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Leviticus 6:23

For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Leviticus 6:16.

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).מִנְחַ֥תminchatofferingמִנְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “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.כֹּהֵ֛ןkohenpriestכֹּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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.כָּלִ֥ילkalilwhole burnt offeringכָּלִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “whole burnt offering”, the ordinary formH3632complete; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed); as adverb, fullyall, every whit, flame, perfect(-ion), utterly, whole burnt offering (sacrifice), wholly.תִּהְיֶ֖הtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “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…תֵאָכֵֽלteakheleatאָכַלverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-16) And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly made to smoke; it shall not be eaten.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.

Young’s Literal Translation

and every present of a priest is a whole burnt-offering; it is not eaten.'

World English Bible

Every meal offering of a priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten.”

Darby Translation

And every oblation of the priest shall be wholly burned; it shall not be eaten.

Douay-Rheims

For every sacrifice of the priest shall be consumed with fire, neither shall any man eat thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-16) And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly made to smoke; it shall not be eaten.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And every sacrifice of a priest shall be thoroughly burnt, and shall not be eaten.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πᾶσα θυσία ἱερέως ὁλόκαυτος ἔσται, καὶ οὐ βρωθήσεται.