King James Version

Leviticus 8:19

And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

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וַיִּשְׁחָ֑טvayishchatand slaughterשָׁחַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and slaughter”, the next action in the storyH7819to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.וַיִּזְרֹ֨קvayizroqand sprinkleזָרַקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and sprinkle”, the next action in the storyH2236to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles)be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew.מֹשֶׁ֧הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַדָּ֛םhadamthe blood , innocentדָּםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the 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.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,…הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַhamizbechathe altarמִזְבֵּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.סָבִֽיבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when it was killed, Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

Young’s Literal Translation

and [one] slaughtereth, and Moses sprinkleth the blood on the altar round about;

World English Bible

He killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood around on the altar.

Darby Translation

and he slaughtered [it]; and Moses sprinkled the blood on the altar round about.

Douay-Rheims

He immolated it, and poured the blood thereof round about upon the altar.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when it was killed, Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he divided the ram by its limbs, and Moses offered the head, and the limbs, and the fat; and he washed the belly and the feet with water.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸν κριὸν ἐκρεανόμησε κατὰ μέλη· καὶ ἀνήνεγκε Μωυσῆς τὴν κεφαλὴν, καὶ τὰ μέλη, καὶ τὸ στέαρ· καὶ τὴν κοιλίαν, καὶ τοὺς πόδας ἔπλυνεν ὕδατι.