1 Kings 18:33

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ אֶת־הָֽעֵצִ֑ים וַיְנַתַּח֙ אֶת־הַפָּ֔ר וַיָּ֖שֶׂם עַל־הָעֵצִֽים׃

Transliteration

wă-ya'ărōḵ 'et-the-'ēṣîm wă-yĕnattaḥ 'et-the-pār wă-yāśem on-the-'ēṣîm

Grammar Details

*wă-ya'ărōḵ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he arranged
*'et*: direct object marker
*'ēṣîm*: common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the wood/pieces of wood
*wă-yĕnattaḥ*: waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he cut in pieces
*pār*: common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the bull
*wă-yāśem*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he placed

Word Meanings

*ya'ărōḵ*: arrange/set in order/prepare
*'ēṣîm*: wood/timber/trees
*yĕnattaḥ*: cut in pieces/dismember
*pār*: bull/young bull

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Referenced Verses

Gen 22:9 : 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
Lev 1:6-8 : 6 And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces. 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire; 8 and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
Judg 6:20 : 20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
Dan 3:19 : 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: [therefore] he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace {H2298} seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
Dan 3:25 : 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods.
John 11:39-40 : 39 Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been [dead] four days. 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
John 19:33-34 : 33 but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: 34 howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and water.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Kgs 18:34-35
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34And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
35And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
1 Kgs 18:23
79%
23Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under.
Lev 1:12-13
2 verses
79%
12And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
13but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water. And the priest shall offer the whole, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
Lev 1:6-9
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79%
6And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces.
7And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire;
8and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
9but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water. And the priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
1 Kgs 18:32
77%
32And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
1 Kgs 18:38
76%
38Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
2 Kgs 16:13
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13And he burnt his burnt-offering and his meal-offering, and poured his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace-offerings, upon the altar.
Judg 6:25-26
2 verses
75%
25And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said unto him, Take thy father's {H6499} bullock, even the second bullock seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;
26and build an altar unto Jehovah thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.
Lev 9:16-18
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74%
16And he presented the burnt-offering, and offered it according to the ordinance.
17And he presented the meal-offering, and filled his hand therefrom, and burnt it upon the altar, besides the burnt-offering of the morning.
18He slew also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons delivered unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,
Lev 4:11-12
2 verses
73%
11And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung,
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Num 15:8
73%
8And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace-offerings unto Jehovah;
1 Kgs 18:25
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25And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under.
Gen 22:9
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9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
Lev 9:13-14
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72%
13And they delivered the burnt-offering unto him, piece by piece, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.
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Lev 4:19
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Lev 8:16-20
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16And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat; and Moses burned it upon the altar.
17But the bullock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
18And he presented the ram of the burnt-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
19And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
20And he cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
Exod 38:1
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2 Sam 24:22
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22And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood:
Ezek 24:10
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10Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.
Gen 22:6
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Num 19:5
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5And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
Exod 29:17
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17And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.
Lev 9:20
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Exod 38:7
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Lev 2:6
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Lev 6:12
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2 Chr 29:22
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1 Sam 2:15
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Num 7:33
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Ezek 40:42
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Lev 1:4
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Lev 4:4
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Exod 29:13
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Exod 24:5
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