Leviticus 5:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it completely:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהֵבִ֤יא אֹתָם֙ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִקְרִ֛יב אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַחַטָּ֖את רִאשׁוֹנָ֑ה וּמָלַ֧ק אֶת־רֹאשׁ֛וֹ מִמּ֥וּל עָרְפּ֖וֹ וְלֹ֥א יַבְדִּֽיל׃

Transliteration

And-hēḇîʾ them to-the-kōhēn and-hiqrîḇ ʾet-which for-the-ḥaṭṭāʾṯ first and-mālaq ʾet-rōʾšô from-mûl ʿorpô and-not yaḇdîl

Grammar Details

• *hēḇîʾ*: verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought
• *kōhēn*: noun, masculine, singular - priest
• *hiqrîḇ*: verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he offered/brought near
• *ḥaṭṭāʾṯ*: noun, feminine, singular - sin offering
• *mālaq*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he pinched off/wrung
• *rōʾšô*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its head
• *mûl*: preposition - opposite/in front of
• *ʿorpô*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its neck
• *yaḇdîl*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall separate

Word Meanings

• *hēḇîʾ*: brings/shall bring/causes to come
• *kōhēn*: priest/minister
• *hiqrîḇ*: offers/brings near/presents
• *ḥaṭṭāʾṯ*: sin offering/sin/purification offering
• *mālaq*: pinches off/wrings/severs
• *rōʾšô*: its head
• *mûl*: opposite/in front of/facing
• *ʿorpô*: its neck/nape
• *yaḇdîl*: divides/separates/distinguishes

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one for the sin offering first. He shall wring its head from its neck without severing it completely.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he shall brynge them vnto the preast, which shall offer the synneoffrynge first and wringe the necke a sundre of it, but plucke it not clene of.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and brynge them to the prest: Which shall make the first of a synofferynge, and fyrst wringe the neck of it, so that he plucke it not cleane of,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So he shall bring them vnto the Priest, who shall offer the sinne offring first, and wring the necke of it a sunder, but not plucke it cleane off.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he shall bryng them vnto ye priest, which shall offer the sinne offering first, and wryng the necke a sunder of it, but plucke it not cleane of.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer [that] which [is] for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide [it] asunder:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He shall bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one which is for the sin offering, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not sever it completely.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he hath brought them in unto the priest, and hath brought near that which `is' for a sin-offering first, and hath wrung off its head from its neck, and doth not separate `it',

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And let him take them to the priest, who will first give the sin-offering, twisting off its head from its neck, but not cutting it in two;

• World English Bible (2000)

  He shall bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one which is for the sin offering, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not sever it completely.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He must bring them to the priest and present first the one that is for a sin offering. The priest must pinch its head at the nape of its neck, but must not sever the head from the body.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 1:15 : 15 And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar:
• Lev 1:17 : 17 And he shall split it at its wings, but shall not divide it completely: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, on the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
• Rom 4:25 : 25 Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit;