Leviticus 1:10
in Leviticus 1If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And if his oblation be of the flock, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering; he shall offer it a male without blemish.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Leviticus 1
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Of the flocks - These directions are more brief than those for the bullock. The burnt-offering of the sheep must have been that with which the people were most familiar in the daily morning and evening service. Exo 29:38-42. Sheep were preferred for sacrifice when they could be obtained, except in some special sin-offerings in which goats were required Lev 4:23; Lev 9:3; Lev 16:5. The lamb “without blemish” is a well-known type of Christ. Heb 9:14; 1Pe 1:19.
This site's exposition
his offering be of the flocks
on Leviticus 1:10-13
The rite runs again at a lower price and loses nothing in the retelling. A sheep or a goat is handled as the bullock was, and the one new detail is the place of killing, on the side of the altar northward, which later chapters point back to as the place where they kill the burnt offering at 4:24, 4:29, 4:33 and 7:2. The text fixes the spot and gives no reason for it. Verse 13 closes in the same words as verse 9, so the smaller animal is a sweet savour on the same terms.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And if his offering be of the flocks,.... As it might be: namely, of the sheep, or of the goats for a burnt sacrifice; which were both typical of Christ; see Gill on Lev 1:2. he shall bring it a male without blemish; See Gill on Lev 1:3.
The method of managing these is much the same with that of the bullocks; only it is ordered here that the sacrifice should be killed on the side of the altar northward, which, though mentioned here only, was probably to be observed concerning the former, and other sacrifices.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
His offering be of the flocks - See Clarke on Lev 1:2 (note).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
This section deals with the burnt-offering of the flock, and the law thereof is in every detail like that of the burnt-offering of the herd.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
If his offering is from flocks of sheep—of lambs or of goats—for a burnt-offering, he shall bring an unblemished male.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 2 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאִם־ | veim- | and if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| מִן־ | min- | [is] from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַצֹּ֨אן | hatzon | the flock | H6629 → | 274 times |
| קָרְבָּנ֧וֹ | karebano | present his | H7133 → | 82 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַכְּשָׂבִ֛ים | hakesavim | the young rams | H3775 → | 13 times |
| א֥וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָעִזִּ֖ים | haizim | the goats | H5795 → | 74 times |
| לְעֹלָ֑ה | leolah | to a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| זָכָ֥ר | zakhar | a male | H2145 → | 82 times |
| תָּמִ֖ים | tamim | unblemished | H8549 → | 91 times |
| יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃ | yakrivenu | he will present it | H7126 → | 280 times |
וְאִם־and if
veim-H518 →1069 times
מִן־[is] from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַצֹּ֨אןthe flock
hatzonH6629 →274 times
קָרְבָּנ֧וֹpresent his
karebanoH7133 →82 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַכְּשָׂבִ֛יםthe young rams
hakesavimH3775 →13 times
א֥וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָעִזִּ֖יםthe goats
haizimH5795 →74 times
לְעֹלָ֑הto a burnt offering
leolahH5930 →287 times
זָכָ֥רa male
zakharH2145 →82 times
תָּמִ֖יםunblemished
tamimH8549 →91 times
יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃he will present it
yakrivenuH7126 →280 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 12:5Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:13–14
For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,
- 1 Peter 1:18–19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- Malachi 1:14
“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the…
- Malachi 1:7–8
By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.
- Hebrews 9:13–14
Through
Genesis 8:20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
it leads to
- Hebrews 13:15–16
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- Hebrews 13:15–16
Through
Malachi 1:14“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the…
it leads to
- Acts 5:1–10
Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
- Acts 5:1–10
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.