Leviticus 3:7

If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he must present it before the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses instructs the Israelites in the wilderness regarding the procedural requirements for bringing peace offerings to the LORD.

The words — The Hebrew term כֶּשֶׂב (keśeḇ) denotes a young sheep or lamb, and the verb קָרַב (qārav) describes the act of bringing or presenting an offering.

The thread — The requirement to present offerings before the LORD recurs in Leviticus 3:1 for herd offerings and appears in 1 Kings 8:62 during Solomon’s dedication sacrifices, while Leviticus 17:8 extends the presentation rule to all Israelites and foreigners bringing burnt offerings.

Why it lands — The text commands the worshiper to bring the specific animal offering directly to the LORD’s presence, requiring deliberate action and obedience to the prescribed ritual.

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The Hebrew words

אִם־'im-if כֶּ֥שֶׂבKe.seva young ram הֽוּא־hu'-he מַקְרִ֖יבmak.Riv[is] presenting אֶת־'et-<obj.>קָרְבָּנ֑וֹka.re.ba.N/opresent/ his וְהִקְרִ֥יבve./hik.Rivand/ he will present אֹת֖וֹ'o.T/o<obj.>/ it לִפְנֵ֥יli/f.Nei<to>/ before יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahweh

King James Version

If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the Lord.

Cross-references

1 Kings 8:62 Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD.
Leviticus 3:1 “If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.
Leviticus 17:8 Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
Ephesians 5:2 and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
Ephesians 5:12 For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
Hebrews 9:14 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!