Hebrew Interlinear
Leviticus 14:4 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Leviticus 14:4, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“command Then shall the priest to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean wood and cedar and scarlet and hyssop”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְצִוָּה֙ | H6680 | command | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin |
| 2 | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | H3548 | Then shall the priest | literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
| 3 | וְלָקַ֧ח | H3947 | to take | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 4 | לַמִּטַּהֵ֛ר | H2891 | for him that is to be cleansed | to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy) |
| 5 | שְׁתֵּֽי | H8147 | two | two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| 6 | צִפֳּרִ֥ים | H6833 | birds | a little bird (as hopping) |
| 7 | חַיּ֖וֹת | H2416 | alive | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 8 | טְהֹר֑וֹת | H2889 | and clean | pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense) |
| 9 | וְעֵ֣ץ | H6086 | wood | a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) |
| 10 | אֶ֔רֶז | H730 | and cedar | a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) |
| 11 | וּשְׁנִ֥י | H8144 | and scarlet | crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it |
| 12 | תוֹלַ֖עַת | H8438 | a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of h8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cl | |
| 13 | וְאֵזֹֽב׃ | H231 | and hyssop | hyssop |
Verse Context
Leviticus 14:3shall go forth And the priest out of the camp shall look...
Leviticus 14:4 (current)command Then shall the priest to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean wood and cedar and scarlet and hyssop
Leviticus 14:5shall command And the priest be killed of the birds that one...