Leviticus 5:8
in Leviticus 5He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it;
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
KJV
And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
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This verse in Leviticus 5
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
if he be not able to bring a lamb
on Leviticus 5:7-8
Poverty changes the offering and leaves the atonement standing. The same clause runs again at Leviticus 12:8 for a woman after childbirth, and Luke 2:24 records Mary bringing the pair of birds, so the family of Jesus came to the temple under the provision written for those who could not reach a lamb. Both birds are still required, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering, and verse 8 has the priest wring off the head without dividing the bird asunder.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he shall bring them unto the priest,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sins which he hath sinned--A trespass offering differed from a sin offering in the following respects: that it was appointed for persons who had either done evil unwittingly, or were in doubt as to their own criminality; or felt themselves in such a special situation as required sacrifices of that kind [BROWN].
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But shall not divide it - See Clarke’s note on Lev 1:16.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהֵבִ֤יא | vehevi' | and he will bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֹתָם֙ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְהִקְרִ֛יב | vehikriv | and he will present | H7126 → | 280 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | [the one] which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לַחַטָּ֖את | lachatat | [is] for the sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| רִאשׁוֹנָ֑ה | rishonah | first | H7223 → | 182 times |
| וּמָלַ֧ק | umalak | and he will nip off | H4454 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רֹאשׁ֛וֹ | rosho | head its | H7218 → | 599 times |
| מִמּ֥וּל | mimul | from in front of | H4136 → | |
| עָרְפּ֖וֹ | arepo | neck its | H6203 → | |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יַבְדִּֽיל׃ | yavdil | he will separate [it] | H914 → | 42 times |
וְהֵבִ֤יאand he will bring
vehevi'H935 →2568 times
אֹתָם֙<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
וְהִקְרִ֛יבand he will present
vehikrivH7126 →280 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲשֶׁ֥ר[the one] which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לַחַטָּ֖את[is] for the sin offering
lachatatH2403 →295 times
רִאשׁוֹנָ֑הfirst
rishonahH7223 →182 times
וּמָלַ֧קand he will nip off
umalakH4454 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רֹאשׁ֛וֹhead its
roshoH7218 →599 times
מִמּ֥וּלfrom in front of
mimulH4136 →
עָרְפּ֖וֹneck its
arepoH6203 →
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יַבְדִּֽיל׃he will separate [it]
yavdilH914 →42 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
1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:28
so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
- Hebrews 9:26
Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by…
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 1 Peter 4:6
That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
- Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Hebrews 9:28
Through
Romans 4:25He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 John 4:9–10
This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
- Isaiah 53:5–6
But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
- 1 Peter 3:18
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
