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Leviticus 3

Lev. 3:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And if his oblation
qorban (Hebrew #7133)
from 7126; something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
KJV usage: oblation, that is offered, offering.
Pronounce: kor-bawn'
Origin: or qurban {koor-bawn'}
be a sacrifice
zebach (Hebrew #2077)
properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
KJV usage: offer(- ing), sacrifice.
Pronounce: zeh'-bakh
Origin: from 2076
of peace offering
shelem (Hebrew #8002)
properly, requital, i.e. a (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks
KJV usage: peace offering.
Pronounce: sheh'-lem
Origin: from 7999
u, if he offer
qarab (Hebrew #7126)
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
KJV usage: (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.
Pronounce: kaw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
it of the herd
baqar (Hebrew #1241)
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
KJV usage: beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
Pronounce: baw-kawr'
Origin: from 1239
; whether it be a male
zakar (Hebrew #2145)
properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
KJV usage: X him, male, man(child, -kind).
Pronounce: zaw-kawr'
Origin: from 2142
or female
nqebah (Hebrew #5347)
female (from the sexual form)
KJV usage: female.
Pronounce: nek-ay-baw'
Origin: from 5344
, he shall offer
qarab (Hebrew #7126)
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
KJV usage: (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.
Pronounce: kaw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
it withouta blemish
tamiym (Hebrew #8549)
entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
KJV usage: without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.
Pronounce: taw-meem'
Origin: from 8552
before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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Lev. 7:11,29• 11And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offering, which a man shall present to Jehovah.
 29Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that presenteth the sacrifice of his peace-offering to Jehovah shall bring his offering to Jehovah of the sacrifice of his peace-offering. (Lev. 7:11,29)
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Lev. 22:21• 21And if any present a sacrifice of peace-offering to Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or a voluntary offering of oxen or small cattle, it shall be without blemish to be accepted: there shall be no defect therein. (Lev. 22:21)
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Num. 6:14• 14And he shall present his offering to Jehovah, one yearling he-lamb without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one yearling ewe-lamb without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for a peace-offering; (Num. 6:14)
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Mal. 1:8,14• 8And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Present it now unto thy governor: will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith Jehovah of hosts.
 14Yea, cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the nations. (Mal. 1:8,14)
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Heb. 10:22• 22let us approach with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, sprinkled as to our hearts from a wicked conscience, and washed as to our body with pure water. (Heb. 10:22)

More on:

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Blemish,
Herd; Herdman,
Oblation,
Offering; Offering Up,
Peace Offering,
Sacrifice

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-5:  The peace offering of the herd;
6:  of the flock;
7-11:  whether a lamb,
12-16:  or a goat.
17:  A prohibition to eat fat or blood.
a sacrifice.
Lev. 7:11‑21,29‑34• 11And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offering, which a man shall present to Jehovah.
 12If he present it for a thanksgiving, then he shall present with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and fine flour saturated with oil, cakes mingled with oil.
 13Besides the cakes, he shall present his offering of leavened bread with the sacrifice of his peace-offering of thanksgiving.
 14And of it he shall present one out of the whole offering as a heave-offering to Jehovah; to the priest that sprinkleth the blood of the peace-offering, to him it shall belong.
 15And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offering of thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is presented; he shall not let any of it remain until the morning.
 16And if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or voluntary, it shall be eaten the same day that he presented his sacrifice; on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten;
 17and the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned with fire.
 18And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offering be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, it shall not be reckoned to him that hath presented it; it shall be an unclean thing, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
 19And the flesh that toucheth anything unclean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. And as to the flesh, all that are clean may eat the flesh.
 20But the soul that eateth the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offering which is for Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his peoples.
 21And if any one touch anything unclean, the uncleanness of man, or unclean beast, or any unclean abomination, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offering, which is for Jehovah, that soul shall be cut off from his peoples.
 29Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that presenteth the sacrifice of his peace-offering to Jehovah shall bring his offering to Jehovah of the sacrifice of his peace-offering.
 30His own hands shall bring Jehovah's offerings by fire, the fat with the breast shall he bring: the breast, that it may be waved as a wave-offering before Jehovah.
 31And the priest shall burn the fat on the altar; and the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.
 32And the right shoulder of the sacrifices of your peace-offerings shall ye give as a heave-offering unto the priest.
 33He of the sons of Aaron that presenteth the blood of the peace-offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.
 34For the breast of the wave-offering, and the shoulder of the heave-offering, have I taken of the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace-offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons from the children of Israel by an everlasting statute. (Lev. 7:11‑21,29‑34)
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Lev. 22:19‑21• 19it shall be for your acceptance, without blemish, a male of the oxen, of the sheep, and of the goats.
 20Nothing that hath a defect shall ye present; for it shall not be acceptable for you.
 21And if any present a sacrifice of peace-offering to Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or a voluntary offering of oxen or small cattle, it shall be without blemish to be accepted: there shall be no defect therein. (Lev. 22:19‑21)
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Ex. 20:24• 24An altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen: in all places where I shall make my name to be remembered, I will come unto thee, and bless thee. (Ex. 20:24)
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Ex. 24:5• 5And he sent the youths of the children of Israel, and they offered up burnt-offerings, and sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offering of bullocks to Jehovah. (Ex. 24:5)
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Ex. 29:28• 28And they shall be for Aaron and his sons, as an everlasting statute, on the part of the children of Israel; for it is a heave-offering; and it shall be a heave-offering on the part of the children of Israel of the sacrifices of their peace-offerings, as their heave-offering to Jehovah. (Ex. 29:28)
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Num. 6:14• 14And he shall present his offering to Jehovah, one yearling he-lamb without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one yearling ewe-lamb without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for a peace-offering; (Num. 6:14)
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Num. 7:17• 17and for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five yearling lambs. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. (Num. 7:17)
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Judg. 20:26• 26Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up and came to Bethel, and wept, and abode there before Jehovah, and fasted that day until even, and offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah. (Judg. 20:26)
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Judg. 21:4• 4And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. (Judg. 21:4)
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1 Chron. 21:26• 26And David built there an altar to Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon Jehovah; and he answered him from the heavens by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering. (1 Chron. 21:26)
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Prov. 7:14• 14I have peace-offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows: (Prov. 7:14)
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Ezek. 45:15• 15and one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, from the well-watered pastures of Israel;--for an oblation, and for a burnt-offering, and for peace-offerings, to make atonement for them, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 45:15)
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Amos 5:22• 22For if ye offer up unto me burnt-offerings and your oblations, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fatted beasts. (Amos 5:22)
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Rom. 5:1‑2• 1Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
 2by whom we have also access by faith into this favour in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. (Rom. 5:1‑2)
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Col. 1:20• 20and by him to reconcile all things to itself, having made peace by the blood of his cross--by him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens. (Col. 1:20)
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1 John 1:3• 3that which we have seen and heard we report to you, that *ye* also may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is indeed with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)
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Lev. 1:3• 3If his offering be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall present it a male without blemish: at the entrance of the tent of meeting shall he present it, for his acceptance before Jehovah. (Lev. 1:3)
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Num. 6:14• 14And he shall present his offering to Jehovah, one yearling he-lamb without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one yearling ewe-lamb without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for a peace-offering; (Num. 6:14)
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Mal. 1:8,14• 8And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Present it now unto thy governor: will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith Jehovah of hosts.
 14Yea, cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the nations. (Mal. 1:8,14)
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Heb. 10:22• 22let us approach with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, sprinkled as to our hearts from a wicked conscience, and washed as to our body with pure water. (Heb. 10:22)
• Christ therefore is apprehended in the richest form of this fresh presentation of God's grace, where His enjoyment of the Savior's death in its positive excellency as the deepest ground of communion is set forth for the joy of faith. (“Chapter 10. Peace Offering of the Herd: Leviticus 3:1-5” by W. Kelly)
• The peace offering now presents itself to our notice. It is the offering which typifies to us the communion of saints, according to the efficacy of the sacrifice, with God, with the priest who has offered it in our behalf, with one another, and with the whole body of the saints as priests to God. (“Leviticus 3” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And if his offeringb be a sacrifice of peace-offering,—if he present it of the herd, whether a male or female, he shall present it without blemish before Jehovah.

JND Translation Notes

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Corban, "gift," or "present," see ch. 1.2. "First-fruits," here in ver. 12, is "beginning," Gen. 1.1. The word for "firstfruits" in ver. 14 is more strictly in general for "first-born"; first-ripe in Jer. 24.2; Hos. 9.10.