Leviticus 9:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he washed the entrails and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּרְחַ֥ץ אֶת־הַקֶּ֖רֶב וְאֶת־הַכְּרָעָ֑יִם וַיַּקְטֵ֥ר עַל־הָעֹלָ֖ה הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃

Transliteration

wa-yirḥaṣ ʾet-the-qereb and-ʾet-the-kərāʿāyim wa-yaqṭēr on-the-ʿōlāh the-mizbēḥāh

Grammar Details

• *wa-yirḥaṣ*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he washed
• *qereb*: masculine singular noun with definite article and direct object marker - the entrails/inwards
• *kərāʿāyim*: feminine dual noun with definite article and direct object marker and conjunction waw - and the legs
• *wa-yaqṭēr*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he burned as incense
• *ʿōlāh*: feminine singular noun with definite article and prefixed preposition al - on the burnt offering
• *mizbēḥāh*: masculine singular noun with definite article and directional he suffix - on the altar

Word Meanings

• *yirḥaṣ*: washed/cleansed
• *qereb*: entrails/inwards/internal organs
• *kərāʿāyim*: legs/lower legs/shanks
• *yaqṭēr*: burned/turned into smoke/offered up in smoke

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He washed the entrails and the legs and burned them on the altar along with the burnt offering.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he did wash the inwards and the gs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he washed the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt-offering on the altar.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and dyd wasshe the inwardes and the legges and burnt them also apon the burntofferynge in the alter.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he washed the bowels and the legges, and burnt them aboue vpon the burntofferynge on the altare.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Likewise he did wash the inwardes and the legs, and burnt them vpon the burnt offring on the Altar.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he dyd washe the inwardes and the legges, and burnt them vpon the burnt offeryng in the aulter.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt [them] upon the burnt offering on the altar.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He washed the innards and the legs, and burned them on the burnt offering on the altar.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he washeth the inwards and the legs, and maketh perfume for the burnt-offering on the altar.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he washed the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt-offering on the altar.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he washed the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt-offering on the altar.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the inside parts and the legs, when they had been washed with water, were burned on the burned offering on the altar.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He washed the innards and the legs, and burned them on the burnt offering on the altar.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and he washed the entrails and the legs and offered them up in smoke on top of the burnt offering on the altar.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 8:21 : 21 And he washed the entrails and the legs in water; and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.