Leviticus 1:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 1:4

2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ^a‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.

3 ‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male ^awithout blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord.

4 ^aThen he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be ^baccepted on his behalf ^cto make atonement for him.

5 He shall kill the ^abull before the Lord; ^band the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood ^cand sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

6 And he shall ^askin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.

7 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put ^afire on the altar, and ^blay the wood in order on the fire.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 1:4

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American Standard Version
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Amplified® Bible
And he shall lay [both] his hands upon the head of the burnt offering [transferring symbolically his guilt to the victim], and it shall be an acceptable atonement for him.

Contemporary English Version
Lay your hand on its head, and I will accept the animal as a sacrifice for taking away your sins.

Darby English Version
And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Good News Bible
You shall put your hand on its head, and it will be accepted as a sacrifice to take away your sins.

King James Version
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

New American Standard Bible
`He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.

New International Version
He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

New King James Version
Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that the LORD may accept it for him to make atonement on his behalf.

Revised Standard Version
he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Young's Literal Translation
and he hath laid his hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it hath been accepted for him to make atonement for him;

New English Translation
He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him to make atonement¹ on his behalf.

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