Leviticus 3:2

And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation at the door of the tabernacle of ordinance; and the priests the sons of Aharon shall sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

In Context

1And if his oblation be a victim of the sanctified things; + 3:1 Kedeshaia, the Chaldee term for the Hebrew shelamim, rendered in the English Bible, “peace offerings.” if from oxen, whether male or female, he shall offer it perfect before the Lord.

3And the oblation of the sacred victim the fat that covereth the inwards, even all the fat that is upon the inwards,

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Cross References

Exodus 29:15And thou shalt take the one ram, and Aharon and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram;

Leviticus 1:4And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, that it may be acceptable for him to propitiate on his behalf.

Leviticus 1:11And he shall sacrifice him at the north side of the altar before the Lord; and the priests the sons of Aharon shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.

Leviticus 16:21And Aharon shall lay his two hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their rebellions, and all their sins, and put them upon the head of the goat, and send him away, by the hand of an appointed man, to go into the desert.

Leviticus 17:4and bring it not to the door of the tabernacle of ordinance, that it may be offered an oblation in the presence of the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, blood shall be reckoned to that man; he hath shed blood, and that man shall be destroyed from his people.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 3:2-6

Law of the Peace-Offering. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord . 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the… Read the whole commentary →

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