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Laws for Burnt Offerings

Leviticus 1:4

In 11 translations

BSB
He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
KJV
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.
WEB
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
ASV
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.
LSV
and he has laid his hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it has been accepted for him to make atonement for him;
YLT
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;
DBY
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.
DRC
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the victim, and it shall be acceptable, and help to its expiation.
GNV
And he shall put his hande vpon the head of the burnt offering, and it shalbe accepted to the Lord, to be his atonement.
JPS
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.
LXXE
And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering as a thing acceptable for him, to make atonement for him.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְסָמַ֣ךְ יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל רֹ֣אשׁ הָעֹלָ֑ה וְנִרְצָ֥ה ל֖וֹ לְכַפֵּ֥ר עָלָֽיו׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐπιθήσει τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τοῦ καρπώματος δεκτὸν αὐτῷ, ἐξιλάσασθαι περὶ αὐτοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Leviticus 3:8He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
  • 2 Chronicles 29:23–24Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make…
  • Leviticus 3:2He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.
  • Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
  • Exodus 29:10You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
  • Leviticus 4:20He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
  • Leviticus 4:26He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
  • Exodus 29:15Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
  • Philippians 4:18I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
  • Leviticus 4:31Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he…
  • Leviticus 3:13He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
  • 1 John 2:2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
  • Exodus 29:19Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
  • Leviticus 4:15The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
  • Numbers 15:25The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD an offering made by fire and a sin offering, presented…
  • Leviticus 4:24He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.

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