Leviticus 3:8

Leviticus 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
• New International Version (NIV)lay your hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splash its blood against the sides of the altar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it in front of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.

Context of Leviticus 3:8

6“If his gift for a sacrifice of fellowship ­offerings to Adonai is from the flock, he is to offer a male or female without blemish. 7If he is bringing a lamb for his offering, he shall present it before Adonai. He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it before the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s sons are to splash its blood around on the altar. 9From the sacrifice of fellowship offerings he shall bring a gift made by fire to Adonai. Its fat—the entire tail fat cut away close to the backbone, along with the fat that covers the innards and all the fat that is on the entrails, 10as well as the two kidneys and the fat that is over them which is by the loins, plus the cover on the liver that he is to remove with the kidneys.

Leviticus 3:8 word by word

וְסָמַ֤ךְ אֶת־יָדוֹ֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ קָרְבָּנ֔וֹ וְשָׁחַ֣ט אֹת֔וֹ לִפְנֵ֖י אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְ֠זָרְקוּ בְּנֵ֨י אַהֲרֹ֧ן אֶת־דָּמ֛וֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall layסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• upon the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• of his offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• and killשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• it beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• and Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• shall sprinkleזָרַקzâraq · to scatterH2236
• the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• thereof round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
• upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Leviticus 3:8

• Leviticus 3:2He should lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the kohanim are to splash the blood around on the altar.
• Leviticus 4:4He is to bring the bull to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting before Adonai, lay his hand on the head of the bull, and slaughter it before Adonai.
• Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray. Each of us turned to his own way. So Adonai has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21He made the One who knew no sin to become a sin offering on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
• 1 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, removed from sins, might live for righteousness. “By His wounds you were healed.”
• Ephesians 2:18for through Him we both have access to the Father by the same Ruach.
• Ephesians 3:12In Him we have boldness and access with confidence through trusting in Him.
• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have boldness to enter into the Holies by the blood of Yeshua.
• Leviticus 1:5He is to slaughter the bull before Adonai. Then Aaron’s sons, the kohanim, are to present the blood and splash it around on the altar that is at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
• Matthew 3:17And behold, a voice from the heavens said, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased!”
• 2 Corinthians 5:19That is, in Messiah God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them; and He has entrusted the message of reconciliation to us.

Commentaries on Leviticus 3:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8See Leviticus 1:4-5 notes.Read the comment
• 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