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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217If your offering is a goat, you are to present it before the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if his offering <i>be</i> a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘And if his offering <i>is</i> a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Now if his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Moreover, if his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Moreover, if his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Moreover, if his offering is a goat, then he shall bring it near before Yahweh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘If his offering is a goat, he shall present it before the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before Jehovah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you offer a goat, you must also present it to me <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If your offering is a goat, you must bring it to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you offer a goat, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If his offering is a goat, then he is to bring it to the LORD, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If one?s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If his offering is a goat he must present it before the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if his offering shall be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if his offering [is] a goat, then he has brought it near before YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if his offering is a goat, then he hath brought it near before Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if a goat his offering, and he offered it before Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If his offering be a goat, and he offer it to the Lord, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If his oblation will be a goat, and he will offer it to the Lord,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If a person’s offering is a goat, the individual shall bring it before the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If your offering is a goat, you shall bring it before the LORD<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if his offering be of the goats then he shall offer it before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if his offering is a burnt offering from goats, he shall bring it before LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if his offering be a goat, then he shall present it before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if his offering be of the goats, then shall he bring it before the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/3-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=425" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/3.htm">Laws for Peace Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/7133.htm" title="7133: qā·rə·bā·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or qurban; from qarab; something brought near the altar, i.e. A sacrificial present.">one’s offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/5795.htm" title="5795: ‘êz (N-fs) -- Female goat. From azaz; a she-goat, but masculine in plural.">is a goat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·hiq·rî·ḇōw (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">he is to present</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">it before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-11.htm">Leviticus 7:11-21</a></span><br />Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD: / If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. / Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-5.htm">Leviticus 17:5-7</a></span><br />For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD. / The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. / They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Numbers 15:8-10</a></span><br />When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD, / present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil. / Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-7</a></span><br />Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24-25</a></span><br />Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">2 Chronicles 29:31-35</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings. / The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. / And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-15.htm">Ezekiel 45:15-17</a></span><br />And one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These are for the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the people, declares the Lord GOD. / All the people of the land must participate in this contribution for the prince in Israel. / And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-8.htm">Psalm 50:8-15</a></span><br />I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. / I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens, / for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-13</a></span><br />“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-4</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-18.htm">1 Corinthians 10:18</a></span><br />Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a></span><br />and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">a goat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/3-1.htm">Leviticus 3:1,7</a></b></br> And if his oblation <i>be</i> a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer <i>it</i> of the herd; whether <i>it be</i> a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-2.htm">Leviticus 1:2,6,10</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, <i>even</i> of the herd, and of the flock… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3,15</a></b></br> And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, <i>both</i> of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/36-14.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-8.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-7.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-9.htm">Present</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/4-23.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-21.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-8.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Present</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/3-1.htm">The peace offering of the herd</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/3-6.htm">whether a sheep</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/3-7.htm">whether a lamb</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/3-12.htm">or a goat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">A prohibition to eat fat or blood</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The goat, as a sacrificial animal, was significant in various offerings, including sin offerings and peace offerings. Goats were common livestock in ancient Israel, making them accessible for offerings. The choice of a goat could symbolize the offerer's socio-economic status, as goats were less expensive than cattle. In the Day of Atonement ritual (Leviticus 16), goats played a crucial role, with one being sacrificed and the other sent into the wilderness as the scapegoat, symbolizing the removal of sin.<p><b>he is to present it</b><br>The act of presenting the offering signifies the worshiper's active participation in the sacrificial process. This presentation was a public declaration of faith and obedience to God's commandments. It also demonstrated the worshiper's acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and their dependence on Him for atonement and blessing. The presentation of the offering was a precursor to the ritual acts performed by the priests, highlighting the cooperative nature of worship between the laity and the priesthood.<p><b>before the LORD</b><br>The phrase "before the LORD" indicates the sacredness of the act and the presence of God in the tabernacle, where the offerings were made. This location was central to Israelite worship, as it was considered the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. Offering before the LORD emphasized the direct relationship between the worshiper and God, facilitated by the sacrificial system. It also foreshadowed the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who presented Himself before God as the perfect offering for sin, fulfilling the sacrificial system's requirements once and for all.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_offerer.htm">The Offerer</a></b><br>The individual bringing the offering, representing the people of Israel who are seeking to maintain a right relationship with God through sacrificial offerings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, Yahweh, who established the sacrificial system as a means for His people to express worship, gratitude, and atonement.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_goat.htm">The Goat</a></b><br>An animal used in the peace offering, symbolizing the offerer's desire for peace and fellowship with God. The goat was a common sacrificial animal in Israelite worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where offerings were presented before the LORD, serving as the central place of worship and sacrifice for the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_peace_offering.htm">The Peace Offering</a></b><br>A type of sacrifice in the Levitical system that symbolized fellowship and communion with God, often shared in a communal meal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_sacrifice.htm">Understanding Sacrifice</a></b><br>The sacrificial system in Leviticus points to the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement. It foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and provides eternal peace with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_goat.htm">Symbolism of the Goat</a></b><br>The goat as a peace offering symbolizes the offerer's desire for reconciliation and fellowship with God. In Christ, we find the perfect peace offering, reconciling us to God once and for all.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/approaching_god_with_reverence.htm">Approaching God with Reverence</a></b><br>The act of presenting an offering before the LORD underscores the importance of approaching God with reverence and humility. Our worship today should reflect this same attitude of respect and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/communal_aspect_of_worship.htm">Communal Aspect of Worship</a></b><br>The peace offering often involved a communal meal, highlighting the importance of fellowship among believers. Our worship should foster community and unity within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_sacrifices.htm">Living Sacrifices</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to present our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. This is our spiritual act of worship, reflecting the principles of the sacrificial system in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_aaron_offer_for_his_sons.htm">Why did Aaron offer a sin offering for his sons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_intercession_affect_god's_reply.htm">How does atonement restore our relationship with God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'forgive_and_forget'_biblical.htm">Is 'forgive and forget' a biblical concept?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_2_kings_16_3_just_with_god.htm">How can 2 Kings 16:3 be reconciled with a supposedly just God if Ahaz is recorded as sacrificing his own son?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12-15) <span class= "bld">And if his offering be a goat.</span>--The directions about the goat as a peace offering are the same as those about an ox. No mention of male or female is here made, because this point is already stated in <a href="/leviticus/3-6.htm" title="And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.">Leviticus 3:6</a>. Unlike the burnt offering (<a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm" title="And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.">Leviticus 1:10</a>), the goat is here separated from the sheep because of the difference in the oblation, arising from the<p>broad tail of the sheep, which does not exist in the goat.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/3-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one’s offering</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rə·bā·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7133.htm">Strong's 7133: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a goat,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֖ז</span> <span class="translit">(‘êz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5795.htm">Strong's 5795: </a> </span><span class="str2">Female goat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is to present</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְרִיב֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·rî·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/3-12.htm">Leviticus 3:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/3-12.htm">Leviticus 3:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/3-12.htm">Leviticus 3:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/3-12.htm">Leviticus 3:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/3-12.htm">Leviticus 3:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/3-12.htm">Leviticus 3:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/3-12.htm">Leviticus 3:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/3-12.htm">Leviticus 3:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/3-12.htm">Leviticus 3:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/3-12.htm">Leviticus 3:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/3-12.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 3:12 If his offering is a goat then (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 3:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 3:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/3-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 3:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 3:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>