Leviticus 22:18
in Leviticus 22“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
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ASV
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners in Israel, that offereth his oblation, whether it be any of their vows, or any of their freewill-offerings, which they offer unto Jehovah for a burnt-offering;
KJV
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering;
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This verse in Leviticus 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Then the LORD said to Moses
on Leviticus 22:17-20
The second speech widens the address to "all the Israelites" and "any foreign resident", because the one who brings the animal chooses it. The standard is "an unblemished male", and verse 20 states the result of missing it: "it will not be accepted on your behalf".
This site's exposition
or any foreign resident who presents a gift
The verse names two occasions for a burnt offering, a vow and a freewill offering, which verse 23 treats differently. Matthew Henry notes that even a foreign resident was held to an unblemished animal, though strangers were to be encouraged to honour Israel's God.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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The words behind it
29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דַּבֵּ֨ר | daber | speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֶֽל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֜ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בָּנָ֗יו | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְאֶל֙ | veel | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ | veamarta | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲלֵהֶ֑ם | ʾalehem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | a person | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אִישׁ֩ | ʾish | a person | H376 → | 1663 times |
| מִבֵּ֨ית | mibeit | from [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וּמִן־ | umin- | and of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַגֵּ֣ר | hager | the sojourner[s] | H1616 → | 92 times |
| בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | beyisrael | in Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יַקְרִ֤יב | yakriv | he will present | H7126 → | 280 times |
| קָרְבָּנוֹ֙ | karebano | present his | H7133 → | 82 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | for all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| נִדְרֵיהֶם֙ | nidreihem | vows their | H5088 → | 60 times |
| וּלְכָל־ | ulekhol- | and for all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| נִדְבוֹתָ֔ם | nidvotam | freewill offerings their | H5071 → | 26 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יַקְרִ֥יבוּ | yakrivu | they will present | H7126 → | 280 times |
| לַיהוָ֖ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְעֹלָֽה׃ | leolah | to a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
דַּבֵּ֨רspeak
daberH1696 →1141 times
אֶֽל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אַהֲרֹ֜ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
בָּנָ֗יוsons his
banavH1121 →4930 times
וְאֶל֙and to
veelH413 →5510 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְאָמַרְתָּ֖and you will say
veamartaH559 →5305 times
אֲלֵהֶ֑םto them
ʾalehemH413 →5510 times
אִ֣ישׁa person
ʾishH376 →1663 times
אִישׁ֩a person
ʾishH376 →1663 times
מִבֵּ֨יתfrom [the] house of
mibeitH1004 →2046 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וּמִן־and of
umin-H4480 →1188 times
הַגֵּ֣רthe sojourner[s]
hagerH1616 →92 times
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לin Israel
beyisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יַקְרִ֤יבhe will present
yakrivH7126 →280 times
קָרְבָּנוֹ֙present his
karebanoH7133 →82 times
לְכָל־for all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
נִדְרֵיהֶם֙vows their
nidreihemH5088 →60 times
וּלְכָל־and for all
ulekhol-H3605 →5413 times
נִדְבוֹתָ֔םfreewill offerings their
nidvotamH5071 →26 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יַקְרִ֥יבוּthey will present
yakrivuH7126 →280 times
לַיהוָ֖הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְעֹלָֽה׃to a burnt offering
leolahH5930 →287 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
Jonah 1:16Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.
it leads to
- Psalms 50:14
Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Daniel 6:26
I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will…
- Psalms 116:14
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
- Psalms 107:22
Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
- Genesis 8:20
Then 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.
- Psalms 50:14
Through
Numbers 15:3and you present an offering made by fire to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow…
it leads to
- Exodus 29:18
Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- Exodus 29:18
Through
Leviticus 1:2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.
it leads to
- Leviticus 22:18–19
“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the…
- Leviticus 22:18–19
Through
Psalms 56:12Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
it leads to
- Psalms 9:1–3
I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
- Psalms 9:1–3
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus

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This page draws on 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.
