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Leviticus 4:29
He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text addresses the Israelite worshipper and the priesthood, prescribing the immediate next step after the sinner recognizes a transgression and brings an unblemished female goat. The words — The Hebrew verb סָמַךְ (sa.makh) means "he will lean" or "lay," describing the physical placement of the hand on the offering’s head before the slaughter verb שָׁחַט (sha.chat) "he will cut the throat" is performed. The thread — This laying-on-of-hands ritual pattern appears in Leviticus 4:4 for a bull, Leviticus 4:24 for a male goat, and Leviticus 1:4 for a burnt offering. Why it lands — The passage requires the worshipper to perform a concrete act of identification with the sacrificial animal and to execute the slaughter at the designated altar without deviation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 4:4 He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
- Leviticus 4:24 He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
- Leviticus 1:4 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.
- Leviticus 4:15 The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
- Leviticus 4:33 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.
- Hebrews 10:4 because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.