Leviticus 1:3

If his gift be a whole burnt offering, he shall bring an unblemished male of the herd to the door of the tabernacle of witness, he shall bring it as acceptable before the Lord.

LXX2012 (US English)

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

2If any man of you shall bring gifts to the Lord, you⌃ shall bring your gifts of the cattle and of the oxen and of the sheep.

4And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering as a thing acceptable for him, to make atonement for him.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:2And he said, Take your son, the beloved one, whom you have loved—Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.

Genesis 22:13And Abraam lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold! a ram caught by his horns in a + 22:13 Heb. in a thicket. plant of Sabec; and Abraam went and took the ram, and offered him up for a whole burnt offering in the place of Isaac his son.

Exodus 24:5And he sent forth the young men of the children of Israel, and they offered whole burnt offerings, and they sacrificed young calves as a peace-offering to God.

Exodus 29:18And you shall offer the whole ram on the altar, a whole burnt offering to the Lord for a sweet smelling savor: it is an offering of incense to the Lord.

Exodus 32:6And having risen early on the morrow, he + 32:6 Gr. Set upon the altar. offered whole burnt offerings, and offered a peace-offering; and + 32:6 1 Cor 10:7 the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

Exodus 35:21and they brought an offering to the Lord for all the works of the tabernacle of witness, and all its services, and for all the robes of the sanctuary.

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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