Leviticus 4:24

Geneva Bible (1560)

And shall lay his hand vpon the heade of the he goate, and kill it in the place where he should kill the burnt offring before the Lord: for it is a sinne offring.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְסָמַ֤ךְ יָדוֹ֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׂעִ֔יר וְשָׁחַ֣ט אֹת֗וֹ בִּמְק֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁחַ֥ט אֶת־הָעֹלָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה חַטָּ֖את הֽוּא׃

Transliteration

And he shall sāmak yādô upon-rōʾš haśśāʿîr and šāḥaṭ ʾōtô in məqôm where-he yišḥaṭ ʾet-hāʿōlâ before YHWH; ḥaṭṭāʾt it is

Grammar Details

• *wəsāmak*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he shall lay/press'
• *yādô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his hand'
• *ʿal*: preposition - 'upon'
• *rōʾš*: masculine singular construct - 'head of'
• *haśśāʿîr*: definite article + masculine singular noun - 'the goat'
• *wəšāḥaṭ*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he shall slaughter'
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'it'
• *biməqôm*: preposition + masculine singular noun - 'in place/at the spot'
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - 'where'
• *yišḥaṭ*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'he slaughters'
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *hāʿōlâ*: definite article + feminine singular noun - 'the burnt offering'
• *lipnê*: preposition + construct - 'before/in presence of'
• *YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
• *ḥaṭṭāʾt*: feminine singular noun - 'sin offering'
• *hûʾ*: 3rd masculine singular pronoun - 'it'

Word Meanings

• *sāmak*: lay/press/lean
• *yādô*: his hand
• *rōʾš*: head/top
• *haśśāʿîr*: the goat/the he-goat
• *šāḥaṭ*: slaughter/kill/butcher
• *məqôm*: place/location/spot
• *yišḥaṭ*: slaughters/kills/butchers
• *hāʿōlâ*: the burnt offering/the holocaust
• *ḥaṭṭāʾt*: sin offering/purification offering

Referenced Verses

• Exod 29:38 : 38 Nowe this is that which thou shalt present vpon the altar: euen two lambes of one yere olde, day by day continually.
• Lev 1:5 : 5 And he shall kill the bullocke before the Lord, and the Priestes Aarons sonnes shall offer the blood, and shal sprinckle it round about vpon the altar, that is by the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
• Lev 1:11 : 11 And he shall kill it on the Northside of the altar before the Lorde, and the Priestes Aarons sonnes shall sprinckle the blood thereof rounde about vpon the altar.
• Lev 3:2 : 2 And shall put his hande vpon the head of his offering, and kill it at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and Aarons sonnes the Priestes shall sprinkle the blood vpon the altar rounde about.
• Lev 3:8 : 8 And lay his hand vpon the head of his offring, & shall kill it before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and Aarons sonnes shall sprinckle the blood thereof round about vpon the altar.
• Lev 3:13 : 13 And shall put his hande vpon the head of it, and kil it before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, & the sonnes of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof vpon the altar round about.
• Lev 4:3-9 : 3 If the Priest that is anointed doe sinne (according to the sinne of the people) then shall he offer, for his sinne which hee hath sinned, a yong bullocke without blemish vnto the Lorde for a sinne offring, 4 And hee shall bring the bullocke vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation before the Lorde, and shall put his hande vpon the bullocks head, and kill the bullocke before the Lorde. 5 And the Priest that is anointed shall take of the bullocks blood, and bring it into the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 6 Then the Priest shall dippe his finger in the blood, & sprinkle of the blood seuen times before the Lord, before the vaile of the Sanctuarie. 7 The Priest also shall put some of the blood before the Lord, vpon the hornes of the altar of sweete incense, which is in the Tabernacle of the Congregatoin, then shall hee powre all the rest of the blood of the bullocke at the foote of the altar of burnt offring, which is at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 8 And hee shall take away all the fat of the bullocke for the sinne offring: to wit, the fat that couereth the inwardes, and all the fatte that is about the inwardes. 9 He shall take away also the two kidneis, and the fat that is vpon them, and vpon the flankes, and the kall vpon the liuer with the kidneis, 10 As it was taken away from the bullock of the peace offrings, & the Priest shall burne them vpon the altar of burnt offring. 11 But the skinne of the bullocke, and all his flesh, with his heade, and his legs, and his inwardes, and his dung shal he beare out. 12 So he shall cary the whole bullocke out of the host vnto a cleane place, where the ashes are powred, & shall burne him on ye wood in the fire: where ye ashes are cast out, shal he be burnt. 13 And if the whole Congregation of Israel shall sinne through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the multitude, and haue done against any of the commaundementes of the Lorde which should not be done, and haue offended: 14 When the sinne which they haue committed shalbe knowen, then the Congregation shall offer a yong bullocke for the sinne, & bring him before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, 15 And the Elders of the Congregation shal put their handes vpon the head of the bullocke before the Lorde, and he shall kill the bullocke before the Lorde. 16 Then the Priest that is anointed, shall bring of the bullockes blood into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, 17 And the Priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seuen times before the Lord, euen before the vaile. 18 Also he shall put some of ye blood vpon the hornes of the altar, which is before the Lord, that is in the Tabernacle of the Congregation: then shall he powre all the rest, of the blood at ye foote of the altar of burnt offring, which is at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, 19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burne it vpon the altar. 20 And the Priest shal doe with this bullocke, as he did with the bullocke for his sinne: so shall he do with this: so the Priest shal make an atonement for them, and it shalbe forgiuen them. 21 For he shal carie the bullocke without the hoste, and burne him as he burned the first bullock: for it is an offring for the sinne of the Congregation. 22 When a ruler shal sinne, and do through ignorance against any of the commaundementes of the Lorde his God, which should not be done, and shall offend, 23 If one shewe vnto him his sinne, which he hath committed, the shall he bring for his offring an hee goat without blemish, 24 And shall lay his hand vpon the heade of the he goate, and kill it in the place where he should kill the burnt offring before the Lord: for it is a sinne offring. 25 Then the Priest shall take of the blood of the sinne offring with his finger, and put it vpon the hornes of the burnt offring altar, and shall powre the rest of his blood at the foote of the burnt offring altar, 26 And shall burne all his fat vpon the altar, as the fat of the peace offring: so the Priest shall make an atonement for him, concerning his sinne, and it shalbe forgiuen him. 27 Likewise if any of the people of ye lande shall sinne through ignoraunce in doing against any of the commandements of the Lord, which should not be done, and shall offend, 28 If one shewe him his sinne which he hath committed, then he shall bring for his offring, a shee goate without blemish for his sinne which he hath committed, 29 And he shall lay his hand vpon the head of the sinne offring, and slay the sinne offring in the place of burnt offring. 30 Then the Priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it vpon the hornes of the burnt offring altar, & powre all the rest of the blood thereof at the foote of the altar, 31 And shall take away all his fat, as the fat of the peace offringes is taken away, and the Priest shall burne it vpon the altar for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde, and the Priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shalbe forgiuen him. 32 And if he bring a lambe for his sinne offring, he shall bring a female without blemish, 33 And shall lay his hand vpon the head of the sinne offring, and hee shall slay it for a sinne offring in the place where hee shoulde kill the burnt offring. 34 Then the Priest shall take of the blood of the sinne offring with his finger, and put it vpon the hornes of the burnt offring altar, and shall powre al the rest of the blood thereof at the foote of the altar. 35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fatte of the lambe of the peace offrings is taken away: then the Priest shall burne it vpon the altar with the oblations of the Lord made by fire, and the Priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sinne that he hath committed, and it shalbe forgiuen him.
• Lev 6:25 : 25 Speake vnto Aaron, and vnto his sonnes, and say, This is the Lawe of the sinne offering, In the place where the burnt offring is killed, shall the sinne offring be killed before the Lord, for it is most holy.
• Lev 7:2 : 2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering, shall they kill the trespasse offering, and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle rounde about vpon the altar.
• Lev 16:15 : 15 Then shall he kill the goate that is the peoples sinne offring, and bring his blood within the vaile, and doe with that blood, as he did with the blood of the bullocke, and sprinckle it vpon the Merciseate, and before the Merciseate.
• Isa 53:6 : 6 All we like sheepe haue gone astraye: wee haue turned euery one to his owne way, and the Lord hath layed vpon him the iniquitie of vs all.