Leviticus 19:5

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וכי וְכִי

and that

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כי

kîy

Definition

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

Root

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3588

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כִּי

masculine noun • Root כוה • Strongs / High • Page 690

A prick, mark, stigma; a brand.

כִּי

relative conjunction • Root כי • Strongs / High • Page 690

A pronominal root used as a relative conjunction. 1. usually a relative particle, that, quod, to denote the relation of the preceding to the following clause, such as in indirect and direct speech.

כִּי

particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 691

A versatile particle with several primary meanings. 1. As a conjunction, it can introduce an exclamation, a question, or an emphatic confirmation, and is sometimes translated as 'that'. 2. As a relative particle of time, it means 'when', 'if', 'since', 'as', 'as often as'. 3. As a causal particle, it means 'because' or 'for'. 4. As a particle of consequence, it can mean 'so' or 'then'.

כִּי

conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 692

A relative conjunction with a wide range of meanings depending on context. Causal: 'for', 'because'. Adversative: 'but', 'nay but', 'nay for', 'no', 'but yes', 'but indeed', 'but yet'. Comparative: 'but now'. Concessive: 'although'. Consequential: 'for which reason'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כִּי

m. subst. • Root כוה • Page 314

I. a mark burnt in, a brand, stigma. Is. 3: 24.

כִּי

primitive particle • Page 314

II. Probably a relative pronoun, i. q. אֲשֶׁר (Gen. 4:25). Used as a conj.: 1. that (Gen. 1:4). 2. for, because (Gen. 3:14). 3. if (Ex. 3:21). 4. when (Hos. 11:1). 5. yet, although (Ps. 116:10). 6. but (Gen. 45:8). 7. yea rather (Ps. 44:23). 8. often used at the beginning of a proposition (Zech. 3:8). 9. at the beginning of the apodosis (Gen. 22:17).

Conjunction, Particle

LXX: ὅτι γὰρ ἐὰν διότι ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3588a:

ὅτι 2030× (53.1%)

γὰρ 394× (10.3%)

ἐὰν 276× (7.0%)

διότι 259× (6.8%)

--- 158× (4.1%)

ἀλλ' 114× (2.9%)

'' 76× (1.7%)

ὅταν 55× (1.4%)

καὶ 49× (1.3%)

γάρ 44× (1.2%)

תזבחו תִזְבְּחוּ

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זבח

zâbach

Definition

to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice); kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2076

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זָבַח

verb • Root זבח • Strongs / High • Page 423

(inf. constr. זְבֹחַ, fut. יִזְבַּח) transitive verb, to slaughter, with accusative of the object; also absolutely, to kill for sacrifice, to sacrifice. Figuratively, to prepare a great meal (of what is slaughtered).

זָבַח

verb • Root זבח • Strongs / High • Page 424

Pih. intensive: to sacrifice frequently, to sacrifice, supported by a person. Construed generally like Kal.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זָבַח

verb • Root טבח • Page 197

1. to slay, kill. 1 Sam. 28:24, 1 K. 19:21, Ezek. 39:17. 2. especially to slay for sacrifice; construed with לְ, 1 K. 8:63, and לִפְנֵי, 1 K. 8:62, 2 Chr. 7:4. Pi. זִבַּח, fut. יְזַבֵּחַ, idem. 1 K. 3:2, 8:5, 22:44.

Verb Qal imperfect second person masculine plural

LXX: ἔθυσεν ἔθυσαν θῦσαι θύσεισ ἐθυσίασεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2076:

ἔθυσεν 11× (7.3%)

ἔθυσαν 10× (7.0%)

θῦσαι 10× (7.7%)

θύσεισ 8× (5.9%)

ἐθυσίασεν 7× (4.6%)

ἐθυσίαζεν 6× (4.6%)

--- 5× (3.9%)

θύσωμεν 5× (3.5%)

θύσατε 4× (3.0%)

θύοντεσ 4× (3.1%)

זבח זֶבַח

he has sacrificed/sacrifce

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זבח

zebach

Definition

properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

Root

from H2076 (זבח);

Exhaustive

from זבח; properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act); offer(-ing), sacrifice.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2077

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זֶבַח

noun masculine • Root זבח • Strongs / High • Page 424

1. A victim, a sacrifice, generally employed in the sense of a sacrifice. 2. Figurative: a great slaughter. 3. A banquet, a meal. 4. (sacrifice) n. p. m.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זֶבַח

noun masculine • Root זבח • Page 197

1. an animal killed, a repast on animals killed. Gen. 31:54, Ezek. 39:17, Prov. 17:1. 2. a sacrifice, partly in opposition to the unbloody offering (מִנְחָה), 1 Sam. 2:29, Ps. 40:7, and partly in opposition to the burnt-offering (עוֹלָה). Ex. 10:25, Lev. 17:8, Num. 15:5.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: θυσίαν θυσίασ θυσία θυσιῶν θύματα

LXX Usage Statistics

H2077:

θυσίαν 51× (31.9%)

θυσίασ 42× (26.0%)

θυσία 12× (8.4%)

θυσιῶν 9× (5.0%)

θύματα 6× (3.7%)

θυσίαι 6× (3.6%)

θυσίαισ 4× (2.4%)

θυσιάσματα 3× (1.7%)

θυμάτων 3× (1.6%)

--- 2× (1.4%)

שלמים שְׁלָמים

complete/whole ones

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שלם

shelem

Definition

properly, requital, i.e. a (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks

Root

from H7999 (שלם);

Exhaustive

from שלם; properly, requital, i.e. a (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks; peace offering.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8002

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁלָמִים

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1438

A type of sacrificial offering, often translated as 'peace-offering' or 'welfare-offering'.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שְׁלָמִים

noun masculine • Root שלם • Consonantal / Low • Page 1437

(Commonly plural) proper requital, thanks, to God, hence used for a thank-offering or a supplicatory offering. Rarely used in the singular שֶׁלֶם.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: σωτηρίου εἰρηνικάσ εἰρηνικῶν εἰρηνικὰσ σωτηρίων

LXX Usage Statistics

H8002:

σωτηρίου 62× (69.9%)

εἰρηνικάσ 4× (4.5%)

εἰρηνικῶν 4× (4.3%)

εἰρηνικὰσ 4× (4.3%)

σωτηρίων 3× (3.2%)

θυσίαν 3× (3.0%)

σωτήριον 2× (2.1%)

σωτήρια 2× (1.8%)

ליהוה לַיהוָה

to He is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

לרצנכם לִרְצֹנְכֶם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

רצון

râtsôwn

Definition

delight (especially as shown)

Root

or רצן; from H7521 (רצה);

Exhaustive

or רצן; from רצה; delight (especially as shown); (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7522

כם

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9026

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רָצוֹן

noun masculine • Root רצה • Strongs / High • Page 1355

good will, favour, grace, kindness, inclination, will, what is acceptable or pleasing.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רָצוֹן

m. verbal • Root רצה • Page 628

1. Acceptance, delight, satisfaction. Prov. 14:35, Is. 56:7, Ex. 28:38. 2. What is acceptable, an object of delight. Prov. 11:1, 20. 3. Grace, favour, good-will; e. g. of a king. Prov. 16:15, Ps. 5:13, Is. 49:8.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

LXX: δεκτὸν θέλημα δεκτὰ ὡσ ἀρεστὸν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7522:

δεκτὸν 7× (11.4%)

θέλημα 5× (6.8%)

δεκτὰ 4× (6.2%)

ὡσ 3× (5.0%)

ἀρεστὸν 3× (4.3%)

ὑμῖν 3× (4.0%)

εὐδοκίᾳ 3× (3.3%)

εὐδοκίασ 3× (5.0%)

ἐνώπιον 2× (2.3%)

δεκταὶ 2× (3.3%)

תזבחהו תִּזְבָּחֻהוּ׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זבח

zâbach

Definition

to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice); kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2076

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זָבַח

verb • Root זבח • Strongs / High • Page 423

(inf. constr. זְבֹחַ, fut. יִזְבַּח) transitive verb, to slaughter, with accusative of the object; also absolutely, to kill for sacrifice, to sacrifice. Figuratively, to prepare a great meal (of what is slaughtered).

זָבַח

verb • Root זבח • Strongs / High • Page 424

Pih. intensive: to sacrifice frequently, to sacrifice, supported by a person. Construed generally like Kal.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זָבַח

verb • Root טבח • Page 197

1. to slay, kill. 1 Sam. 28:24, 1 K. 19:21, Ezek. 39:17. 2. especially to slay for sacrifice; construed with לְ, 1 K. 8:63, and לִפְנֵי, 1 K. 8:62, 2 Chr. 7:4. Pi. זִבַּח, fut. יְזַבֵּחַ, idem. 1 K. 3:2, 8:5, 22:44.

Verb Qal imperfect second person masculine plural, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔθυσεν ἔθυσαν θῦσαι θύσεισ ἐθυσίασεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2076:

ἔθυσεν 11× (7.3%)

ἔθυσαν 10× (7.0%)

θῦσαι 10× (7.7%)

θύσεισ 8× (5.9%)

ἐθυσίασεν 7× (4.6%)

ἐθυσίαζεν 6× (4.6%)

--- 5× (3.9%)

θύσωμεν 5× (3.5%)

θύσατε 4× (3.0%)

θύοντεσ 4× (3.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And when ye shall sacrifice a sacrifice of peace to Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice at your will.

LITV Translation:
And if you sacrifice a sacrifice of peace offerings to Jehovah, you shall sacrifice it of your free will;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And if ye will sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, ye shall offer it acceptable from yourselves.