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Leviticus 2:13

And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

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וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).קָרְבַּ֣ןqarebanoblationקׇרְבָּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “oblation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7133something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial presentoblation, that is offered, offering.מִנְחָתְךָ֮minchatekhaofferingמִנְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “offering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4503a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.בַּמֶּ֣לַחbamelachin saltמֶלַחpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in salt”, the ordinary formH4417properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)salt(-pit).תִּמְלָח֒timlachsaltמָלַחverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “salt”, an unfinished actionH4414properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt)[idiom] at all, salt, season, temper together, vanish away.וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תַשְׁבִּ֗יתtashbitceaseשָׁבַתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cease”, an unfinished actionH7673to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.מֶ֚לַחmelachsaltמֶלַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “salt”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4417properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)salt(-pit).בְּרִ֣יתberitconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָeloheykhaGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.מֵעַ֖לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from 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,…מִנְחָתֶ֑ךָminchatekhaofferingמִנְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “offering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4503a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.עַ֥לalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).קָרְבָּנְךָ֖qarebanekhaoblationקׇרְבָּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “oblation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7133something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial presentoblation, that is offered, offering.תַּקְרִ֥יבtaqrivapproachקָרַבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “approach”, an unfinished actionH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.מֶֽלַחmelachsaltמֶלַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “salt”, the ordinary formH4417properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)salt(-pit).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And every meal-offering of thine shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meal-offering; with all thy offerings thou shalt offer salt.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And every oblation of thy meal-offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meal-offering: with all thine oblations thou shalt offer salt.

Young’s Literal Translation

And every offering — thy present — with salt thou dost season, and thou dost not let the salt of the covenant of thy God cease from thy present; with all thine offerings thou dost bring near salt.

World English Bible

Every offering of your meal offering you shall season with salt. You shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your meal offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.

Darby Translation

And every offering of thine oblation shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thine oblation: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

Douay-Rheims

Whatsoever sacrifice thou offerest, thou shalt season it with salt, neither shalt thou take away the salt of the covenant of thy God from thy sacrifice. In all thy oblations thou shalt offer salt.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And every gift of your sacrifice shall be seasoned with salt; omit not the salt of the covenant of the Lord from your sacrifices: on every gift of yours ye shall offer salt to the Lord your God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πᾶν δῶρον θυσίας ὑμῶν ἁλὶ ἁλισθήσεται· οὐ διαπαύσατε ἅλας διαθήκης Κυρίου ἀπὸ θυσιασμάτων ὑμῶν· ἐπὶ παντὸς δώρου ὑμῶν προσοίσετε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ὑμῶν ἅλας.