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Lexicon :: Strong's H7126 - qāraḇ

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קָרַב
Transliteration
qāraḇ
Pronunciation
kaw-rab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2065

Strong’s Definitions

קָרַב qârab, kaw-rab'; a primitive root; to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose:—(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 280x

The KJV translates Strong's H7126 in the following manner: offer (95x), (come, draw, ..) near (58x), bring (58x), (come, draw, ..) nigh (18x), come (12x), approach (10x), at hand (4x), presented (2x), miscellaneous (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 280x
The KJV translates Strong's H7126 in the following manner: offer (95x), (come, draw, ..) near (58x), bring (58x), (come, draw, ..) nigh (18x), come (12x), approach (10x), at hand (4x), presented (2x), miscellaneous (13x).
  1. to come near, approach, enter into, draw near

    1. (Qal) to approach, draw near

    2. (Niphal) to be brought near

    3. (Piel) to cause to approach, bring near, cause to draw near

    4. (Hiphil) to bring near, bring, present

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָרַב qârab, kaw-rab'; a primitive root; to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose:—(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.
STRONGS H7126: Abbreviations
† I. [קָרֵב], קָרַב 279 verb come near, approach (Late Hebrew approach, be offered; Assyrian ḳarâbu, approach; Arabic bdb089701, bdb089702be near, approach; so Ethiopic bdb089703: Sabean קרב approach a woman (sexually, see 1a below), DHMHofmus. No.6.1.2., but also generally דֿ רחק וקרב he who is far and he who is near CISiv, no. 95, 7, 8 compare SabDenkmNo. 12, 9, 10; Aramaic קְרֵב, bdb089704, approach; also, = oblation, Sabean קרבן DHMZMG xxx (1876), 672 Arabic bdb089705, O Aramaic קרבו, Targum קוּרְבָּנָא, Syriac bdb089706; compare Assyrian kurbannu (כ), DIHWS 351); —
Qal93 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ק׳ Genesis 20:4 +; 3rd person feminine singular קָרֵ֑בָה Zephaniah 3:2, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִקְרַב Genesis 37:18 + etc.; Imperative masculine singular קְרַב 2 Samuel 20:16 +, דָמק֫רְבָה Psalm 69:19; masculine plural קִרְבוּ Exodus 16:9; infinitive absolute קָרוֺב Ecclesiastes 4:17 [Ecclesiastes 5:1] De Siegf Ol§ 249 c Sta§ 642 ci. 175; construct קְרֹב Psalm 27:2; Psalm 32:9, לְקָרְבָה Exodus 36:2, etc.; — approach:
1.
a. with אֶל person (27 times) Genesis 37:18; Numbers 18:4; Malachi 3:5 (+ לַמִּשְׁפָּט), Jonah 1:6 +; in kindness 1 Kings 2:7, of י׳ to help Psalm 69:19; for war, battle, Exodus 14:20; Judges 20:24; unto God 1 Samuel 14:36 (+ הֲלוֺם), Zephaniah 3:2, י׳Ezekiel 44:15; Isaiah 48:16; approach sexually, of man, † Genesis 20:4; Isaiah 8:3; Deuteronomy 22:14; Leviticus 18:6, 14, 19 (H) Ezekiel 18:6; of woman † Leviticus 20:16 (אֶל of beast); אֵלֶיךָ ק׳ Isaiah 65:5 = keep to thyself (|| אַלתִּֿגַּשׁבּֿי); with עַל person, in hostility, Psalm 27:2 (+ infinitive purpose), so probably מִקְּרָבלִֿי Psalm 55:19 that none may approach me (ק׳ infinitive construct, so Che Bae Dr, > noun = battle).
b. אֶל location Exodus 32:19; Deuteronomy 2:37; Deuteronomy 20:10; Joshua; Proverbs 5:8; אֶל of thing Joshua 3:3; Ezekiel 42:14; Ezekiel 44:16; Leviticus 22:3 (H), Exodus 36:2 + 5 times P; עַלהַֿמִּזְבֵּחַ 2 Kings 16:12 אֶלהַֿמִּלְחָמָה Deuteronomy 20:2.
†c. לִפְנֵי person (י׳) Exodus 16:9; Leviticus 16:1; Psalm 119:169 (of cry); before men Numbers 9:6; Joshua 17:4.
†d. מוּל of a people Deuteronomy 2:19.
†e. ב location Judges 19:13; Psalm 91:10 (of evil).
†f. ל location Job 33:22; adverb of location הֲלֹם Exodus 3:5, הֵ֫נָּה Isaiah 57:3 (compare g, 2 Samuel 20:16).
†g. draw near for a purpose, with Infinitive 1 Samuel 17:48; 2 Samuel 15:5; Deuteronomy 25:11; Exodus 12:48; Leviticus 21:17; Numbers 17:5; Isaiah 34:1; Ecclesiastes 4:17, + (Infinitive omitted) Leviticus 21:18; with וֵ subordinate 2 Samuel 20:16 (+ עַדהֵֿ֫נָּה); with לַמִּשְׁמָּט Isaiah 41:1 (compare a. Malachi 3:5); + Imperative Deuteronomy 5:24; Joshua 10:24; Leviticus 10:4, + Imperfect Joshua 10:24; Leviticus 10:5
h. absolute (15 times) Joshua 7:14 (3 times in verse) (technically of approach to sanctuary, for trial by lot), Isaiah 5:19 (of י׳'s counsel), Isaiah 41:5 +, Lamentations 3:57 (of י׳, to help); הַמִּלְחָמָה וַחִק׳ 1 Kings 20:29 i.e. the battle was joined; of calamities Ezekiel 9:1, קִצֵּנוּ ק׳ Lamentations 4:18.
†2. of time, draw near, Genesis 27:41; Deuteronomy 15:9; Ezekiel 12:23; specifically לָמות יְמֵי פ׳ ק׳ Genesis 47:27; Deuteronomy 31:14; 1 Kings 2:1
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְנִקְרַב אֶלהָֿאֱםהִים Exodus 22:7 he shall be brought unto God (at the sanctuary), also (absolute, reflexive) 2nd person masculine plural consecutive צְנִקְרַבְתֶּם Joshua 7:14 (compare Qal h).
Pi. Perfect 1st person singular קֵרַכְתִּי Isaiah 46:13; 3rd person masculine plural קֵרְבוּ Hosea 7:6 (see below), Ezekiel 36:8; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular וּתְקָרֵב Psalm 65:5; 1st person singular suffix אֲקָֽרְבֶנּוּ Job 31:37; Imperative masculine singular קָרַב Ezekiel 37:17; masculine plural קָֽרְבוּ Isaiah 41:21; — cause to approach, bring near:
1. in space, accusative of thing + אֶל Ezekiel 37:17; = receive, accusative of person Job 31:37 (Thes Du; most approach majestically, march up to), accusative omitted Psalm 65:5; רִיבְכֶם ק׳ Isaiah 41:21 bring on your suit !
2. in time, צִדְקָתִ׳ ק׳ Isaiah 46:13 (of י׳), לָבוֺא ק׳ Ezekiel 36:8 they have brought near to come, brought their coming near, it is at hand (compare Hiph. Genesis 12:11). — Hosea 7:6 read בָּעַר for קֵרְבוּ (קִרְבּוֺ RSProph. iv, N.19), compare Greek Version of the LXX Now.
Hiph.177 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִקְרִיב Genesis 12:11 +, רִב - Numbers 7:19; 2nd person masculine singular וְהִקְרַבְ֫תָּ Exodus 29:3 +, etc.: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַקְרִיב Ezekiel 44:27 +, רִב- Ezekiel 46:4; וַיַקְרֵב Judges 3:17 +; plural וַנַּקְרֵב Numbers 31:50. etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַקְרֵב Numbers 3:6 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute הֵקְרֵב Leviticus 6:7; construct הַקְרִיב Judges 3:18 +, etc.; Participle מַקְרִיב Leviticus 3:1 +, etc.; —
1.
a. bring near, bring, present, with accusative of thing, Judges 5:25 (+ בְּסֵפֶל), compare Exodus 29:3 (+ בַּסָּל); tribute Psalm 72:10; מִנְחָה Judges 3:17 (+ ל person), Judges 3:18; compare (ל person) Malachi 1:8; שָׂדֶה בְּשָׂדֶה יַק׳ Isaiah 5:8 i.e. join, incorporate; pregnantly with מִן local 2 Kings 16:14 (see RSSemitic i. 466 ff., 2nd ed. 486 ff.); accusative of case, affair, Deuteronomy 1:17 (+ אֶל person), Numbers 27:5 (+ לִפְנֵי י׳); with accusative of person: + אֶל person), Numbers 15:33; Numbers 25:6; Joshua 8:23, + אֶל reflexive Exodus 28:1, + אֶת (perp.) reflexive Numbers 18:2; absolute of person, make an appraoch Exodus 14:10.
b. of time, הִקְרִיב לָבוֺא Genesis 12:11; תַּקְרִיב לָלֶדֶת Isaiah 26:17; וַתַּקְרִיבִי יָמַיִךְ Ezekiel 22:4.
2. as technical term (approximately + 158 times) chiefly in Ezekiel HPS, bring near, of presenting, dedicating, or offering to ׃י׳
a. with accusative of person,
(1) Araron and his sons, and Levites, sometimes with אֶל לְפְנֵי, person or location, Exodus 29:4, 8; Exodus 40:12, 14; Leviticus 3:6; Leviticus 7:35; Leviticus 8:6, 13, 24; Numbers 8:9, 10; Numbers 16:5 (twice in verse); Numbers 16:9, 10, compare (of princ, subj,. י׳) Jeremiah 30:21;
(2) for selection by Joshua 7:16, 17 (twice in verse); Joshua 7:18; 1 Samuel 10:20, 21;
(3) for ordeal of מֵי הַמָּרִים Numbers 5:16,
b. usually (approximately + 142 times) with accusative off offering, with or without further complement (אֶל, לִפְנֵי location לי׳ לִפְנֵי י׳; rarely אֶל, ל of priest, etc.):
(1) animal-offering Leviticus 3:7, 12; Leviticus 8:18, 22 (all + סָמִךְ of offerer), Exodus 29:10; Leviticus 1:15; Leviticus 4:3, 14 +, etc.
(2) צֶבַךְ Leviticus 7:16; עֹלָה Numbers 29:13, 36; אִשֶּׁה Leviticus 3:3, 14; Leviticus 23:8, 25 +;
(3) blood Leviticus 1:5 (+ זָרַק), Leviticus 7:33; Leviticus 9:9;
(4)מִנְחָה Leviticus 2:8; Leviticus 6:7; Leviticus 7:12; Leviticus 23:16; Numbers 5:25; Numbers 6:16; Numbers 15:9; לֶחֶם אֱלֹהָיו Leviticus 21:6, 8, 17, 21, etc.;
(6) especially with accusative of congnate meaning with verb קָרְבָּן Leviticus 1:2 (twice in verse); Leviticus 1:14; Leviticus 2:1, 4; Leviticus 22:18; Numbers 7:10, 11; Numbers 31:50 + (approximately + 33 times);
(7) accusative ommitted, 2 Chronicles 35:12.
c. make an offering Numbers 7:2, 18.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7127.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:11; 12:11; 12:11; 20:4; 20:4; 27:41; 37:18; 37:18; 47:27

Exodus

3:5; 12:48; 14:10; 14:20; 16:9; 16:9; 22:7; 28:1; 29:3; 29:3; 29:4; 29:8; 29:10; 32:19; 36:2; 36:2; 40:12; 40:14

Leviticus

1:2; 1:5; 1:14; 1:15; 2:1; 2:4; 2:8; 3:1; 3:3; 3:6; 3:7; 3:12; 3:14; 4:3; 4:14; 6:7; 6:7; 7:12; 7:16; 7:33; 7:35; 8:6; 8:13; 8:18; 8:22; 8:24; 9:9; 10:1; 10:4; 10:5; 16:1; 18:6; 18:14; 18:19; 20:16; 21:6; 21:8; 21:17; 21:17; 21:18; 21:21; 22:3; 22:18; 23:8; 23:16; 23:25

Numbers

3:4; 3:6; 5:16; 5:25; 6:16; 7:2; 7:10; 7:11; 7:18; 7:19; 8:9; 8:10; 9:6; 15:9; 15:33; 16:5; 16:9; 16:10; 16:17; 16:35; 17:3; 17:4; 17:5; 18:2; 18:4; 25:6; 26:61; 27:5; 29:13; 29:36; 31:50; 31:50

Deuteronomy

1:17; 2:19; 2:37; 5:24; 15:9; 20:2; 20:10; 22:14; 25:11; 31:14

Joshua

3:3; 7:14; 7:14; 7:16; 7:17; 7:18; 8:23; 10:24; 10:24; 17:4

Judges

3:17; 3:17; 3:18; 3:18; 5:25; 19:13; 20:24

1 Samuel

10:20; 10:21; 14:36; 17:48

2 Samuel

15:5; 20:16; 20:16; 20:16

1 Kings

2:1; 2:7; 20:29

2 Kings

16:12; 16:14

2 Chronicles

35:12

Job

31:37; 31:37; 33:22

Psalms

27:2; 27:2; 32:9; 55:19; 65:5; 65:5; 69:19; 69:19; 72:10; 91:10; 119:169

Proverbs

5:8

Ecclesiastes

5:1

Isaiah

5:8; 5:19; 8:3; 26:17; 34:1; 41:1; 41:5; 41:21; 41:21; 46:13; 46:13; 48:16; 57:3; 65:5

Jeremiah

30:21

Lamentations

3:57; 4:18

Ezekiel

9:1; 12:23; 18:6; 22:4; 36:8; 36:8; 37:17; 37:17; 42:14; 44:15; 44:16; 44:27; 46:4

Hosea

7:6; 7:6

Jonah

1:6

Zephaniah

3:2; 3:2

Malachi

1:8; 3:5; 3:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7126 matches the Hebrew קָרַב (qāraḇ),
which occurs 283 times in 263 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 6 (Gen 12:11–Lev 7:8)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:11 -

When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, I know what a beautiful woman you are.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:4 -

Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “Lord, would you destroy a nation even though it is innocent?

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:41 -

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:18 -

They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29 -

When the time approached for him to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor with you, put your hand under my thigh and promise me that you will deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:5 -

“Do not come closer,” he said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:48 -

“If an alien resides among you and wants to observe the LORD’s Passover, every male in his household must be circumcised, and then he may participate;[fn] he will become like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person may eat it.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:10 -

As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and there were the Egyptians coming after them! The Israelites were terrified and cried out to the LORD for help.

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It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces. There was cloud and darkness, it lit up the night, and neither group came near the other all night long.

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Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the LORD, for he has heard your complaints.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:8 -

“If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges[fn] to determine[fn] whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property.

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“Have your brother Aaron, with his sons, come to you from the Israelites to serve me as priest ​— ​Aaron, his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

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“put them in a basket, and bring them in the basket, along with the bull and two rams.

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“Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

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“You must also bring his sons and clothe them with tunics.

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“You are to bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the bull’s head.

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As he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became enraged and threw the tablets out of his hands, smashing them at the base of the mountain.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:2 -

So Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person in whose heart the LORD had placed wisdom, all whose hearts moved them, to come to the work and do it.

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“Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

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“Have his sons come forward and clothe them in tunics.

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They washed whenever they came to the tent of meeting and approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:2 -

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD from the livestock, you may bring your offering from the herd or the flock.

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“If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to bring an unblemished male. He will bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting so that he[fn] may be accepted by the LORD.

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“He is to slaughter the bull before the LORD; Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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“But if his offering for a burnt offering is from the flock, from sheep or goats, he is to present an unblemished male.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:13 -

“But he is to wash the entrails and legs with water. The priest will then present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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“If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present his offering from the turtledoves or young pigeons.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:15 -

“Then the priest is to bring it to the altar, and will twist off its head and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained at the side of the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:1 -

“When anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the LORD, it is to consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:4 -

“When you present a grain offering baked in an oven, it is to be made of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.

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“When you bring to the LORD the grain offering made in any of these ways, it is to be presented to the priest, and he will take it to the altar.

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“No grain offering that you present to the LORD is to be made with yeast, for you are not to burn[fn] any yeast or honey as a food offering to the LORD.

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“You may present them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.

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“You are to season each of your grain offerings with salt; you must not omit from your grain offering the salt of the covenant with your God. You are to present salt with each of your offerings.

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“If you present a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you are to present fresh heads of grain, crushed kernels, roasted on the fire, for your grain offering of firstfruits.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:1 -

“If his offering is a fellowship sacrifice, and he is presenting an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he is to present one without blemish before the LORD.

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“He will present part of the fellowship sacrifice as a food offering to the LORD: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on the entrails,

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“If his offering as a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD is from the flock, he is to present a male or female without blemish.

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“If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he is to present it before the LORD.

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“He will then present part of the fellowship sacrifice as a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat and the entire fat tail, which he is to remove close to the backbone. He will also remove the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat on the entrails,

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“If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:14 -

“He will present part of his offering as a food offering to the LORD: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on the entrails,

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:3 -

“If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he is to present to the LORD a young, unblemished bull as a sin[fn] offering for the sin he has committed.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:14 -

“then the assembly must present a young bull as a sin offering. They are to bring it before the tent of meeting when the sin they have committed in regard to the command becomes known.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 -

“He is to bring them to the priest, who will first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the back of the neck without severing it.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:14 -

“Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons will present it before the LORD in front of the altar.

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“This is the offering that Aaron and his sons are to present to the LORD on the day that he is anointed: two quarts[fn] of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.

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“It is to be prepared with oil on a griddle; you are to bring it well-kneaded. You are to present it as a grain offering of baked pieces,[fn] a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:3 -

“The offerer is to present all the fat from it: the fat tail, the fat surrounding the entrails,[fn]

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“As for the priest who presents someone’s burnt offering, the hide of the burnt offering he has presented belongs to him; it is the priest’s.


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