Leviticus 3:12
10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.
And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
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 the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
14 And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
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 goat, he is to present it before the LORD.
- KJV
- And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
- WEB
- “‘If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
- ASV
- And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before Jehovah:
- DARBY
- And if his offering be a goat, then he shall present it before Jehovah.
- BLB
- And if his offering [is] a goat, then he shall bring it near before the face of YHWH.
- ÅB
- Er det en geit han vil ofre, så skal han føre den fram for Herrens åsyn
- OTB
- Hvis ditt offer er en geit, skal du fremstille den for Herren,
- B1930
- Er det en gjet han vil ofre, så skal han føre den frem for Herrens åsyn
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 1:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
Read in contextLeviticus 3:1
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.
Read in contextLeviticus 1:10
And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
Read in contextLeviticus 22:19–27
Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
Read in contextLeviticus 3:7–17
If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.
Read in contextLeviticus 1:6
And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
Read in contextRomans 8:3
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
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