Leviticus 7:37

This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the peace offering,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord addresses Moses on Mount Sinai, summarizing the regulations for the Israelites to present their offerings in the Wilderness of Sinai. This declaration appears at the conclusion of the sacrificial code to formally seal the instructions.

The words — תּוֹרָה (to.Rah) literally means "legal procedure," framing the preceding rituals as binding statutes. The demonstrative זֹאת (zot), meaning "this," points directly to the compiled list of offerings just detailed.

The thread — This summary structure echoes Exodus 29:1 and Exodus 29:38, where formal introductions and recurring directives establish worship patterns. Leviticus 1:1 similarly grounds the entire sacrificial system in direct divine communication at the Tent of Meeting.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize these six offerings as a unified legal framework rather than isolated rituals. It demands precise adherence to the compiled statutes without alteration or omission.

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The Hebrew words

זֹ֣אתzotthis הַתּוֹרָ֗הha./to.Rah[is] the/ legal [procedure]לָֽעֹלָה֙la./'o.Lahto the/ burnt offering לַמִּנְחָ֔הla./min.Chahto the/ grain offering וְלַֽחַטָּ֖אתve./la./cha.Tatand/ to the/ sin offering וְלָאָשָׁ֑םve./la./'a.Shamand/ to the/ guilt offering וְלַ֨מִּלּוּאִ֔יםve./La/m.mi.lu.'Imand/ to the/ installation offering<s>וּלְזֶ֖בַחu./le./Ze.vachand/ to/ [the] sacrifice of הַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ha./she.la.Mimthe/ peace offering<s>

King James Version

This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;

Cross-references

Exodus 29:1 “Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,
Exodus 29:38 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
Leviticus 1:1 Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
Leviticus 6:9 “Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar.
Leviticus 6:20 “This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.
Leviticus 7:11 Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD: