Leviticus 1:1
Context1:1 Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him 1 from the Meeting Tent: 2
Leviticus 3:7
Context3:7 If he presents a sheep as his offering, he must present it before the Lord.
Leviticus 3:12
Context3:12 “‘If his offering is a goat he must present it before the Lord,
Leviticus 5:19
Context5:19 It is a guilt offering; he was surely guilty before the Lord.”
Leviticus 8:5
Context8:5 Then Moses said to the congregation: “This is what the Lord has commanded to be done.”
Leviticus 8:36
Context8:36 So Aaron and his sons did all the things the Lord had commanded through 3 Moses.
Leviticus 18:2
Context18:2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘I am the Lord your God!
Leviticus 19:24
Context19:24 In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, praise offerings 4 to the Lord.
Leviticus 19:30
Context19:30 “‘You must keep my Sabbaths and fear my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:37
Context19:37 You must be sure to obey all my statutes and regulations. 5 I am the Lord.’”
Leviticus 20:7-8
Context20:7 “‘You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. 20:8 You must be sure to obey my statutes. 6 I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
Leviticus 22:15
Context22:15 They 7 must not profane the holy offerings which the Israelites contribute 8 to the Lord, 9
Leviticus 22:31
Context22:31 “You must be sure to do my commandments. 10 I am the Lord.
Leviticus 23:25
Context23:25 You must not do any regular work, but 11 you must present a gift to the Lord.’”
Leviticus 23:44
Context23:44 So Moses spoke to the Israelites about the appointed times of the Lord. 12
Leviticus 24:4
Context24:4 On the ceremonially pure lampstand 13 he must arrange the lamps before the Lord continually.
Leviticus 26:2
Context26:2 You must keep my Sabbaths and reverence 14 my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 27:34
Context27:34 These are the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses to tell the Israelites 15 at Mount Sinai.
1 tn Heb “And he (the
sn The best explanation for the MT of Lev 1:1 arises from its function as a transition from Exod 40 to Lev 1. The first clause, “And he (the
2 sn The second clause of v. 1, “and the
3 tn Heb “by the hand of” (so KJV).
4 tn See B. A. Levine, Leviticus (JPSTC), 132, where the translation reads “set aside for jubilation”; a special celebration before the
5 tn Heb “And you shall keep all my statutes and all my regulations and you shall do them.” This appears to be a kind of verbal hendiadys, where the first verb is a modifier of the action of the second verb (see GKC 386 §120.d, although שָׁמַר [shamar, “to keep”] is not cited there; cf. Lev 22:31).
6 tn Heb “And you shall keep my statutes and you shall do them.” This appears to be a kind of verbal hendiadys, where the first verb is a modifier of the action of the second verb (see GKC 386 §120.d, although שָׁמַר [shamar, “to keep”] is not cited there; cf. Lev 22:31, etc.).
7 tn Contextually, “They” could refer either to the people (v. 14a; cf. NRSV “No one”) or the priests (v. 14b; cf. NIV “The priests”), but the latter seems more likely (see J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 356, and B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 150). The priests were responsible to see that the portions of the offerings that were to be consumed by the priests as prebends did not become accessible to the people. Mistakes in this matter (cf. v. 14) would bring “guilt” on the people, requiring punishment (v. 16).
8 tn The Hebrew verb הֵרִים (herim, rendered “contribute” here) is commonly used for setting aside portions of an offering (see, e.g., Lev 4:8-10 and R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 4:335-36).
9 tn Heb “the holy offerings of the sons of Israel which they contribute to the
10 tn Heb “And you shall keep my commandments and you shall do them.” This appears to be a kind of verbal hendiadys, where the first verb is a modifier of the action of the second verb (see GKC 386 §120.d, although שָׁמַר [shamar, “to keep”] is not cited there; cf. Lev 20:8, etc.).
11 tn Heb “and.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have adversative force here (cf. KJV, NASB, NIV).
12 sn E. S. Gerstenberger (Leviticus [OTL], 352) takes v. 44 to be an introduction to another set of festival regulations, perhaps something like those found in Exod 23:14-17. For others this verse reemphasizes the Mosaic authority of the preceding festival regulations (e.g., J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 390).
13 tn Alternatively, “pure [gold] lampstand,” based on Exod 25:31, etc., where the term for “gold” actually appears (see NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT, and the remarks in J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 395, etc.). However, in Lev 24:4 the adjective “pure” is feminine, corresponding to “lampstand,” not an assumed noun “gold” (contrast Exod 25:31), and the “table” in v. 6 was overlaid with gold, but was not made of pure gold. Therefore, it is probably better to translate “[ceremonially] pure lampstand” (v. 4) and “[ceremonially] pure table” (v. 6); see NEB; cf. KJV, ASV; B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 164-65; and G. J. Wenham, Leviticus [NICOT], 307.
14 tn Heb “and my sanctuary you shall fear.” Cf. NCV “respect”; CEV “honor.”
15 tn Most of the commentaries and English versions translate, “which the