Leviticus 14:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then he shall slaughter the lamb in the holy place where the sin offering and the burnt offering are slaughtered, for the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy, like the sin offering.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשָׁחַ֣ט אֶת־הַכֶּ֗בֶשׂ בִּ֠מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁחַ֧ט אֶת־הַֽחַטָּ֛את וְאֶת־הָעֹלָ֖ה בִּמְק֣וֹם הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ כִּ֡י כַּ֠חַטָּאת הָאָשָׁ֥ם הוּא֙ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן קֹ֥דֶשׁ קֽ͏ָדָשִׁ֖ים הֽוּא׃

Transliteration

wĕ-šāḥaṭ ʾet-ha-kebeś bi-mqôm ʾăšer yišḥaṭ ʾet-ha-ḥaṭṭāʾt wĕ-ʾet-hā-ʿōlāh bi-mqôm ha-qōdeš kî ka-ḥaṭṭāʾt hā-ʾāšām hûʾ la-kōhēn qōdeš qŏdāšîm hûʾ

Grammar Details

• *wĕ-šāḥaṭ*: conjunction + perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and shall slaughter
• *ʾet-ha-kebeś*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - the lamb
• *bi-mqôm*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the place of
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - which/that
• *yišḥaṭ*: imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he slaughters
• *ʾet-ha-ḥaṭṭāʾt*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the sin offering
• *wĕ-ʾet-hā-ʿōlāh*: conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the burnt offering
• *ha-qōdeš*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the holy/sacred place
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ka-ḥaṭṭāʾt*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - like the sin offering
• *hā-ʾāšām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the guilt offering
• *hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - it is
• *la-kōhēn*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the priest
• *qōdeš qŏdāšîm*: noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural - holy of holies/most holy

Word Meanings

• *mqôm*: place/location/site
• *ḥaṭṭāʾt*: sin offering/purification offering
• *ʿōlāh*: burnt offering/whole offering/ascending offering
• *qōdeš*: holy place/sanctuary/holiness
• *qōdeš qŏdāšîm*: most holy/holy of holies/a thing most holy

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he kills the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for, as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and he shall kill{H7819} the he-lamb{H3532} in the place{H4725} where they kill{H7819} the sin-offering{H2403} and the burnt-offering,{H5930} in the place{H4725} of the sanctuary:{H6944} for as the sin-offering{H2403} is the priest's,{H3548} so is the trespass-offering:{H817} it is most{H6944} holy:{H6944}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he shall slay{H7819}{(H8804)} the lamb{H3532} in the place{H4725} where he shall kill{H7819}{(H8799)} the sin offering{H2403} and the burnt offering{H5930}, in the holy{H6944} place{H4725}: for as the sin offering{H2403} is the priest's{H3548}, so is the trespass offering{H817}: it is most{H6944} holy{H6944}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And than let him slee the lambe in the place where the synofferynge and the burntofferynge are slayne: eue in the holy place. for as the synofferynge is, eue so is the trespace offerynge the preastes: for it is most holy.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and afterwarde slaye the lambe, where the synofferynge and burntofferynge are slayne, namely, in the holy place. For as the synofferynge, so is the trespace offerynge the prestes also, for it is most holy.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee shall kill the lambe in the place where the sinne offring and the burnt offring are slaine, euen in the holy place: for as the sinne offring is the Priests, so is the trespasse offring: for it is most holy.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he shal slea the lambe in the place where the sinne offeryng and the burnt offeryng are slayne, euen in the holy place: for as the sinne offeryng is the priestes, euen so is the trespasse offering, seyng it is most holy.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering [is] the priest's, [so is] the trespass offering: it [is] most holy:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He shall kill the male lamb in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the place of the sanctuary; for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering. It is most holy.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And he hath slaughtered the lamb in the place where he slaughtereth the sin-offering and the burnt-offering, in the holy place; for like the sin-offering the guilt-offering is to the priest; it `is' most holy.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he shall kill the he-lamb in the place where they kill the sin-offering and the burnt-offering, in the place of the sanctuary: for as the sin-offering is the priest's, so is the trespass-offering: it is most holy:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he shall kill the he-lamb in the place where they kill the sin-offering and the burnt-offering, in the place of the sanctuary: for as the sin-offering is the priest's, so is the trespass-offering: it is most holy:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he is to put the male lamb to death in the place where they put to death the sin-offering and the burned offering, in the holy place; for as the sin-offering is the property of the priest, so is the offering for wrongdoing: it is most holy.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He shall kill the male lamb in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the place of the sanctuary; for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering. It is most holy.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He must then slaughter the male lamb in the place where the sin offering and the burnt offering are slaughtered, in the sanctuary, because, like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 29:11 : 11 Slaughter the bull before the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
• Lev 1:11 : 11 You are to slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall splash its blood against the sides of the altar.
• Lev 4:24 : 24 He shall lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
• Lev 7:6-7 : 6 Every male among the priests may eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy. 7 The guilt offering is the same as the sin offering; there is one law for both. The priest who makes atonement with it shall have it.
• Lev 2:3 : 3 The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
• Lev 4:4 : 4 He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
• Lev 1:5 : 5 You are to slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall bring the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
• Lev 10:17 : 17 Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the sanctuary area? It is most holy, and it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation and to make atonement for them before the LORD.
• Lev 21:22 : 22 He may eat the food of his God, both the most holy and the holy,