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And ifוְאִםhis offeringקָרְבָּנוֹis a sacrificeזֶבַחof peace,שְׁלָמִיםifאִםhe presents itהוּא מַקְרִיבfromמִןthe herd,הַבָּקָרwhetherאִםmaleזָכָרorאִםfemale,נְקֵבָהhe shall present itיַקְרִיבֶנּוּwithout defectתָּמִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
Leviticus 3:1
Study it in the app“And if his offering is a sacrifice of peace, if he presents it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall present it without defect before YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 3:1, word by word
- his offeringקָרְבָּנkarban
offering
Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.
Where else “karban” appears- is a sacrificeזֶבַחzevach
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevach” appears- of peaceשְׁלָמִיםshelamim
peace offerings
Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).
Where else “shelamim” appears- he presents itמַקְרִיבmakriv
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “makriv” appears- the herdבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- maleזָכָרzachar
male animal
An animal of the male sex, as required for certain sacrifices.
Where else “zachar” appears- femaleנְקֵבָהnekeva
female
Female; a woman, or a female animal.
Where else “nekeva” appears- without defectתָּמִיםtamim
without defect
Without defect, whole.
Where else “tamim” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
Translation note
In Leviticus it is the only sacrifice from which the one who offers it also eats: the fat is offered up in smoke to YHWH, the breast and the right thigh belong to the priests, and the rest is eaten by the offerer (7:15-21, 29-34).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall splash the blood against the altar all around.