God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 19:5
5“When you bring a fellowship offering to the Lord, sacrifice it ⌞properly⌟ so that you will be accepted.
Leviticus 19:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, ye shall offer it at your own will.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, you shall offer it of your own free will.
Context of Leviticus 19:5
3“Respect your mother and father. Observe my days of rest as holy days. I am the Lord your God. 4“Don’t turn to worthless gods or cast metal idols. Never make any gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God. “When you bring a fellowship offering to the Lord, sacrifice it ⌞properly⌟ so that you will be accepted. 6Eat your sacrifice on the day you bring it and on the next day. On the third day burn whatever is left over. 7If you eat any of it on the third day, it is repulsive and will not be accepted.
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 19:5 word by word
וְכִ֧י תִזְבְּח֛וּ זֶ֥בַח שְׁלָמִ֖ים לַיהוָ֑ה לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖ם תִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 19:5
- Leviticus 3:1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “If your sacrifice is a fellowship offering of cattle in the Lord’s presence, it must be a male or female animal that has no defects.
- Leviticus 7:16“If your sacrificial offering is something you vowed or a freewill offering, it must be eaten the day you offer it or the next day.
- Leviticus 22:21A person may bring the Lord a fellowship offering to fulfill a vow or for a freewill offering. Whether it is from the cattle, sheep, or goats, it must be an animal that has no defects in order to be accepted. It must never be an animal that has defects.
- Exodus 24:5Then he sent young Israelite men, and they sacrificed bulls as burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 31:2Hezekiah assigned the priests and the Levites to divisions. Each priest or Levite was put in a division based on the service he performed: sacrificing burnt offerings, sacrificing fellowship offerings, serving, giving thanks, or praising within the gates of the Lord’s camp.
- Ezekiel 45:15You must take one sheep out of every 200 from the well-watered pastures of Israel. You must sacrifice them with grain offerings, burnt offerings, and fellowship offerings to make peace with the Lord, declares the Almighty Lord.
- Ezekiel 46:2The prince must enter from the outside through the entrance hall of the gateway. He must stand by the doorposts of the gateway. Then the priests must prepare the prince’s burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He must worship at the entrance of the gateway and then leave. The gate must not be closed until evening.
- Ephesians 2:13But now through Christ Jesus you, who were once far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
- 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 22:19The offering must be a male that has no defects from your cattle, sheep, or goats in order to be accepted.
Commentaries on Leviticus 19:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Peace-offerings - See the notes at the conclusion of Leviticus 7 at Leviticus 7:38; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Rather, ye shall offer it that you may be accepted.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, ye shall offer it at your own will--Those which included thank offerings, or offerings made for vows, were always freewill offerings. Except the portions which, being waved and heaved, became the property of the priests (see Le 3:1-17), the rest of the victim was eaten by the offerer and his friend, under the following regulations, however, that, if thank offerings, they were to be eaten on…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 19
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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