Leviticus 3:6
New International Version
“’If you offer an animal from the flock as a fellowship offering to the LORD, you are to offer a male or female without defect.

New Living Translation
“If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.

English Standard Version
“If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

Berean Standard Bible
If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.

King James Bible
And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

New King James Version
‘If his offering as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the LORD is of the flock, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

New American Standard Bible
But if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD is from the flock, he shall offer it, male or female, without defect.

NASB 1995
‘But if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD is from the flock, he shall offer it, male or female, without defect.

NASB 1977
‘But if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD is from the flock, he shall offer it, male or female, without defect.

Legacy Standard Bible
But if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh is from the flock, he shall bring it near, male or female, without blemish.

Amplified Bible
If his peace offering to the LORD is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer the animal without blemish.

Christian Standard Bible
“If his offering as a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD is from the flock, he is to present a male or female without blemish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If his offering as a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.

American Standard Version
And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

Contemporary English Version
Instead of a bull or a cow, you may offer any sheep or goat that has nothing wrong with it.

English Revised Version
And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"If your sacrifice is a fellowship offering of sheep to the LORD, you must bring a male or female animal that has no defects.

Good News Translation
If a sheep or goat is used as a fellowship offering, it may be male or female, but it must be without any defects.

International Standard Version
"If his offering to the LORD is a peace offering from the flock, whether male or female, he is to bring it without defect.

Majority Standard Bible
If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.

NET Bible
"'If his offering for a peace offering sacrifice to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a flawless male or female.

New Heart English Bible
"'If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD is from the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offering to the LORD shall be of the flock, male or female; he shall offer it without blemish.

World English Bible
“‘If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh is from the flock, either male or female, he shall offer it without defect.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And if his offering [is] out of the flock for a sacrifice of peace-offerings to YHWH, male or female, he brings a perfect one near;

Young's Literal Translation
And if his offering is out of the flock for a sacrifice of peace-offerings to Jehovah, male or female, a perfect one he doth bring near;

Smith's Literal Translation
And if from the sheep his offering for a sacrifice of peace to Jehovah, a male or a female, blameless he shall bring it.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if his oblation and the sacrifice of peace offering be of the flock, whether he offer male or female, they shall be without blemish.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Yet truly, if his oblation and the sacrifice of peace offerings will be from the sheep, whether he will offer a male or a female, they shall be immaculate.

New American Bible
If the communion sacrifice one offers to the LORD is from the flock, be it a male or a female animal, it must be presented without blemish.

New Revised Standard Version
If your offering for a sacrifice of well-being to the LORD is from the flock, male or female, you shall offer one without blemish.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD be of the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if his offering is from sheep on the altar, he shall offer it a burnt offering to LORD JEHOVAH, male or female without blemish.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD be of the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if his gift be of the sheep, a peace-offering to the Lord, male or female, he shall bring it unblemished.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Laws for Peace Offerings
5Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. 6If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish. 7If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he must present it before the LORD.…

Cross References
Leviticus 1:3-5
If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD. / 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. / And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 4:32-35
If, however, he brings a lamb as a sin offering, he must bring an unblemished female. / And he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. / Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. ...

Leviticus 7:11-15
Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD: / If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. / Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread. ...

Leviticus 17:5-7
For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD. / The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. / They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’

Exodus 29:38-41
This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight. / With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ...

Numbers 15:8-10
When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD, / present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil. / Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Numbers 28:19-22
Present to the LORD a food offering, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished. / The grain offering shall consist of fine flour mixed with oil; offer three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, / and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs. ...

Deuteronomy 12:5-7
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

1 Samuel 1:24-25
Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.

2 Chronicles 29:31-35
Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings. / The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. / And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. ...

Psalm 50:14-15
Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High. / Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

Isaiah 1:11-13
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.

Ezekiel 45:15-17
And one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These are for the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the people, declares the Lord GOD. / All the people of the land must participate in this contribution for the prince in Israel. / And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.

Hebrews 9:12-14
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 10:1-4
For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...


Treasury of Scripture

And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

a sacrifice

Galatians 4:4
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

Ephesians 1:10
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

Ephesians 2:13-22
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ…

be of

Leviticus 3:1
And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.

Leviticus 1:2,10
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock…

Isaiah 60:7
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.

male

Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

he shall

Leviticus 3:1
And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.

Acts 4:27
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

Romans 12:1,2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service…

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Leviticus 3
1. The peace offering of the herd
6. whether a sheep
7. whether a lamb
12. or a goat
17. A prohibition to eat fat or blood














If, however
This phrase introduces a conditional statement, indicating an alternative or additional instruction. In the Hebrew text, the word "אם" (im) is used, which often sets the stage for a specific set of circumstances or choices. This highlights the flexibility and inclusivity of the sacrificial system, allowing for different types of offerings based on what the worshiper can provide. It underscores God's understanding and accommodation of the varied economic statuses of His people.

he offers an animal from the flock
The Hebrew word for "offers" is "קרב" (qarab), which means to bring near or present. This act of offering is a deeply personal and spiritual gesture, symbolizing the worshiper's desire to draw near to God. The "flock" refers to sheep or goats, which were common livestock in ancient Israel. This choice of offering reflects the agrarian lifestyle of the Israelites and their reliance on these animals for sustenance and livelihood. It also signifies the importance of giving to God from what one has, emphasizing the principle of stewardship.

as a fellowship offering
The term "fellowship offering" is translated from the Hebrew "שלמים" (shelamim), which is derived from "שלום" (shalom), meaning peace or wholeness. This offering is also known as a peace offering, symbolizing reconciliation and communion with God. It represents the restoration of harmony between the worshiper and the Divine, as well as among the community. The fellowship offering is a celebration of the covenant relationship with God, highlighting themes of gratitude, peace, and shared joy.

to the LORD
The Hebrew name used here is "יהוה" (YHWH), the sacred and personal name of God revealed to Moses. This emphasizes the direct relationship and covenant between the Israelites and their God. Offering to the LORD signifies an act of worship and devotion, acknowledging His sovereignty and grace. It is a reminder of the holiness and majesty of God, who is worthy of all honor and praise.

he is to present a male or female
The inclusion of both male and female animals in the offering indicates the non-discriminatory nature of the sacrifice. It reflects the completeness and inclusivity of the worship experience, where both genders of the flock are acceptable. This provision allows for greater participation among the Israelites, ensuring that everyone can partake in the sacrificial system regardless of the gender of their livestock.

without blemish
The Hebrew term "תמים" (tamim) means complete, whole, or perfect. This requirement for the offering to be without blemish signifies the need for purity and excellence in what is given to God. It reflects the holiness of God and the call for His people to offer their best. This standard points to the future perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who was without sin or defect, fulfilling the ultimate peace offering for humanity.

(6) Of the flock.--That is, of sheep or goats; they too might be either male or female, provided only that they were without organic defects.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
If, however,
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

one’s peace offering
שְׁלָמִ֖ים (šə·lā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8002: A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering

to the LORD
לַיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

is from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the flock,
הַצֹּ֧אן (haṣ·ṣōn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

he must present
יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃ (yaq·rî·ḇen·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

a male
זָכָר֙ (zā·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male

or
א֣וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's 176: Desire, if

female
נְקֵבָ֔ה (nə·qê·ḇāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5347: A female

without blemish.
תָּמִ֖ים (tā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 8549: Entire, integrity, truth


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