Leviticus 3:1

“‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings; if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without defect before Yahweh.

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WEBBE

“‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without defect before the LORD.

BSB

“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.

KJV

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.

ASV

And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offerings; if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before Jehovah.

BBE

And if his offering is given for a peace-offering; if he gives of the herd, male or female, let him give it without any mark on it, before the Lord.

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וְאִם־ ve·'im- and if H518 זֶבַח ze·vach [is] a sacrifice of H2077 שְׁלָמִים she·la·mim peace offering(s) H8002 קָרְבָּנוֹ ka·re·ba·no present his H7133 אִם 'im if H518 מִן־ min- one of H4480 הַבָּקָר ha·ba·kar the herd H1241 הוּא hu' he H1931 מַקְרִיב mak·riv [is] presenting H7126 אִם־ 'im- whether H518 זָכָר za·khar a male H2145 אִם־ 'im- or H518 נְקֵבָה ne·ke·vah a female H5347 תָּמִים ta·mim unblemished H8549 יַקְרִיבֶנּוּ yak·ri·ve·nu he will present it H7126 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

The peace-offerings had regard to God as the giver of all good things. These were divided between the altar, the priest, and the owner. They were called peace-offering, because in them God and his people did, as it were, feast together, in token of friendship. The peace-offerings were offered by way of supplication. If a man were in pursuit of any mercy, he would add a peace-offering to his prayer for it. Christ is our Peace, our Peace-offering; for through him alone it is that we can obtain an answer of peace to our prayers. Or, the peace-offering was offered by way of thanksgiving for some mercy received. We must offer to God the sacrifice of praise continually, by Christ our Peace; and then this shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.