Leviticus 3:6

Leviticus 3:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the Lord be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If you offer an animal from the flock as a fellowship offering to the Lord, you are to offer a male or female without defect.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘If his offering as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord is of the flock, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

Context of Leviticus 3:6

4and the two kidneys with the fat on them and offer them by fire to the Lord. Also cut off the lobe of the liver along with the kidneys. 5Then Aaron’s sons will lay them on top of the burnt offering on the burning wood. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord. “If your sacrifice is a fellowship offering of sheep to the Lord, you must bring a male or female animal that has no defects. 7If your offering is a lamb, you must bring it to the Lord. 8Place your hand on the animal’s head. Slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons will throw the blood against the altar on all sides.

Leviticus 3:6 word by word

וְאִם־מִן־הַצֹּ֧אן קָרְבָּנ֛וֹ לְזֶ֥בַח שְׁלָמִ֖ים לַיהוָ֑ה זָכָר֙ א֣וֹ נְקֵבָ֔ה תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if his offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• for a sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• of peace offeringשֶׁ֫לֶםshelem · peace offeringH8002
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• maleזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
• or femaleנְקֵבָהneqêbâh · femaleH5347
• he shall offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• it without blemishתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemishedH8549

Cross-references for Leviticus 3:6

• Galatians 4:4But when the right time came, God sent his Son ⌞into the world⌟. A woman gave birth to him, and he came under the control of the laws given to Moses.
• Ephesians 1:10He planned to bring all of history to its goal in Christ. Then Christ would be the head of everything in heaven and on earth.
• Ephesians 2:13But now through Christ Jesus you, who were once far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
• 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 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.
• Isaiah 60:7All of the flocks from Kedar will gather and come to you. The rams of Nebaioth will serve you. They will be sacrificed as acceptable ⌞offerings⌟ on my altar. So I will honor my beautiful temple.
• Galatians 3:28There are neither Jews nor Greeks, slaves nor free people, males nor females. You are all the same in Christ Jesus.
• Acts 4:27“In this city Herod and Pontius Pilate made plans together with non-Jewish people and the people of Israel. They made their plans against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.
• Romans 12:1Brothers and sisters, in view of all we have just shared about God’s compassion, I encourage you to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, dedicated to God and pleasing to him. This kind of worship is appropriate for you.

Commentaries on Leviticus 3:6

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-17Verses 6-17 Here is a law that they should eat neither fat nor blood. As for the fat, it means the fat of the inwards, the suet. The blood was forbidden for the same reason; because it was God's part of every sacrifice. God would not permit the blood that made atonement to be used as a common thing, He 10:29; nor will he allow us, though we have the comfort of the atonement made, to claim for ourselves any share in the honour of making it. This taught the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-11Sheep were smaller, easier to raise, and less expensive than cattle. Besides the exceptions mentioned in these verses, people offered sheep as sacrifices in the same way as cattle.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-114-11. the two kidneys ... of the flock ... the whole rump--There is, in Eastern countries, a species of sheep the tails of which are not less than four feet and a half in length. These tails are of a substance between fat and marrow. A sheep of this kind weighs sixty or seventy English pounds weight, of which the tail usually weighs fifteen pounds and upwards. This species is by far the most numerous in Arabia, Syria, and Palestine, and, forming probably…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Leviticus 3

• 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