Jehovah; and a meal-offering mingled with oil: for to-day Jehovah appeareth unto you.
Lev 12:8 : 8 And if her means suffice not for a lamb, then she shall take two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons; the one for a burnt-offering, and the other for a sin-offering: and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
Lev 14:22 : 22 and two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin-offering, and the other a burnt-offering.
Lev 14:30 : 30 And he shall offer one of the turtle-doves, or of the young pigeons, such as he is able to get,
Ps 50:5 : 5 Gather my saints together unto me, Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
Isa 15:5 : 5 My heart crieth out for Moab; her nobles [flee] unto Zoar, to Eglath - shelishi-yah: for by the ascent of Luhith with weeping they go up; for in the way of Horonaim they raise up a cry of destruction.
Luke 2:24 : 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

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