Leviticus 8:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he killed it; and Moses took some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁחָ֓ט ׀ וַיִּקַּ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ מִדָּמ֔וֹ וַיִּתֵּ֛ן עַל־תְּנ֥וּךְ אֹֽזֶן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַיְמָנִ֑ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדוֹ֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְל֖וֹ הַיְמָנִֽית׃

Transliteration

And wayyišḥāṭ and wayyiqqaḥ Mōšeh from middāmô and wayyittēn upon-tənûḵ ʾōzen-ʾAhărōn haymānîṯ and upon-bōhen yāḏô haymānîṯ and upon-bōhen raḡlô haymānîṯ.

Grammar Details

• *wayyišḥāṭ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he slaughtered
• *wayyiqqaḥ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *middāmô*: preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from its blood
• *wayyittēn*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he put/placed
• *tənûḵ*: masculine singular construct - lobe/tip of
• *ʾōzen*: feminine singular construct - ear of
• *ʾAhărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
• *haymānîṯ*: definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the right
• *bōhen*: masculine singular construct - thumb/big toe of
• *yāḏô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
• *raḡlô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his foot

Word Meanings

• *wayyišḥāṭ*: slaughtered/killed/sacrificed
• *wayyiqqaḥ*: took/received
• *dām*: blood/lifeblood
• *wayyittēn*: put/placed/applied
• *tənûḵ*: lobe/tip/extremity
• *bōhen*: thumb/big toe

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood, applying it to the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he sw it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he slew{H7819} it; and Moses{H4872} took{H3947} of the blood{H1818} thereof, and put{H5414} it upon the tip{H8571} of Aaron's{H175} right{H3233} ear,{H241} and upon the thumb{H931} of his right{H3233} hand,{H3027} and upon the great toe{H931} of his right{H3233} foot.{H7272}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he slew{H7819}{(H8799)} it; and Moses{H4872} took{H3947}{(H8799)} of the blood{H1818} of it, and put{H5414}{(H8799)} it upon the tip{H8571} of Aaron's{H175} right{H3233} ear{H241}, and upon the thumb{H931} of his right{H3233} hand{H3027}, and upon the great toe{H931} of his right{H3233} foot{H7272}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when it was slayne, Moses toke of the bloude of it, and put it apon the typpe of Aarons ryght eare and apon the thombe of his right hande and apon the great too of his righte fote.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and then was it slayne. And Moses toke of his bloude, and put it vpon the typpe of Aarons right eare, and vpon the thombe of his right hande, and vpon the greate too of his right fote.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Which Moses slewe, and tooke of the blood of it, and put it vpon the lappe of Aarons right eare, & vpon the thumbe of his right hand, and vpon the great toe of his right foote.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Which Moyses slewe, and toke of the blood of it, and put it vpon the tip of Aarons right eare, and vpon the thumbe of his ryght hande, and vpon the great toe of his ryght foote.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he slew [it]; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put [it] upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He killed it; and Moses took some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and `one' slaughtereth, and Moses taketh of its blood, and putteth on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood thereof, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood thereof, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he put it to death; and Moses took some of the blood and put it on the point of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the great toe of his right foot.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He killed it; and Moses took some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and he slaughtered it. Moses then took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 29:20 : 20 Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar.
• Lev 14:14 : 14 And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot:
• Lev 14:17 : 17 And the rest of the oil that is in his hand, the priest shall put on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the trespass offering:
• Lev 14:28 : 28 And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering:
• Rom 6:13 : 13 And do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
• Rom 6:19 : 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as servants of uncleanness and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as servants of righteousness for holiness.
• 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.
• 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
• 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 But of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
• 1 Cor 6:20 : 20 For you are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
• Phil 1:20 : 20 According to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
• Phil 2:17 : 17 Yes, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
• 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
• Heb 2:10 : 10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
• Heb 5:8 : 8 Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience through the things which He suffered;