King James Version

Leviticus 14:26

And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand:

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וּמִןuminand fromמִןconjunction, preposition — “and from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַשֶּׁ֖מֶןhashementhe oliveשֶׁמֶןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the olive”, the ordinary formH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.יִצֹ֣קyitsoqcastיָצַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast”, an unfinished actionH3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hardcast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.הַכֹּהֵ֑ןhakohenthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כַּ֥ףkafhand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.הַכֹּהֵ֖ןhakohenthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.הַשְּׂמָאלִֽיתhasmalitthe leftשְׂמָאלִיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the left”, the ordinary formH8042situated on the left sideleft.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand;

Young’s Literal Translation

and the priest doth pour of the oil on the left palm of the priest;

World English Bible

The priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand;

Darby Translation

And the priest shall pour of the oil into [his], the priest's, left hand,

Douay-Rheims

But he shall pour part of the oil into his own left hand,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the priest shall pour of the oil on his own left hand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐλαίου ἐπιχεεῖ ὁ ἱερεὺς ἐπὶ τὴν χεῖρα τοῦ ἱερέως τὴν ἀριστεράν.