The Meaning of Leviticus 1:3 Explained

Leviticus 1:3

KJV: If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.

YLT: If his offering is a burnt-offering out of the herd -- a male, a perfect one, he doth bring near, unto the opening of the tent of meeting he doth bring it near, at his pleasure, before Jehovah;

Darby: If his offering be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall present it a male without blemish: at the entrance of the tent of meeting shall he present it, for his acceptance before Jehovah.

ASV: If his oblation be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before Jehovah.

Discover Leviticus 1:3

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Leviticus 1:3?

MEANING: What does Leviticus 1:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Leviticus 1:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Leviticus 1:3?

What is the context of Leviticus 1:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

If his offering [be] a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.

What does Leviticus 1:3 Mean?

Study Notes

burnt-sacrifice
The burnt-offering

(1) typifies Christ offering Himself without spot to God in delight to do His Father's will even in death.

(2) it is atoning because the believer has not had this delight in the will of God; and

(3) substitutionary ( Leviticus 1:4 ) because Christ did it in the sinner's stead. But the thought of penalty is not prominent.; Hebrews 9:11-14 ; Hebrews 10:5-7 ; Psalms 40:6-8 ; Philippians 2:8 . The emphatic words Leviticus 1:3-5 are "burnt-sacrifice," "voluntary," "it shall be accepted for him," and "atonement." The creatures acceptable for sacrifice are five:

(1) The bullock, or ox, typifies Christ as the patient and enduring Servant 1 Corinthians 9:9 ; 1 Corinthians 9:10 ; Hebrews 12:2 ; Hebrews 12:3 "obedient unto death"; Isaiah 52:13-15 ; Philippians 2:5-8 . His offering in this character is substitutionary, for this we have not been.

(2) The sheep, or lamb, typifies Christ in unresisting self-surrender to the death of the cross Isaiah 53:7 ; Acts 8:32-35 .

(3) The goat typifies the sinner Matthew 25:33 and, when used sacrificially, Christ, as "numbered with the transgressors"; Isaiah 53:12 ; Luke 23:33 and "made sin," and "a curse"; Galatians 3:13 ; 2 Corinthians 5:21 as the sinner's substitute.

(4,5) The turtle-dove or pigeon. Naturally a symbol of mourning innocency Isaiah 38:14 ; Isaiah 59:11 ; Matthew 23:37 ; Hebrews 7:26 is associated with poverty in Leviticus 5:7 and speaks of Him who for our sakes become poor Luke 9:58 and whose pathway of poverty which began with laying aside "the form of God," ended in the sacrifice through which we became rich; 2 Corinthians 8:9 ; Philippians 2:6-8 . The sacrifice of the poor Man becomes the poor man's sacrifice. Luke 2:24 . These grades of typical sacrifice test the measure of our apprehension of the varied aspects of Christ's one sacrifice on the cross. The mature believer should see Christ crucified in all these aspects.

Context Summary

Leviticus 1:1-17 - Burned-Offerings Of The Herd, Flocks And Fowls

Jehovah speaks with Moses, not from Sinai's summit, but from the Tabernacle, because He has come to dwell with men on the earth. Compare Exodus 20:22; Exodus 25:8. The early chapters of this book contain the law of the offerings. He who was to be worshiped prescribed the manner in which He was to be approached. These sacrifices also were intended to typify the great offering which our Lord would one day, in the fullness of time, consummate on Calvary. Here we have the burned-offering, presenting the more general aspect of our Lord's self-giving. It represents His entire surrender to the Father's will. See Hebrews 10:8-9. The principal feature of this offering was that the whole body of the victim was consumed and ascended in fire and smoke. The Hebrew word comes from a root which means to ascend. Three grades of this offering were permitted-herd, flock, fowl-to bring it within the means of all, and to typify the varying degrees in which men apprehend and value Christ. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 1

¹ The law of burnt offerings
³ of the herd
¹⁰ of the flocks
¹⁴ of the fowls

What do the individual words in Leviticus 1:3 mean?

If [is] a burnt sacrifice his offering of the herd a male without blemish let him offer At the door of the tabernacle of meeting he shall offer it of his own free will before Yahweh

אִם־ עֹלָ֤ה קָרְבָּנוֹ֙ מִן־ הַבָּקָ֔ר זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּ אֶל־ פֶּ֝תַח‪‬ אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ יַקְרִ֣יב אֹת֔וֹ לִרְצֹנ֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

עֹלָ֤ה	[is] a burnt sacrifice
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: עֹלָה Sense: whole burnt offering.
קָרְבָּנוֹ֙	his offering
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: קָרְבָּן Sense: offering, oblation.
הַבָּקָ֔ר	the herd
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּקָר Sense: cattle, herd, oxen, ox.
זָכָ֥ר	a male
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: זָכָר Sense: male (of humans and animals) adj.
תָּמִ֖ים	without blemish
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: תָּמִים Sense: complete, whole, entire, sound.
יַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּ	let him offer
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: קָרַב Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
אֶל־	At
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
פֶּ֝תַח‪‬	the door
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פֶּתַח Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
אֹ֤הֶל	of the tabernacle
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אֹהֶל Sense: tent.
מוֹעֵד֙	of meeting
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹועֵד Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.
יַקְרִ֣יב	he shall offer
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרַב Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
לִרְצֹנ֖וֹ	of his own free will
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: רָצֹון Sense: pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will.
לִפְנֵ֥י	before
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
יְהוָֽה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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