Hebrew Interlinear
Leviticus 12:8 Interlinear
“ And if she be not able to bring a lamb then she shall bring two turtles two or two young pigeons and the other for the burnt offering and the other for a sin offering shall make an atonement and the priest for her and she shall be clean”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 2 | לֹ֨א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 3 | תִמְצָ֣א | H4672 | And if she be not able to bring | properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present |
| 4 | יָדָהּ֮ | H3027 | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v | |
| 5 | דֵּ֣י | H1767 | enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases | |
| 6 | שֶׂה֒ | H7716 | a lamb | a member of a flock, i.e., a sheep or goat |
| 7 | וְלָֽקְחָ֣ה | H3947 | then she shall bring | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 8 | שְׁנֵי֙ | H8147 | two | two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| 9 | תֹרִ֗ים | H8449 | turtles | a ring-dove, often (figuratively) as a term of endearment |
| 10 | א֤וֹ | H176 | desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | |
| 11 | שְׁנֵי֙ | H8147 | two | two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| 12 | בְּנֵ֣י | H1121 | or two young | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 13 | יוֹנָ֔ה | H3123 | pigeons | a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating) |
| 14 | וְאֶחָ֣ד | H259 | and the other | properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first |
| 15 | לְעֹלָ֖ה | H5930 | for the burnt offering | a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) |
| 16 | וְאֶחָ֣ד | H259 | and the other | properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first |
| 17 | לְחַטָּ֑את | H2403 | for a sin offering | an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender |
| 18 | וְכִפֶּ֥ר | H3722 | shall make an atonement | to cover (specifically with bitumen) |
| 19 | עָלֶ֛יהָ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 20 | הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | H3548 | and the priest | literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
| 21 | וְטָהֵֽרָה׃ | H2891 | for her and she shall be clean | to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy) |
Verse Context
Leviticus 12:7Who shall offer it before the LORD and make an atonement for her and she shall be cleansed...
Leviticus 12:8 (current) And if she be not able to bring a lamb then she shall bring two turtles two or two young pigeons and the other for the burnt offering and the other for a sin offering shall make an atonement and the priest for her and she shall be clean