The Meaning of Leviticus 14:50 Explained

Leviticus 14:50

KJV: And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:

YLT: and he hath slaughtered the one bird upon an earthen vessel, over running water;

Darby: and he shall kill one bird in an earthen vessel over running water;

ASV: and he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he shall kill  the one  of the birds  in an earthen  vessel  over running  water: 

What does Leviticus 14:50 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 14

1  The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper
33  The signs of leprosy in a house
48  The cleansing of that house

What do the individual words in Leviticus 14:50 mean?

and he shall kill - the birds one of in an vessel earthen over water running
וְשָׁחַ֖ט אֶת־ הַצִּפֹּ֣ר הָאֶחָ֑ת אֶל־ כְּלִי־ חֶ֖רֶשׂ עַל־ מַ֥יִם חַיִּֽים

וְשָׁחַ֖ט  and  he  shall  kill 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁחַט 
Sense: to kill, slaughter, beat.
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.
הַצִּפֹּ֣ר  the  birds 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צִפֹּור  
Sense: bird, fowl.
הָאֶחָ֑ת  one 
Parse: Article, Number, feminine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
אֶל־  of  in 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
כְּלִי־  an  vessel 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
חֶ֖רֶשׂ  earthen 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶרֶשׂ  
Sense: earthenware, clay pottery, shard, potsherd, earthen vessel.
עַל־  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מַ֥יִם  water 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
חַיִּֽים  running 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.

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