Leviticus 1:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

If his offering is 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 tent of meeting before the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־עֹלָ֤ה קָרְבָּנוֹ֙ מִן־הַבָּקָ֔ר זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּ אֶל־פֶּ֜תַח אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ יַקְרִ֣יב אֹת֔וֹ לִרְצֹנ֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

If-ʿōlâ qorbānô from-the-bāqār, zākār tāmîm yaqrîběnnû, unto-pěṯaḥ ʾōhel mōʿēd yaqrîb ʾōtô lirṣōnô before-YHWH.

Grammar Details

• *ʿōlâ*: noun, feminine singular - burnt offering
• *qorbānô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his offering
• *bāqār*: noun, masculine singular collective - herd/cattle
• *zākār*: noun, masculine singular - male
• *tāmîm*: adjective, masculine singular - perfect/unblemished/complete
• *yaqrîběnnû*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he shall offer it
• *pěṯaḥ*: noun, masculine singular construct - entrance/door/opening
• *ʾōhel mōʿēd*: construct phrase - tent of meeting
• *yaqrîb*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall offer/bring
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it/him
• *lirṣōnô*: preposition + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his acceptance/favor

Word Meanings

• *ʿōlâ*: burnt offering/whole burnt sacrifice/holocaust
• *zākār*: male/man
• *tāmîm*: perfect/unblemished/whole/complete/sound
• *lirṣōnô*: for his acceptance/favor/good will/voluntary

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect. You must present it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that it will be acceptable to the LORD.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, t him offer a ma without bmish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernac of the congregation before the LORD.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  If his oblation{H7133} be a burnt-offering{H7133} of the herd,{H1241} he shall offer{H7126} it a male{H2145} without blemish:{H8549} he shall{H7522} offer{H7126} it at the door{H6607} of the tent{H168} of meeting,{H4150} that he may be accepted before{H6440} Jehovah.{H3068}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  If his offering{H7133} be a burnt sacrifice{H5930} of the herd{H1241}, let him offer{H7126}{(H8686)} a male{H2145} without blemish{H8549}: he shall offer{H7126}{(H8686)} it of his own voluntary will{H7522} at the door{H6607} of the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf he brynge a burntoffrynge of the oxen he shall offre a male without blimesh, and shal brynge him to the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse, that he maye be accepted before the Lorde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf he wyl brynge a burntofferynge of ye oxen (or greate catell) the let him offre a male without blemysh, before ye dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse, to reconcyle himself before the LORDE,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If his sacrifice be a burnt offering of the heard, he shall offer a male without blemish, presenting him of his owne voluntarie will at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation before the Lorde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If his sacrifice be a burnt offeryng of beefes, let hym offer a male without blemishe, and bryng hym of his owne voluntarie wyll, vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "'If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `If his offering `is' a burnt-offering out of the herd -- a male, a perfect one, he doth bring near, unto the opening of the tent of meeting he doth bring it near, at his pleasure, before Jehovah;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If the offering is a burned offering of the herd, let him give a male without a mark: he is to give it at the door of the Tent of meeting so that he may be pleasing to the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "'If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Burnt Offering Regulations: Animal from the Herd“‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd he must present it as a flawless male; he must present it at the entrance of the Meeting Tent for its acceptance before the LORD.

Referenced Verses

• Heb 9:14 : 14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• Deut 15:21 : 21 And if there is any blemish in it, such as if it is lame, or blind, or has any bad blemish, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
• Exod 12:5 : 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: you shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats:
• Lev 22:19-24 : 19 You shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the cattle, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatever has a blemish, you shall not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21 And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering in cattle or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it. 22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a growth, or scurvy, or scabbed, you shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. 23 Either a bullock or a lamb that has anything superfluous or lacking in its parts, you may offer as a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 24 You shall not offer unto the LORD what is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall you make any offering of them in your land.
• Num 29:13 : 13 And you shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a pleasing aroma to the LORD; thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
• Deut 12:5-6 : 5 But you shall seek the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, to His habitation you shall come: 6 And there you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the contributions of your hand, your vows, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks:
• 2 Cor 9:7 : 7 Every man according to what he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or out of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.
• Heb 10:8-9 : 8 Previously saying, Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin you did not desire, nor had pleasure in them (which are offered according to the law), 9 Then he said, Behold, I have come to do your will, O God. He takes away the first that he may establish the second. 10 By that will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
• Lev 6:9-9 : 9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. 10 The priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen trousers shall he put upon his body, and take up the ashes which the fire has consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 11 And he shall take off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. 12 And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, lay the burnt offering in order on it, and burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. 13 The fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out.
• Lev 7:16 : 16 But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day he offers his sacrifice: and on the next day, the remainder of it shall also be eaten:
• Lev 8:18 : 18 And he brought the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
• Lev 8:21 : 21 And he washed the entrails and the legs in water; and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Lev 16:7 : 7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
• Lev 17:4 : 4 And does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed to that man; he has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
• Lev 17:9 : 9 And does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the LORD; that man shall be cut off from among his people.
• Gen 8:20 : 20 And Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
• Gen 22:2 : 2 And He said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.
• Gen 22:8 : 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide for Himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
• Gen 22:13 : 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.
• Exod 24:5 : 5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD.
• Exod 29:4 : 4 And you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and wash them with water.
• Exod 29:18 : 18 And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to the LORD, it is a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
• Exod 29:42 : 42 This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.
• Exod 32:6 : 6 They rose up early the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
• Exod 35:5 : 5 Take from among you an offering to the LORD: whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and bronze,
• Exod 35:21 : 21 And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whose spirit made him willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.
• Exod 35:29 : 29 The children of Israel brought a willing offering to the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
• Exod 36:3 : 3 And they received from Moses all the offerings which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it. And they still brought him free offerings every morning.
• Exod 38:1 : 1 And he made the altar of burnt offering out of acacia wood: it was five cubits long and five cubits wide; it was square; and its height was three cubits.
• Lev 3:1 : 1 If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, whether it is from the herd, a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
• Lev 4:23 : 23 Or if his sin, which he has sinned, comes to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish.
• Num 23:3 : 3 And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me, I will tell you. And he went to a high place.
• Num 23:10-11 : 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of one-fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like his! 11 And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them abundantly.
• Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
• Num 23:23-24 : 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel; at this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God done! 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion and lift himself up like a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.
• Num 23:27 : 27 And Balak said to Balaam, Come, please, I will bring you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.
• Num 23:30 : 30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
• Num 29:8-9 : 8 But you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD for a pleasing aroma; one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish: 9 And their grain offering shall be of flour mixed with oil, three-tenths of an ephah to a bull, and two-tenths of an ephah to one ram, 10 A separate tenth of an ephah for one lamb, for each of the seven lambs: 11 One kid of the goats for a sin offering; besides the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the grain offering of it, and their drink offerings.
• Deut 17:1 : 1 You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God any bull or sheep that has a blemish or any defect, for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.
• Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight to do Your will, O my God: yes, Your law is within my heart.
• Ps 110:3 : 3 Your people shall be willing in the day of your power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: you have the dew of your youth.
• Isa 1:11 : 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me? says the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed animals; and I delight not in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of goats.
• Ezek 20:40 : 40 For on my holy mountain, in the mountain height of Israel, says the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your offerings, with all your holy things.
• Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is my fellow, says the LORD of hosts: strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
• Mal 1:14 : 14 But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, says the LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the heathen.
• Luke 1:35 : 35 The angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you. Therefore, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
• John 1:36 : 36 And looking at Jesus as he walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God!
• John 10:7 : 7 Then Jesus said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
• John 10:9 : 9 I am the door; if anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will go in and out, and find pasture.
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
• 1 Pet 1:18-19 : 18 Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
• Eph 2:18 : 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
• Eph 5:27 : 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
• Heb 7:26 : 26 For such a high priest was fitting for us, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
• Deut 12:13-14 : 13 Take heed to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see: 14 But in the place which the LORD will choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.
• Deut 12:27 : 27 And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, on the altar of the LORD your God, and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of the LORD your God, and you shall eat the flesh.