Leviticus 1:2
Speak thou unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them When any man, would bring near from among you an oblation, unto Yahweh, from the beasts, from the herd or from the flock, shall ye bring near your oblation.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Then called he unto Moses,—and Yahweh spake unto him, out of the tent of meeting, saying:
Cross References
Genesis 4:5but of Cain and his present, he approved not,—and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.
Leviticus 22:19that ye may be accepted, [it must be] a male without defect, of the beeves, or of the sheep, or of the goats:
Numbers 7:15one choice young bullock one ram one he-lamb of the first year, as an ascending-sacrifice;
1 Chronicles 16:29Give to Yahweh, the glory of his name,—Bring ye a present, and enter before him, Bow down to Yahweh, in the adornment of holiness:
Romans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living, holy sacrifice, unto God acceptable,—your rational divine service;
Ephesians 5:2And walk in love—even as, the Christ also, loved you, and delivered himself up in your behalf, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for a fragrance of sweet smell.
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 →