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Leviticus 3:1

Fellowship and the churchGratitude
“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.

2 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 sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.

3 From the peace offering he is to bring an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

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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.

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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.
WEB
“‘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.
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.
DARBY
And if his offering be a sacrifice of peace-offering, if he present [it] of the herd, whether a male or female, he shall present it without blemish before Jehovah.
BLB
[“] And if his offering [is] a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he is bringing near from the herd, whether male or female, he shall bring it near unblemished before the face of YHWH.
ÅB
Dersom noen vil bære fram et takkoffer, og han tar det av storfeet, så skal det offerdyr han fører fram for Herrens åsyn, enten det er han eller hun, være uten lyte.
OTB
‘Hvis ditt offer er et fredsoffer, og det er fra storfeet, enten hann eller hunn, skal du fremstille det uten lyte for Herren.
B1930
Dersom nogen vil bære frem et takkoffer, og han tar det av storfeet, så skal det offerdyr han fører frem for Herrens åsyn, enten det er han eller hun, være uten lyte.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 1:3

    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.

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  • Numbers 6:14

    and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—

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  • Amos 5:22

    Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard.

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  • Leviticus 7:11–34

    Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD:

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  • Romans 5:1–2

    Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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  • 1 John 1:3

    We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

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  • Hebrews 10:22

    let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

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  • Leviticus 22:19–21

    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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