Leviticus 17:5
in Leviticus 17For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace to the LORD.
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ASV
to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, even that they may bring them unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace-offerings unto Jehovah.
KJV
To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the Lord.
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This verse in Leviticus 17
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields
on Leviticus 17:5-7
Verse 7 gives the reason: sacrifice in the open fields was going to the goat demons, the se'irim or hairy ones. Adam Clarke ties them to the goat worship Israel had lived beside in Egypt.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they offer in the open field,....
This law obliged not only the Israelites themselves, but the proselytes or strangers that were circumcised and sojourned among them, who were in danger of retaining an affection to their old ways of worship. If any should transgress this law, and offer sacrifice any where but at the tabernacle, (1.) The guilt was great: Blood shall be imputed to that man; he hath shed blood,
The words behind it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְמַעַן֩ | lemaan | so that | H4616 → | 272 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יָבִ֜יאוּ | yaviu | they may bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זִבְחֵיהֶם֮ | zivcheihem | sacrifices their | H2077 → | 162 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֵ֣ם | hem | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| זֹבְחִים֮ | zoechim | [are] sacrificing | H2076 → | 134 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּנֵ֣י | penei | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַשָּׂדֶה֒ | hasadeh | the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| וֶֽהֱבִיאֻ֣ם | vehevium | and they will bring them | H935 → | 2568 times |
| לַֽיהוָ֗ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| פֶּ֛תַח | petach | [the] entrance of | H6607 → | 164 times |
| אֹ֥הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֖ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֑ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְזָ֨בְח֜וּ | vezavechu | and they will sacrifice | H2076 → | 134 times |
| זִבְחֵ֧י | zivchei | sacrifices of | H2077 → | 162 times |
| שְׁלָמִ֛ים | shelamim | peace offerings | H8002 → | 87 times |
| לַֽיהוָ֖ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אוֹתָֽם׃ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
לְמַעַן֩so that
lemaanH4616 →272 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יָבִ֜יאוּthey may bring
yaviuH935 →2568 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זִבְחֵיהֶם֮sacrifices their
zivcheihemH2077 →162 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הֵ֣םthey
hemH1992 →553 times
זֹבְחִים֮[are] sacrificing
zoechimH2076 →134 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פְּנֵ֣י[the] face of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
הַשָּׂדֶה֒the field
hasadehH7704 →334 times
וֶֽהֱבִיאֻ֣םand they will bring them
veheviumH935 →2568 times
לַֽיהוָ֗הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
פֶּ֛תַח[the] entrance of
petachH6607 →164 times
אֹ֥הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֖דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַכֹּהֵ֑ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
וְזָ֨בְח֜וּand they will sacrifice
vezavechuH2076 →134 times
זִבְחֵ֧יsacrifices of
zivcheiH2077 →162 times
שְׁלָמִ֛יםpeace offerings
shelamimH8002 →87 times
לַֽיהוָ֖הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
אוֹתָֽם׃<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 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
Genesis 21:33And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Isaiah 40:28
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching…
- Psalms 90:2
Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
- Jeremiah 10:10
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
- Romans 16:26
but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
- 1 Timothy 1:17
Through
1 Kings 14:23They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:2
Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
- Isaiah 57:5
who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
- Deuteronomy 12:2
Through
Genesis 22:13Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of…
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will…
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
