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Leviticus 1:10

“ ‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    “ ‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect.

  • KJV King James Version

    And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And if his offering be of the flock, whether of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering, he shall offer it a male without blemish.

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Cross-references (9)

Passages linked to Leviticus 1:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Leviticus 1:2-3 “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When anyone of you offers an offering to Yahweh, you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock. “ ‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.
  • Genesis 8:20 Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
  • Leviticus 22:19 that you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without defect, of the bulls, of the sheep, or of the goats.
  • Malachi 1:14 “But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a defective thing; for I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
  • Exodus 12:5 Your lamb shall be without defect, a male a year old. You shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats.
  • Leviticus 4:23 if his sin in which he has sinned is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without defect.
  • Isaiah 53:6-7 All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he didn’t open his mouth.
  • John 1:29 The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
  • Genesis 4:4 Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,

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Explain this verse (14 sources)

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 1:10 And if his offering [be] of the…

Lev 1:10 And if his offering [be] of the flocks, [namely], of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.

Ver. 10. A male without blemish.] But "cursed be the deceiver that hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto God a corrupt thing." {Mal 1:14}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain Here we have the laws concerning the burnt-offerings, which…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And if his offering be of the flocks,.... As…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. His offering be of the flocks] See…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Of the flocks - These directions are more brief…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Male. Lyranus seems to have read "a year old,"…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain if his offering be of the flocks--Those who could…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 10, 11. Offering… of the flocks — The burnt…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain (b) Sheep or Goat (10–13)
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) Of the flocks.—Bullocks of course could only be…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain If his offering be of the flocks. The ritual…
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain Of the Flock
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 1:10-13 Permission to offer lesser animals was to make…

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