Leviticus 1:11
in Leviticus 1He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about.
KJV
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.
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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)
Northward before the Lord - That is, on the north side of the altar. See also Lev 4:24, Lev 4:29, Lev 4:33; Lev 7:2. This was probably an arrangement of some practical convenience. On the west side of the altar stood the laver; on the east side was the place of ashes (see Lev 1:16 note); and the south side, where appears to have been the slope by which the priests went up to the altar, must have been left clear for a path.
This site's exposition
one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock
on Leviticus 1:10-13
The rite runs again at a lower price. The one new detail is the place of slaughter, on the north side of the altar, which 4:24, 4:29, 4:33 and 7:2 point back to. Verse 13 closes in the words of verse 9, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
This site's exposition
He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar
Albert Barnes suggests a practical reason for the north side. The laver stood to the west, the place of ashes to the east and the path up to the altar to the south.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Besides this might design the place of Christ's death both more generally, in Jerusalem, which was in the sides of the north, Psalm xlviii, 2, and more specially, on mount Calvary, which was on the northwest side of Jerusalem.
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
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.
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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
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָׁחַ֨ט | veshachat | and he will cut [the] throat of | H7819 → | 81 times |
| אֹת֜וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַ֣ל | ʾal | at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יֶ֧רֶךְ | yerekh | [the] side of | H3409 → | |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| צָפֹ֖נָה | tzafonah | north -ward | H6828 → | |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְזָרְק֡וּ | vezareku | and they will sprinkle | H2236 → | 35 times |
| בְּנֵי֩ | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֨ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דָּמ֛וֹ | damo | blood its | H1818 → | 360 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| סָבִֽיב׃ | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
וְשָׁחַ֨טand he will cut [the] throat of
veshachatH7819 →81 times
אֹת֜וֹ<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
עַ֣לat
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
יֶ֧רֶךְ[the] side of
yerekhH3409 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
צָפֹ֖נָהnorth -ward
tzafonahH6828 →
לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְזָרְק֡וּand they will sprinkle
vezarekuH2236 →35 times
בְּנֵי֩[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
אַהֲרֹ֨ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דָּמ֛וֹblood its
damoH1818 →360 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
סָבִֽיב׃all around
savivH5439 →336 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
Leviticus 1:5And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the…
it leads to
- Leviticus 3:8
He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the…
- Leviticus 3:2
He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on all…
- Hebrews 12:24
to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
- 2 Chronicles 35:11
And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
- 1 Peter 1:2
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
- Leviticus 3:8
Through
Exodus 40:22Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
it leads to
- Exodus 26:35
And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.
- Exodus 26:35
Through
Leviticus 6:25“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is…
it leads to
- Leviticus 4:24
He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
- Leviticus 4:24
Through
Ezekiel 8:5“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 8:3
He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God…
- Ezekiel 8:3
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.