Leviticus 8:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he took the fat, the fatty tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־הַחֵ֣לֶב וְאֶת־הָֽאַלְיָ֗ה וְאֶֽת־כָּל־הַחֵלֶב֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַקֶּרֶב֒ וְאֵת֙ יֹתֶ֣רֶת הַכָּבֵ֔ד וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֥י הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת וְאֶֽת־חֶלְבְּהֶ֑ן וְאֵ֖ת שׁ֥וֹק הַיָּמִֽין׃

Transliteration

And wayyiqqaḥ ʾeṯ-haḥēleḇ and ʾeṯ-hāʾalyāh and ʾeṯ-all-haḥēleḇ ʾăšer upon-haqqereḇ and ʾēṯ yōṯereṯ hakkāḇēḏ and ʾeṯ-šəttê hakkəlāyōṯ and ʾeṯ-ḥelbbəhen and ʾēṯ šôq hayyāmîn.

Grammar Details

• *wayyiqqaḥ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *haḥēleḇ*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the fat
• *hāʾalyāh*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the fat tail
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - which
• *haqqereḇ*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the entrails/inner parts
• *yōṯereṯ*: feminine singular construct - lobe/appendage of
• *hakkāḇēḏ*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the liver
• *šəttê*: feminine dual construct - two of
• *hakkəlāyōṯ*: definite article + feminine dual noun - the kidneys
• *ḥelbbəhen*: masculine singular noun + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their fat
• *šôq*: masculine singular construct - thigh/leg of
• *hayyāmîn*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the right side

Word Meanings

• *ḥēleḇ*: fat/choicest part
• *ʾalyāh*: fat tail/fatty tail
• *qereḇ*: entrails/inwards/inner parts
• *yōṯereṯ*: lobe/appendage/projection
• *kāḇēḏ*: liver/glory
• *kəlāyōṯ*: kidneys/mind/inner self
• *šôq*: thigh/leg/shoulder
• *yāmîn*: right side/right hand/south

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Moses took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat around the entrails, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys with their fat, and the right thigh.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he toke the fatt ad the rompe ad all the fatt that was apon the inwardes, ad the kall of the lyuer, ad the.ij. kydneyes with their fatt ad their righte shulder.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he toke the fat and the rompe, and all the fat vpon the bowels, and the nett vpon the leuer, the two kydneys with the fat theron, and the righte shulder.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he tooke the fat & the rumpe and all the fat that was vpon the inwards, and the kall of the liuer, and the two kidneis with their fat, & the right shoulder.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he toke the fat, and the rumpe, and all the fat that was vpon the inwardes, and the kall of the liuer, and the two kydneys with their fat, and the ryght shoulder.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that [was] upon the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and taketh the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that `is' on the inwards, and the redundance above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right leg;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and the fat on the inside parts, and the fat on the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and the right leg;

• World English Bible (2000)

  He took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then he took the fat(the fatty tail, all the fat on the entrails, the protruding lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat) and the right thigh,

Referenced Verses

• Exod 29:22-25 : 22 Also you shall take the fat of the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys and the fat on them, and the right thigh: for it is a ram of consecration, 23 And one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD, 24 And you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. 25 You shall receive them back from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma before the LORD. It is an offering made by fire to the LORD.
• Lev 3:3-5 : 3 From the sacrifice of the peace offering, he shall offer a fire offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat on them, which is on the flanks, and the lobe above the liver, with the kidneys, he shall remove. 5 Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire: it is a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
• Lev 3:9 : 9 From the sacrifice of the peace offering, he shall offer a fire offering to the LORD: the fat thereof, the whole tail cut close by the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,
• Prov 23:26 : 26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
• Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he has put him to grief: when you make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.