Leviticus 3:2

He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the Tent of Meeting: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar.

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WEBBE

He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar.

BSB

He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.

KJV

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.

ASV

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

BBE

And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death at the door of the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar.

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וְסָמַךְ ve·sa·makh and he will lean H5564 יָדוֹ ya·do hand his H3027 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 רֹאשׁ rosh [the] head of H7218 קָרְבָּנוֹ ka·re·ba·no present his H7133 וּשְׁחָטוֹ u·she·cha·to and he will cut throat its H7819 פֶּתַח pe·tach [the] entrance of H6607 אֹהֶל 'o·hel [the] tent of H168 מוֹעֵד mo·'ed meeting H4150 וְזָרְקוּ ve·za·re·ku and they will sprinkle H2236 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] sons of H1121 אַהֲרֹן 'a·ha·ron Aaron H175 הַכֹּהֲנִים ha·ko·ha·nim the priests H3548 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַדָּם ha·dam the blood H1818 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ha·miz·be·ach the altar H4196 סָבִיב sa·viv all around H5439

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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