Leviticus 16:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלָקַ֖ח אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י הַשְּׂעִירִ֑ם וְהֶעֱמִ֤יד אֹתָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃

Transliteration

wə-lāqaḥ ʾet-šənê ha-śśəʿîrim wə-heʿĕmîd ʾōtām lipnê YHWH petaḥ ʾōhel môʿēd

Grammar Details

• *wə-lāqaḥ*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall take
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *šənê*: numeral, masculine dual construct - two of
• *ha-śśəʿîrim*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the male goats
• *wə-heʿĕmîd*: conjunction + Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall cause to stand
• *ʾōtām*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
• *lipnê*: preposition with construct form - before
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
• *petaḥ*: noun, masculine singular construct - entrance of
• *ʾōhel*: noun, masculine singular construct - tent of
• *môʿēd*: noun, masculine singular - meeting, appointed time

Word Meanings

• *lāqaḥ*: take, get, fetch
• *śəʿîrim*: male goats, he-goats
• *heʿĕmîd*: cause to stand, set, place
• *lipnê*: before, in front of, in the presence of
• *petaḥ*: entrance, doorway, opening
• *ʾōhel*: tent, tabernacle
• *môʿēd*: meeting, appointed time, assembly

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernac of the congregation.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he shall take{H3947} the two{H8147} goats,{H8163} and set{H5975} them before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} at the door{H6607} of the tent{H168} of meeting.{H4150}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he shall take{H3947}{(H8804)} the two{H8147} goats{H8163}, and present{H5975}{(H8689)} them before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} at the door{H6607} of the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he shall take the two gootes and present them before the Lorde in the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and afterwarde shall he take the two goates, and present them before the LORDE, euen before the dore of the Tabernacle of witnesse,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he shal take the two hee goates, and present them before the Lord at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he shall take the two hee goates, and present them before the Lorde at the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He shall take the two goats, and set them before Yahweh at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he hath taken the two goats, and hath caused them to stand before Jehovah, at the opening of the tent of meeting.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he shall take the two goats, and set them before Jehovah at the door of the tent of meeting.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he shall take the two goats, and set them before Jehovah at the door of the tent of meeting.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he is to take the two goats and put them before the Lord at the door of the Tent of meeting.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He shall take the two goats, and set them before Yahweh at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He must then take the two goats and stand them before the LORD at the entrance of the Meeting Tent,

Referenced Verses

• Lev 1:3 : 3 If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD.
• Lev 4:4 : 4 And he shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD, and shall lay his hand upon the bull's head, and kill the bull before the LORD.
• Lev 12:6-7 : 6 And when the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to the priest, a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering: 7 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who has given birth to a male or a female.
• Matt 16:21 : 21 From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.
• Rom 12:1 : 1 I implore you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.