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Leviticus 3:1 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 3 · verse 1
And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.Leviticus 3:1 · King James Version
Leviticus 3:1 in context
1And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
2And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
3And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sacrificezebachproperly, a slaughterH2077 →
- oblationqorbânsomething brought near the altarH7133 →
- offeringshelemproperly, requitalH8002 →
- blemishtâmîymentireH8549 →
- femalenᵉqêbâhfemaleH5347 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
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The burnt-offerings had regard to God as in himself the best of beings, most perfect and excellent; they were purely expressive of adoration, and therefore were wholly burnt. But the peace-offerings had regard to God as a benefactor to his creatures, and the giver of all good things to us;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5