Leviticus 3:8

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
lay	וְסָמַ֤ךְ ve.sa.Makh	H5564	to prop (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	יָדוֹ֙ ya.Do	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
head	רֹ֣אשׁ rosh	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular construct
offering	קָרְבָּנ֔וֹ ka.re.ba.No	H7133	something brought near the altar · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
kill	וְשָׁחַ֣ט ve.sha.Chat	H7819	to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
before	לִפְנֵ֖י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
tabernacle	אֹ֣הֶל 'O.hel	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine singular construct
congregation	מוֹעֵ֑ד mo.'Ed	H4150	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Aaron’s	אַהֲרֹ֧ן 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
sons	בְּנֵ֨י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
sprinkle	וְ֠זָרְקוּ Ve.za.re.ku	H2236	to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
blood	דָּמ֛וֹ da.Mo	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
about	סָבִֽיב sa.Viv	H5439	(as noun) a circle · noun, common both genders singular absolute
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Leviticus 1:5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon…
Leviticus 1:11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about…
Leviticus 3:2-5 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…
Leviticus 3:13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle t…
Leviticus 4:4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock’…
Leviticus 4:15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed befor…
Leviticus 4:24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a si…
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 3:6–end

Directions are here given concerning the peace-offering, if it was a sheep or a goat. Turtle-doves or young pigeons, which might be brought for whole burnt offerings, were not allowed for peace-offerings, because they have no fat considerable enough to be burnt upon the altar; and they would be next to nothing if they were to be divided according to the law of the peace-offerings. The laws concerning a lamb or goat offered for a peace offering are much the same with those concerning a bullock, and little now occurs here; but, 1. The rump of the mutton was to be burnt with the fat of the inwards upon the altar, the whole rump (Lev 3:9), because in those countries it was very fat and large. So…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 3:4

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 a large portion in the flocks of the Israelites, it seems to have been the kind that usually bled on the Jewish altars. The extraordinary size and deliciousness of their tails give additional importance to this law. To command by an express la…

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Adam Clarke on Leviticus 3:5

Aaron's sons shall burn it - As the fat was deemed the most valuable part of the animal, it was offered in preference to all other parts; and the heathens probably borrowed this custom from the Jews, for they burnt the omentum or caul in honor of their gods.

John Gill on Leviticus 3:8

And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds here, as before,"his right hand with strength:" and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation; in the court, in any part of it; for, as Gersom says, all places were right for this; the man that brought it killed it, or the butcher, as the Targum of Jonathan says here also as on Leviticus 3:2, and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar; upon the four horns of it; see Gill on Leviticus 3:2.

Dictionary and topics

Clean — The various forms of uncleanness according to the Mosaic law are enumerated in Lev. 11-15; Num. 19. The division of animals into clean and unclean was probably founded on the practice of sacrifice.…
Food — Originally the Creator granted the use of the vegetable world for food to man (Gen. 1:29), with the exception mentioned (2:17). The use of animal food was probably not unknown to the antediluvians.…
Peace offerings — (Heb. shelamim), detailed regulations regarding given in Lev. 3; 7:11-21, 29-34. They were of three kinds, (1) eucharistic or thanksgiving offerings, expressive of gratitude for blessings received;…
Hand · In consecration — In consecration
Offerings · Different kinds of: Peace — Different kinds of: Peace
Peace Offerings · The offerer required: To lay his hand upon its head — The offerer required: To lay his hand upon its head
Sacrifices · Different kinds of: Peace offering — Different kinds of: Peace offering

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 3:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 3:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 3:4

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 3:5

John Gill on Leviticus 3:8

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 3:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 3:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 3:4

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 3:5

John Gill on Leviticus 3:8

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 3:1-15

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 3:6–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 3:6-11

Rashi on Leviticus 3:8