Hebrew Interlinear
Leviticus 14:4 Interlinear
“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...