Numbers 8:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 8:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהַלְוִיִּם֙
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
יִסְמְכ֣וּ
çâmak
H5564
to lean
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְדֵיהֶ֔ם
yâd
H3027
hand
עַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַפָּרִ֑ים
par
H6499
bullock
וַ֠עֲשֵׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֶחָ֨ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
חַטָּ֜את
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֶחָ֤ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
עֹלָה֙
ʻôlâh
H5930
burnt offering
לַֽיהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְכַפֵּ֖ר
kâphar
H3722
to atone
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַלְוִיִּֽם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering to Yahweh, to make atonement for the Levites.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Levites shall lay their hands on the head of the bulls, and make the one a sin offering and the one a burnt offering to Yahweh, to make atonement for the Levites.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).