The Meaning of Numbers 18:17 Explained

Numbers 18:17

KJV: But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

YLT: Only, the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou dost not ransom, holy they are: their blood thou dost sprinkle on the altar, and of their fat thou makest perfume, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah,

Darby: But the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, thou shalt not ransom: they are holy. Thou shalt sprinkle their blood on the altar, and their fat shalt thou burn as an offering by fire for a sweet odour to Jehovah.

ASV: But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But the firstling  of a cow,  or the firstling  of a sheep,  or the firstling  of a goat,  thou shalt not redeem;  they [are] holy:  thou shalt sprinkle  their blood  upon the altar,  and shalt burn  their fat  [for] an offering made by fire,  for a sweet  savour  unto the LORD. 

What does Numbers 18:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 18

1  The charge of the priests and Levites
8  The priests, portion
21  The Levites,
25  The heave offering to the priests out of the Levites' portion

What do the individual words in Numbers 18:17 mean?

But the firstborn of a cow or the firstborn of a sheep of a goat not you shall redeem [are] holy They - their blood You shall sprinkle on the altar and their fat burn [as] an offering made by fire for a aroma sweet to Yahweh
אַ֣ךְ בְּֽכוֹר־ שׁ֡וֹר אֽוֹ־ בְכ֨וֹר כֶּ֜שֶׂב עֵ֛ז לֹ֥א תִפְדֶּ֖ה קֹ֣דֶשׁ הֵ֑ם אֶת־ דָּמָ֞ם תִּזְרֹ֤ק עַל־ הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ וְאֶת־ חֶלְבָּ֣ם תַּקְטִ֔יר אִשֶּׁ֛ה לְרֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה

בְּֽכוֹר־  the  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
שׁ֡וֹר  of  a  cow 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׁור  
Sense: ox, bull, a head of cattle.
בְכ֨וֹר  the  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
כֶּ֜שֶׂב  of  a  sheep 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּשֶׂב  
Sense: lamb, young ram, sheep.
עֵ֛ז  of  a  goat 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵז  
Sense: female goat, she-goat, goat, kid.
תִפְדֶּ֖ה  you  shall  redeem 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: פָּדָה  
Sense: to ransom, redeem, rescue, deliver.
קֹ֣דֶשׁ  [are]  holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
דָּמָ֞ם  their  blood 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
תִּזְרֹ֤ק  You  shall  sprinkle 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: זָרַק 
Sense: to scatter, sprinkle, toss, throw, scatter abundantly, strew.
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙  the  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
חֶלְבָּ֣ם  their  fat 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: חֵלֶב  
Sense: fat.
תַּקְטִ֔יר  burn 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: מֻקְטָר 
Sense: .
אִשֶּׁ֛ה  [as]  an  offering  made  by  fire 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִשֶּׁה  
Sense: burnt-offering, offering made by fire, fire offering.
לְרֵ֥יחַ  for  a  aroma 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֵיחַ  
Sense: scent, fragrance, aroma, odour.
נִיחֹ֖חַ  sweet 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נִיחֹחַ  
Sense: soothing, quieting, tranquillising.
לַֽיהוָֽה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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