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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 offerings, which [one] shall offer to Jehovah.
 29Speak to the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings to Jehovah shall bring his oblation to Jehovah of the sacrifice of his peace offerings. (Lev. 7:11,29)
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Lev. 22:21• 21And when a man offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings to Jehovah as a vow or an offering of the herds or of the flocks, it shall be without blemish to be accepted: no defect shall be therein. (Lev. 22:21)
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Num. 6:14• 14And he shall offer his offering unto Jehovah, one he-lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for peace-offerings, (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? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith Jehovah of hosts.
 14But cursed be the deceiver, which 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 dreadful among the heathen. (Mal. 1:8,14)
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Heb. 10:22• 22let us approach with true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from a wicked conscience, and our body washed 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 offerings, which [one] shall offer to Jehovah.
 12If he shall offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, fine flour soaked.
 13Besides the cakes, he shall offer his offering of leavened bread with the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving.
 14And of it he shall offer one out of the whole offering as a heave offering to Jehovah; to the priest that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings it shall be.
 15And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering: he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
 16And if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or voluntary, it shall be eaten on the day he offereth his sacrifice, and on the morrow the remainder of it shall be eaten;
 17and the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.
 18And if [any] of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be reckoned to him that offered it; it shall be an unclean thing, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
 19And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, all that are clean shall eat the flesh;
 20but the soul that eateth the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings that are for Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his peoples.
 21And if a soul touch anything unclean, the uncleanness of man or unclean beast or any unclean abomination, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings that are for Jehovah, that soul shall be cut off from his peoples.
 29Speak to the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings to Jehovah shall bring his oblation to Jehovah of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.
 30His own hands shall bring Jehovah's fire offerings: the fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast 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 shall ye give to the priest for a heave offering out of the sacrifice of your peace offerings.
 33He of the sons of Aaron that offereth the blood of the peace offerings and the fat shall have the right shoulder for a portion.
 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 to Aaron the priest and to his sons from the children of Israel, as a due portion forever. (Lev. 7:11‑21,29‑34)
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Lev. 22:19‑21• 19it shall be accepted for you without blemish, a male of the oxen, of the sheep, and of the goats.
 20Whatsoever hath a blemish shall ye not offer, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
 21And when a man offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings to Jehovah as a vow or an offering of the herds or of the flocks, it shall be without blemish to be accepted: no defect shall be 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 offer his offering unto Jehovah, one he-lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for peace-offerings, (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 unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before Jehovah, and fasted that day until even, and offered 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 unto Jehovah, and offered 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;{HR}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, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat-offering, and for a burnt-offering, and for peace-offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 45:15)
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Amos 5:22• 22Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. (Amos 5:22)
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Rom. 5:1‑2• 1Having then, been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
 2through whom also we have had the access into this grace wherein we stand, and boast in hope of the glory of God. (Rom. 5:1‑2)
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Col. 1:20• 20and by him to reconcile the universe unto him, having made peace by the blood of his cross(by him, whether the things on the earth or those in the heavens. (Col. 1:20)
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1 John 1:3• 3that which we have seen and have heard we report to you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us; yea, and our fellowship [is] 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, perfect; at the entrance of the tent of meeting he shall present it for his acceptance before Jehovah. (Lev. 1:3)
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Num. 6:14• 14And he shall offer his offering unto Jehovah, one he-lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for peace-offerings, (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? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith Jehovah of hosts.
 14But cursed be the deceiver, which 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 dreadful among the heathen. (Mal. 1:8,14)
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Heb. 10:22• 22let us approach with true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from a wicked conscience, and our body washed 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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