King James Version

Leviticus 5:9

And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.

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וְהִזָּ֞הvehizahand sprinkleנָזָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and sprinkle”, a completed action in a sequenceH5137to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)sprinkle.מִדַּ֤םmidamfrom blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from blood , innocent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.הַחַטָּאת֙hachatatthe punishmentחַטָּאָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the punishment”, the ordinary formH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).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,…קִ֣ירqirwallקִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7023a wall (as built in a trench)[phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall.הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַhamizbechathe altarמִזְבֵּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.וְהַנִּשְׁאָ֣רvehanisharand the leaveשָׁאַרconjunction, definite article, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “and the leave”, a verb used as a describing wordH7604properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundantleave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.בַּדָּ֔םbadamin blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.יִמָּצֵ֖הyimatsehsuckמָצָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “suck”, an unfinished actionH4680to suck out; by implication, to drain, to squeeze outsuck, wring (out).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְס֣וֹדyesodfoundationיְסוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3247a foundation (literally or figuratively)bottom, foundation, repairingהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַhamizbechathe altarמִזְבֵּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.חַטָּ֖אתchatatpunishmentחַטָּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “punishment”, the ordinary formH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).הֽוּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin-offering.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar: it is a sin-offering.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he hath sprinkled of the blood of the sin-offering on the side of the altar, and that which is left of the blood is wrung out at the foundation of the altar; it [is] a sin-offering.

World English Bible

He shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.

Darby Translation

and he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering on the wall of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin-offering.

Douay-Rheims

And of its blood he shall sprinkle the side of the altar, and whatsoever is left, he shall let it drop at the bottom thereof, because it is for sin.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin-offering.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering on the side of the altar, but the rest of the blood he shall drop at the foot of the altar, for it is a sin-offering.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ῥανεῖ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ἐπὶ τὸν τοῖχον τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου· τὸ δὲ κατάλοιπον τοῦ αἵματος καταστραγγιεῖ ἐπὶ τὴν βάσιν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου· ἁμαρτία γάρ ἐστι·