God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 1:10
10“If your offering is a sheep or goat, you must bring a male that has no defects.
Leviticus 1:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep or the goats, you are to offer a male without defect.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish,
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘If his offering is of the flocks—of the sheep or of the goats—as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male without blemish.
Context of Leviticus 1:10
8Aaron’s sons, the priests, will also lay the pieces, the head, and the fat on top of the wood burning on the altar. 9Wash the internal organs and legs. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord. “If your offering is a sheep or goat, you must bring a male that has no defects. 11Slaughter it in the Lord’s presence on the north side of the altar. Aaron’s sons, the priests, will throw the blood against the altar on all sides. 12Then cut it into pieces. The priest will lay the head and the fat on the wood burning on the altar.
Read all of Leviticus 1Leviticus 1:10 word by word
וְאִם־מִן־הַצֹּ֨אן קָרְבָּנ֧וֹ מִן־הַכְּשָׂבִ֛ים א֥וֹ מִן־הָעִזִּ֖ים לְעֹלָ֑ה זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And if his offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
- of the flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
- of the sheepכֶּ֫שֶׂבkeώeb · sheepH3775
- or of the goatsעֵז‛êz · goatH5795
- for a burnt sacrificeעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
- he shall bringקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
- it a maleזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
- without blemishתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemishedH8549
Cross-references for Leviticus 1:10
- Leviticus 1:2“Tell the Israelites: If any of you bring a sacrifice to the Lord, you must offer an animal from your cattle, sheep, or goats.
- Genesis 4:4Abel also brought some choice parts of the firstborn animals from his flock. The Lord approved of Abel and his offering,
- Genesis 8:20Noah built an altar to the Lord. On it he made a burnt offering of each type of clean animal and clean bird.
- Isaiah 53:6We have all strayed like sheep. Each one of us has turned to go his own way, and the Lord has laid all our sins on him.
- John 1:29John saw Jesus coming toward him the next day and said, “Look! This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
- Leviticus 1:3“If you bring a burnt offering from your cattle, you must offer a male that has no defects. Offer it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that the Lord will accept you.
- Leviticus 4:23When he is told about what he has done wrong, he must bring a male goat that has no defects as his offering.
- Leviticus 22:19The offering must be a male that has no defects from your cattle, sheep, or goats in order to be accepted.
- Malachi 1:14“Cheaters are under a curse. They have male animals in their flocks that they vow to give ⌞as a sacrifice⌟. But they sacrifice second-rate ones to the Lord instead. I am a great king,” says the Lord of Armies. “Among the nations my name is respected.
Commentaries on Leviticus 1:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10His offering be of the flocks - See Clarke on Leviticus 1:2; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Of the flocks - These directions are more brief than those for the bullock. The burnt-offering of the sheep must have been that with which the people were most familiar in the daily morning and evening service. Exodus 29:38-42. Sheep were preferred for sacrifice when they could be obtained, except in some special sin-offerings in which goats were required Leviticus 4:23; Leviticus 9:3; Leviticus 16:5. The lamb “without blemish” is a well-known type of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 Those who could not offer a bullock, were to bring a sheep or a goat; and those who were not able to do that, were accepted of God, if they brought a turtle-dove, or a pigeon. Those creatures were chosen for sacrifice which were mild, and gentle, and harmless; to show the innocence and meekness that were in Christ, and that should be in Christians. The offering of the poor was as typical of Christ's atonement as the more costly sacrifices…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13The law allowed poorer Israelites to offer smaller animals so that atonement (a sacrifice that removes guilt and restores fellowship with God) would be more affordable. The way these animals were offered was very similar to the way bulls were offered (Leviticus 1:3–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1310-13. if his offering be of the flocks--Those who could not afford the expense of a bullock might offer a ram or a he-goat, and the same ceremonies were to be observed in the act of offering.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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