Numbers 15:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And for a drink offering you shall offer a third of a hin of wine, as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיַ֥יִן לַנֶּ֖סֶךְ שְׁלִשִׁ֣ית הַהִ֑ין תַּקְרִ֥יב רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהוָֽה

Transliteration

wə-yayin la-nesek šəlišît ha-hîn taqrîb rêaḥ-nîḥōaḥ la-YHWH

Grammar Details

*wə-yayin*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and wine
*la-nesek*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - for the drink offering/libation
*šəlišît*: noun, feminine singular construct - third part of
*ha-hîn*: article + noun, masculine singular - the hin (measure)
*taqrîb*: imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, Hiphil - you shall offer/bring near
*rêaḥ-nîḥōaḥ*: noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - pleasing aroma
*la-YHWH*: preposition + proper noun - to/for YHWH

Word Meanings

*nesek*: drink offering/libation/pouring
*šəlišît*: third part/third
*taqrîb*: offer/bring near/present
*rêaḥ-nîḥōaḥ*: pleasing aroma/soothing fragrance/sweet savor

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King James Version — Modern English

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Other Translations

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
and a third of a hin of wine as the drink offering. This will be a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
and for the drink-offering thou shalt offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
and to a drynkofferynge thou shalt offer the thyrde parte of an hin of wyne to be a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
and ye thirde parte of an Hin of wyne also for a drynkofferinge: this shalt thou offre for a swete sauor vnto the LORDE.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And for a drinke ofring, thou shalt offer the third part of an Hin of wine, for a sweete sauour vnto the Lord.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And for a drinke offering, thou shalt offer the thirde part of an hin of wine, for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third [part] of an hin of wine, [for] a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Webster's Bible (1833)
and for the drink-offering you shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a sweet savor to Yahweh.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and wine for a libation, a third part of the hin, thou dost bring near -- a sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
American Standard Version (1901)
and for the drink-offering thou shalt offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
American Standard Version (1901)
and for the drink-offering thou shalt offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And for the drink offering give a third part of a hin of wine, for a sweet smell to the Lord.
World English Bible (2000)
and for the drink offering you shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
and for a drink offering you must offer one-third of a hin of wine as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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