Leviticus 1:3

Burnt Offering Regulations: Animal from the Herd

1:3 “‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd he must present it as a flawless male; he must present it at the entrance of the Meeting Tent for its acceptance before the Lord.

Leviticus 3:5

3:5 Then the sons of Aaron must offer it up in smoke on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the wood in the fire as a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

Leviticus 4:24

4:24 He must lay his hand on the head of the male goat and slaughter it in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord – it is a sin offering.

Leviticus 5:10

5:10 The second bird he must make a burnt offering according to the standard regulation. So the priest will make atonement on behalf of this person for his sin which he has committed, and he will be forgiven. 10 

Leviticus 6:25

6:25 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the law of the sin offering. In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered the sin offering must be slaughtered before the Lord. It is most holy. 11 

Leviticus 7:2

7:2 In the place where they slaughter the burnt offering they must slaughter the guilt offering, and the officiating priest 12  must splash 13  the blood against the altar’s sides.

Leviticus 8:28

8:28 Moses then took them from their palms and offered them up in smoke on the altar 14  on top of the burnt offering – they were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was a gift to the Lord.

Leviticus 9:2

9:2 and said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both flawless, and present them before the Lord.

Leviticus 9:17

9:17 Next he presented the grain offering, filled his hand with some of it, and offered it up in smoke on the altar in addition to the morning burnt offering. 15 

Leviticus 10:16

The Problem with the Inaugural Sin Offering

10:16 Later Moses sought diligently for the sin offering male goat, 16  but it had actually been burnt. 17  So he became angry at Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, saying,

Leviticus 14:13

14:13 He must then slaughter 18  the male lamb in the place where 19  the sin offering 20  and the burnt offering 21  are slaughtered, 22  in the sanctuary, because, like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; 23  it is most holy.

Leviticus 14:20

14:20 and the priest is to offer 24  the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. So the priest is to make atonement for him and he will be clean.

Leviticus 14:31

14:31 a sin offering and the other a burnt offering along with the grain offering. 25  So the priest is to make atonement for the one being cleansed before the Lord.

Leviticus 15:15

15:15 and the priest is to make one of them a sin offering 26  and the other a burnt offering. 27  So the priest 28  is to make atonement for him before the Lord for 29  his discharge.

Leviticus 15:30

15:30 and the priest is to make one a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. 30  So the priest 31  is to make atonement for her before the Lord from her discharge of impurity.

Leviticus 17:8

17:8 “You are to say to them: ‘Any man 32  from the house of Israel or 33  from the foreigners who reside 34  in their 35  midst, who offers 36  a burnt offering or a sacrifice

Leviticus 23:37

23:37 “‘These are the appointed times of the Lord that you must proclaim as holy assemblies to present a gift to the Lord – burnt offering, grain offering, sacrifice, and drink offerings, 37  each day according to its regulation, 38 


sn The burnt offering (עֹלָה, ’olah) was basically a “a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord” (vv. 9, 13, 17). It could serve as a votive or freewill offering (e.g., Lev 22:18-20), an accompaniment of prayer and supplication (e.g., 1 Sam 7:9-10), part of the regular daily, weekly, monthly, and festival cultic pattern (e.g., Num 28-29), or to make atonement either alone (e.g., Lev 1:4; 16:24) or in combination with the grain offering (e.g., Lev 14:20) or sin offering (e.g., Lev 5:7; 9:7). See R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 4:996-1022.

tn Heb “door” (so KJV, ASV); NASB “doorway” (likewise throughout the book of Leviticus). The translation “door” or “doorway” may suggest a framed door in a casing to the modern reader, but here the term refers to the entrance to a tent.

tn The NIV correctly has “it” in the text, referring to the acceptance of the animal (cf., e.g., RSV, NEB, NLT), but “he” in the margin, referring to the acceptance of the offerer (cf. ASV, NASB, JB). The reference to a “flawless male” in the first half of this verse suggests that the issue here is the acceptability of the animal to make atonement on behalf of the offerer (Lev 1:4; cf. NRSV “for acceptance in your behalf”).

tn Or “on the fire – [it is] a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord” (see Lev 1:13b, 17b, and the note on 1:9b).

tn The LXX has a plural form here and also for the same verb later in the verse. See the note on Lev 1:5a.

tn The word “bird” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

sn The term “[standard] regulation” (מִשְׁפָּט, mishppat) here refers to the set of regulations for burnt offering birds in Lev 1:14-17.

sn The focus of sin offering “atonement” was purging impurities from the tabernacle (see the note on Lev 1:4).

tn See the note on 4:26 with regard to מִן, min.

10 tn Heb “there shall be forgiveness to him” or “it shall be forgiven to him” (KJV similar).

11 tn Heb “holiness of holinesses [or holy of holies] it is.” Cf. NAB “most sacred”; CEV “very sacred”; TEV “very holy.”

12 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the officiating priest) has been specified in the translation for clarity. This priest was responsible for any actions involving direct contact with the altar (e.g., the splashing of the blood).

13 tn See the note on Lev 1:5.

14 tn Heb “toward the altar” (see the note on Lev 1:9).

15 sn The latter part of the verse (“in addition to the morning burnt offering”) refers to the complex of morning (and evening) burnt and grain offerings that was the daily regulation for the tabernacle from the time of its erection (Exod 40:29). The regulations for it were appended to the end of the section of priestly consecration regulations in Exod 29 (see Exod 29:38-40) precisely because they were to be maintained throughout the priestly consecration period and beyond (Lev 8:33-36). Thus, the morning burnt and grain offerings would already have been placed on the altar before the inaugural burnt and grain offerings referred to here.

16 sn This is the very same male goat offered in Lev 9:15 (cf. the note on Lev 10:1 above).

17 tn Heb “but behold, it had been burnt” (KJV and NASB both similar).

18 tn Heb “And he shall slaughter.”

19 tn Heb “in the place which.”

20 sn See the note on Lev 4:3 regarding the term “sin offering.”

21 sn See the note on Lev 1:3 regarding the “burnt offering.”

22 tn Since the priest himself presents this offering as a wave offering (v. 12), it would seem that the offering is already in his hands and he would, therefore, be the one who slaughtered the male lamb in this instance rather than the offerer. Smr and LXX make the second verb “to slaughter” plural rather than singular, which suggests that it is to be taken as an impersonal passive (see J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:852).

23 tn Heb “the guilt offering, it [is] to the Lord.” Regarding the “guilt offering,” see the note on Lev 5:15.

24 tn Heb “cause to go up.”

25 tn Heb “and the one a burnt offering on the grain offering.”

26 sn See the note on Lev 4:3 regarding the term “sin offering.”

27 tn Heb “and the priest shall make them one a sin offering and the one a burnt offering.” See the note on Lev 1:3 regarding the “burnt offering.”

28 tn Heb “And the priest.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have resultative force here.

29 tn Heb “from”; see the note on 4:26.

30 tn Heb “And the priest shall make the one a sin offering and the one a burnt offering.”

31 tn Heb “And the priest.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have resultative force here.

32 tn Heb “Man, man.” The repetition of the word “man” is distributive, meaning “any [or “every”] man” (GKC 395-96 §123.c; cf. Lev 15:2).

33 tn Heb “and.” Here the Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) has an alternative sense (“or”).

34 tn Heb “from the sojourner who sojourns.”

35 tc The LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate have “your” (plural) rather than “their.”

36 tn Heb “causes to go up.”

37 tn The LXX has “[their] burnt offerings, and their sacrifices, and their drink offerings.”

38 tn Heb “a matter of a day in its day”; NAB “as prescribed for each day”; NRSV, NLT “each on its proper day.”