Leviticus 1:3

¹ Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,

² “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.

If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.

⁴ He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

⁵ And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
KJV: 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.
WEB: “‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD.
ASV: If his oblation be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before Jehovah.
DARBY: If his offering be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall present it a male without blemish: at the entrance of the tent of meeting shall he present it, for his acceptance before Jehovah.
BLB: If his offering [is] a burnt offering from the herd, he shall bring near an unblemished male; to the door of the Tent of Meeting he shall bring it near of his own free will before the face of YHWH.

ÅB: Dersom hans offer er et brennoffer av storfeet, skal han ofre en han uten lyte; han skal føre den fram til inngangen til sammenkomstens telt, for at han kan være til velbehag for Herrens åsyn.
OTB: Hvis hans offer er et brennoffer fra storfeet, må han ofre en hann uten lyte. Han skal fremstille det ved inngangen til møteteltet, så det kan være akseptabelt for Herren.
B1930: Dersom hans offer er et brennoffer av storfeet, skal han ofre en han uten lyte; han skal føre den frem til inngangen til sammenkomstens telt, forat han kan være til velbehag for Herrens åsyn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 15:21
But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
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Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
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Leviticus 22:19–24
must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.
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Exodus 12:5
Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.
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Ephesians 5:27
and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
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Hebrews 10:8–10
In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
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Deuteronomy 17:1
You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.
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Hebrews 7:26
Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
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