Leviticus 1:3

If his korban be an olah (burnt sacrifice) of the herd, let him offer a zachar tamim (male without blemish); he shall offer it that he may be accepted at the entrance of the Ohel Mo'ed before Hashem.

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In The King James Version

If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.

In Context

2Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring a korban unto Hashem, ye shall bring your korban of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.

4And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the olah (burnt offering); and it shall be accepted for him to make kapporah for him.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:2And He said, Take now thy son, thine ben yachid (only son) Yitzchak, whom thou lovest, and get thee into eretz Moriyah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Genesis 22:13And Avraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and hinei behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Avraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering TAKHAT (instead of) his son. + 22:13 Isa 53:8

Exodus 24:5And he sent out na'arei Bnei Yisroel, which offered olot (burnt offerings), and sacrificed shelamim (peace offerings) of bulls unto Hashem.

Exodus 29:18And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the Mizbe'ach: it is an olah unto Hashem: it is a re'ach hannichoach, + 29:18 See Pp 4:18 an offering made by eish unto Hashem.

Exodus 32:6And they rose up early the next day, and offered olot, and brought shelamim; and HaAm sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up letzachek (to revel).

Exodus 35:21And they came, every one whose lev moved him, and every one of nedevah ruach of him, and they brought terumat Hashem to the work of the Ohel Mo'ed, and for kol avodat of it, and for the Bigdei HaKodesh.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 1:2-3

Leviticus There is nothing historical in all this book of Leviticus except the account which it gives us of the consecration of the priesthood ( ch. viii.-ix. ), of the punishment of Nadab and Abihu, by the hand of God, for offering strange fire ( ch. x ), and of Shelomith's son, by the hand of the magistrate, for blasphemy ( ch. xxiv ). All the rest of the book is taken up with the laws, chiefly the ecclesiastical laws, which God gave to Israel by Moses, concerning their sacrifices and offerings, their meats and… Read the whole commentary →

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