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Leviticus 8:23

And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

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וַיִּשְׁחָ֓טvayishchatand 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.וַיִּקַּ֤חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.מֹשֶׁה֙moshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.מִדָּמ֔וֹmidamvofrom blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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.וַיִּתֵּ֛ןvayitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…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,…תְּנ֥וּךְtenukhetipתְּנוּךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tip”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8571a pinnacle, i.e. extremitytip.אֹֽזֶןozenearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.אַהֲרֹ֖ןaharonAaronאַהֲרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.הַיְמָנִ֑יתhaymanitthe rightיְמָנִיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the right”, the ordinary formH3233right (i.e. at the right hand)(on the) right (hand).וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and 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,…בֹּ֤הֶןbohenthumbבֹּהֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “thumb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH931the thumb of the hand or great toe of the footthumb, great toe.יָדוֹ֙yadvohandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […הַיְמָנִ֔יתhaymanitthe rightיְמָנִיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the right”, the ordinary formH3233right (i.e. at the right hand)(on the) right (hand).וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and 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,…בֹּ֥הֶןbohenthumbבֹּהֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “thumb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH931the thumb of the hand or great toe of the footthumb, great toe.רַגְל֖וֹraglvofootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.הַיְמָנִֽיתhaymanitthe rightיְמָנִיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the right”, the ordinary formH3233right (i.e. at the right hand)(on the) right (hand).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when it was slain, Moses took of the blood thereof, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood thereof, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

Young’s Literal Translation

and [one] slaughtereth, and Moses taketh of its blood, and putteth on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot;

World English Bible

He killed it; and Moses took some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.

Darby Translation

and one slaughtered [it]; and Moses took of its blood, and put [it] on the tip of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot;

Douay-Rheims

And when Moses had immolated it, he took of the blood thereof, and touched the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and the thumb of his right hand, and in like manner also the great toe of his right foot.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when it was slain, Moses took of the blood thereof, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Moses brought near the sons of Aaron; and Moses put of the blood on the tips of their right ears, and on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the great toes of their right feet, and Moses poured out the blood on the altar round about.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσήγαγε Μωυσῆς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἀαρών· καὶ ἐπέθηκε Μωυσῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος ἐπὶ τοὺς λοβοὺς τῶν ὤτων τῶν δεξιῶν, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἄκρα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν τῶν δεξιῶν· καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἄκρα τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῶν τῶν δεξιῶν· καὶ προσέχεε Μωυσῆς τὸ αἷμα ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον κύκλῳ.