New King James Version
Leviticus 22:29
29And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will.
Leviticus 22:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer it at your own will.
- New International Version (NIV)“When you sacrifice a thank offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When you bring a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, sacrifice it properly so you will be accepted.
Context of Leviticus 22:29
27“When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her and her young on the same day. And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will. 30On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord. 31“Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord.
Read all of Leviticus 22Leviticus 22:29 word by word
וְכִֽי־תִזְבְּח֥וּ זֶֽבַח־תּוֹדָ֖ה לַיהוָ֑ה לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖ם תִּזְבָּֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 22:29
- Leviticus 7:12If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil.
- Leviticus 19:7And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It shall not be accepted.
- Exodus 16:19And Moses said, “Let no one leave any of it till morning.”
Commentaries on Leviticus 22:29
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-33This section, which discusses priestly rules, six times repeats the phrase I am the Lord who sanctifies (Leviticus 21:15, 23; 22:9, 16, 32; see also 21:8). These words emphasize the link between God's holiness and the holiness expected of priests. This extended to all of Israel (see 8:10; 11:44–45; 19:2). The text specifically addresses priests in 21:1–22:16, while including both clergy and common people in 22:17–33.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-3319. Ye shall offer at your own will--rather, to your being accepted. a male without blemish--This law (Le 1:3) is founded on a sense of natural propriety, which required the greatest care to be taken in the selection of animals for sacrifice. The reason for this extreme caution is found in the fact that sacrifices are either an expression of praise to God for His goodness, or else they are the designed means of conciliating or retaining His favor. No…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 22
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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