Leviticus 3:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִם־זֶ֥בַח שְׁלָמִ֖ים קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ אִ֤ם מִן־הַבָּקָר֙ ה֣וּא מַקְרִ֔יב אִם־זָכָר֙ אִם־נְקֵבָ֔ה תָּמִ֥ים יַקְרִיבֶ֖נּוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

And if zebaḥ šĕlāmîm his qorbān, if from the bāqār he maqrîb, if zākār if nĕqēbâ, tāmîm he shall yaqrîb it before YHWH.

Grammar Details

• וְאִם: conjunction + conditional particle - 'and if'
• *zebaḥ*: construct state, masculine singular - 'sacrifice of'
• *šĕlāmîm*: masculine plural noun - 'peace offerings'
• *qorbān*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his offering'
• אִם: conditional particle - 'if'
• מִן: preposition - 'from'
• הַבָּקָר: definite article + masculine singular noun - 'the herd'
• הוּא: 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - 'he'
• *maqrîb*: Hiphil participle, masculine singular - 'offering/bringing near'
• *zākār*: masculine singular noun - 'male'
• *nĕqēbâ*: feminine singular noun - 'female'
• *tāmîm*: masculine singular adjective - 'unblemished/perfect'
• *yaqrîb*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'he shall bring it near'
• לִפְנֵי: preposition + construct state noun - 'before'
• *YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'

Word Meanings

• *zebaḥ šĕlāmîm*: peace offering/fellowship offering/well-being sacrifice
• *qorbān*: offering/sacrifice/that which is brought near
• *bāqār*: cattle/herd/oxen
• *maqrîb*: bringing near/offering/presenting
• *zākār*: male
• *nĕqēbâ*: female
• *tāmîm*: unblemished/perfect/complete/without defect
• *yaqrîb*: shall bring near/shall present/shall offer
• *YHWH*: LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If someone presents a peace offering and brings an offering from the herd, whether it is male or female, it must be without defect and be presented before the LORD.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a ma or fema, he shall offer it without bmish before the LORD.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if his oblation{H7133} be a sacrifice{H2077} of peace-offerings;{H8002} if he offer{H7126} of the herd,{H1241} whether male{H2145} or female,{H5347} he shall offer{H7126} it without blemish{H8549} before{H6440} Jehovah.{H3068}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if his oblation{H7133} be a sacrifice{H2077} of peace offering{H8002}, if he offer{H7126}{(H8688)} it of the herd{H1241}; whether it be a male{H2145} or female{H5347}, he shall offer{H7126}{(H8686)} it without blemish{H8549} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf any man brynge a peaceofferynge of the oxen: whether it be male or female, he shall brynge such as is without blemysh, before the Lorde,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Bvt yf his offerynge be a deedofferinge of greate catell (whether it be oxe or cowe) then shal he offre soch as is without blemysh before the LORDE,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also if his oblation be a peace offering, if he will offer of the droue (whether it be male or female) he shall offer such as is without blemish, before the Lorde,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And if his sacrifice be a peace offeryng, and he take it from among the droues, whether it be a male or female, he shall bryng such as is without blemishe before the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "'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 blemish before Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And if his offering `is' a sacrifice of peace-offerings, if out of the herd he is bringing near, whether male or female, a perfect one he doth bring near before Jehovah,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if his offering is given for a peace-offering; if he gives of the herd, male or female, let him give it without any mark on it, before the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "'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 blemish before Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Peace Offering Regulations: Animal from the Herd“‘Now if his offering is a peace offering sacrifice, if he presents an offering from the herd, he must present before the LORD a flawless male or a female.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 1:3 : 3 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.
• Num 6:14 : 14 And he shall offer his offering to the LORD, one male lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,
• Amos 5:22 : 22 Though you offer me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; nor will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
• Mal 1:8 : 8 And if you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Offer it now to your governor; will he be pleased with you, or accept you? says the LORD of hosts.
• 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.
• Rom 5:1-2 : 1 Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
• Col 1:20 : 20 And having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether things on earth, or things in heaven.
• Heb 10:22 : 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
• 1 John 1:3 : 3 That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
• Exod 20:24 : 24 An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name, I will come to you, and I will bless you.
• 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 29:28 : 28 It shall be from the children of Israel for Aaron and his sons by a statute forever. For it is a heave offering; and it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, their heave offerings to the LORD.
• Num 7:17 : 17 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
• Judg 20:26 : 26 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up and came to the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
• Judg 21:4 : 4 And it came to pass on the next day, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
• 1 Chr 21:26 : 26 And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
• Prov 7:14 : 14 I have peace offerings with me; today I have paid my vows.
• Ezek 45:15 : 15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, from the rich pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, says the Lord GOD.
• Lev 7:11-34 : 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer to the LORD. 12 If he offers it for thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, fried. 13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. 14 And from it he shall offer one out of the whole offering as a wave offering to the LORD, and it shall be the priest's who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings. 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until morning. 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: 17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. 18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings is eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be counted to him who offers it: it shall be an abomination, and the person who eats of it shall bear his iniquity. 19 And the flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and for the other flesh, all who are clean shall eat it. 20 But the soul that eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that belong to the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people. 21 Moreover, the soul who touches any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which belong to the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people. 22 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 23 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, You shall not eat any fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 24 And the fat of an animal that dies of itself, and the fat of an animal that is torn by beasts, may be used for any other purpose: but you shall not eat of it. 25 For whoever eats the fat of the animal of which men offer an offering made by fire to the LORD, even the soul who eats it shall be cut off from his people. 26 Moreover, you shall not eat any blood, whether it is of bird or animal, in any of your dwellings. 27 Whatever soul it is that eats any blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 28 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 29 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, He who offers the sacrifice of his peace offerings to the LORD shall bring his offering to the LORD from the sacrifice of his peace offerings. 30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire; the fat with the breast, he shall bring, that the breast may be waved as a wave offering before the LORD. 31 And the priest shall burn the fat on the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. 32 And you shall give the right shoulder to the priest as a heave offering from the sacrifices of your peace offerings. 33 He among the sons of Aaron who offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his portion. 34 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons by a statute forever from among the children of Israel.
• Lev 17:5 : 5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to the priest, and offer them for peace offerings to the LORD.
• Lev 22:19-21 : 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.