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and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering [transferring symbolically his guilt to the sacrifice], that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Lay your hand on its head, and I will accept the animal as a sacrifice for taking away your sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Place your hand on the animal's head. The burnt offering will be accepted to make peace with the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You shall put your hand on its head, and it will be accepted as a sacrifice to take away your sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him as an atonement on his behalf. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has laid his hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it has been accepted for him to make atonement for him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he hath laid his hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it hath been accepted for him to make atonement for him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he placed his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering, and it was accepted for him to expiate for him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he shall put his hand upon the head of the victim, and it shall be acceptable, and help to its expiation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he shall place his hand on the head of the sacrifice, and so it shall be acceptable and effective, in its expiation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and shall lay a hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be acceptable to make atonement for the one who offers it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be acceptable in your behalf as atonement for you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he shall put his hand upon the head of his burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering and he will be reconciled for it to make atonement for himself.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering as a thing acceptable for him, to make atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/1-4.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=27" 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/1.htm">Laws for Burnt Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5564.htm" title="5564: wə·sā·maḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To lean, lay, rest, support. A primitive root; to prop; reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of.">He is to lay</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">the head</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: hā·‘ō·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">of the burnt offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: wə·nir·ṣāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">so it can be accepted</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">on his behalf</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: lə·ḵap·pêr (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">to make atonement</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.…<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="/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="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5-6</a></span><br />But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. / We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away 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="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10-14</a></span><br />And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></span><br />The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12-14</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / 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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-2.htm">1 John 2:2</a></span><br />He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20-22</a></span><br />and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross. / Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds. / But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Genesis 22:13</a></span><br />Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-10.htm">Exodus 29:10-14</a></span><br />You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. / And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.</p><p class="hdg">put</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/3-2.htm">Leviticus 3:2,8,13</a></b></br> And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it <i>at</i> the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-4.htm">Leviticus 4:4,15,24,29</a></b></br> And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14,22</a></b></br> And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering… </p><p class="hdg">be accepted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-21.htm">Leviticus 22:21,27</a></b></br> And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish <i>his</i> vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></b></br> Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices <i>shall be</i> accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></b></br> I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, <i>which is</i> your reasonable service.</p><p class="hdg">atonement</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Leviticus 4:20,26,31,35</a></b></br> And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">Leviticus 5:6</a></b></br> And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/6-7.htm">Leviticus 6:7</a></b></br> And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/exodus/27-21.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/exodus/40-29.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/40-29.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/39-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Head</a> <a href="/exodus/29-19.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Sin</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-6.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-6.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-6.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Head</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-7.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-6.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Sin</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">The law of burnt offerings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">of the herd</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">of the flocks</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-14.htm">of the fowls</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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In ancient Israelite culture, this gesture signified the transfer of the individual's sins onto the animal, representing a substitutionary atonement. The laying on of hands is a recurring biblical theme, seen in the ordination of priests (<a href="/numbers/8-10.htm">Numbers 8:10</a>) and the commissioning of leaders (<a href="/deuteronomy/34-9.htm">Deuteronomy 34:9</a>). It signifies a personal connection and responsibility, emphasizing the offerer's active role in the sacrificial process.<p><b>so it can be accepted on his behalf</b><br>The acceptance of the offering on behalf of the individual highlights the concept of substitutionary atonement, where the animal takes the place of the sinner. This principle is foundational in the sacrificial system and foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who was accepted by God on behalf of humanity (<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>). The acceptance also indicates God's willingness to forgive and restore the relationship between Himself and the offerer.<p><b>to make atonement for him</b><br>Atonement involves reconciliation between God and humanity, achieved through the covering or removal of sin. In the Old Testament, atonement was a central theme, with the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) being the most significant observance (Leviticus 16). The Hebrew word for atonement, "kaphar," means to cover, cleanse, or appease. This sacrificial system points to the ultimate atonement made by Jesus Christ, whose death and resurrection provide the final and complete atonement for sin (<a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12-14</a>). The concept of atonement underscores the seriousness of sin and the necessity of a mediator between God and humanity.<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 burnt offering, representing the sinner seeking atonement.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_burnt_offering.htm">The Burnt Offering</a></b><br>A sacrificial animal, typically a bull, sheep, or goat, offered entirely to God as a symbol of complete surrender and atonement.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>The place where the burnt offering is presented and sacrificed, symbolizing the meeting point between God and man.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>The mediator who performs the sacrificial rites, representing the role of intercession between God and the offerer.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The sacred place where the offerings are made, representing God's dwelling among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_atonement.htm">Understanding Atonement</a></b><br>The laying of hands on the burnt offering signifies the transfer of sin and the need for atonement. This act foreshadows Christ's atoning work on the cross.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_complete_surrender.htm">Symbol of Complete Surrender</a></b><br>The burnt offering, consumed entirely by fire, represents total dedication to God. Believers are called to live lives fully surrendered to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_mediator.htm">Role of the Mediator</a></b><br>The priest's role in the sacrificial process highlights the necessity of a mediator. Jesus is our ultimate High Priest, interceding on our behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_sin.htm">God's Provision for Sin</a></b><br>The sacrificial system demonstrates God's provision for dealing with sin, pointing to the ultimate provision in Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_and_repentance.htm">Personal Reflection and Repentance</a></b><br>The act of laying hands on the offering invites personal reflection on one's sinfulness and the need for repentance and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_meaning_of_a_burnt_offering.htm">What is the significance of a burnt offering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_num_8_10_align_with_other_rites.htm">How does the ritual laying on of hands in Numbers 8:10 align or conflict with other priestly consecration rites in the Torah? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_were_animals_sacrificed_in_the_ot.htm">What was the purpose of Old Testament animal sacrifices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_require_blood_sacrifice_in_religion.htm">Why did God require blood sacrifice in religious practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">And he shall put his hand.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">lay his hand, </span>as the same phrase is rendered in <a href="/context/leviticus/3-2.htm" title="And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on the altar round about.">Leviticus 3:2-3</a>; <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm" title="It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that you eat neither fat nor blood.">Leviticus 3:17</a>, &c. The laying on of hands by the offerer on the victim was enjoined not only in the case of burnt offerings, but also in peace offerings (<a href="/leviticus/3-2.htm" title="And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on the altar round about.">Leviticus 3:2</a>; <a href="/leviticus/3-7.htm" title="If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.">Leviticus 3:7</a>; <a href="/leviticus/3-13.htm" title="And he shall lay his hand on the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof on the altar round about.">Leviticus 3:13</a>; <a href="/leviticus/8-22.htm" title="And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.">Leviticus 8:22</a>, &c.) and in sin offerings (<a href="/leviticus/4-4.htm" title="And he shall bring the bullock to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand on the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD.">Leviticus 4:4</a>; <a href="/leviticus/4-15.htm" title="And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.">Leviticus 4:15</a>; <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm" title="And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering.">Leviticus 4:24</a>; <a href="/leviticus/4-29.htm" title="And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.">Leviticus 4:29</a>; <a href="/leviticus/4-33.htm" title="And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.">Leviticus 4:33</a>; <a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm" title="And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bullock for the sin offering.">Leviticus 8:14</a>, &c.). The offerer indicated thereby both the surrender of his ownership of the victim, and the transfer to it of' the feelings by which he was influenced in performing this act of dedication to the Lord. From the practice which obtained during the second Temple, we know that the offerer himself laid both his hands between the two horns of the animal whilst alive, and that no proxy could do it. If several offered one sacrifice, each one laid his hand separately on the victim, confessing his sins and saying, "I have sinned, I have committed iniquity, I have transgressed and I have done this and this, but I repent before Thee, and this is my atonement." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering.</span> This putting, or forcibly leaning, the hand on the victim's head, which is the most essential part of the oblation of the victim, was a symbolical act implying "This animal is now for present purposes myself, and its life is my life." It was this act of identification with the offerer which made it <span class="cmt_word">be accepted for him to make atonement</span> (literally, <span class="accented">covering</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>for him.</span> The sin offering is the sacrifice which especially symbolizes and ceremonially effects atonement, but the idea of atonement is not absent from the burnt sacrifice. The aspect under which atonement is presented here and elsewhere in the Old Testament is that of covering. But it is not the sin that is covered, but the sinner. Owing to his sin, the latter is exposed to the wrath of a just God, but something intervenes whereby he is covered, and he ceases, therefore, to attract the Divine anger and punishment. No longer being an object of wrath, he becomes at once an object of benevolence and mercy. The covering provided by a sacrifice is the blood or life of an animal, symbolically representing the offerer's own life freely surrendered by him <span class="accented">for his acceptance</span>, and typically foreshadowing the blood of Christ. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/1-4.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">He is to lay</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסָמַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sā·maḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5564.htm">Strong's 5564: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prop, to lean upon, take hold of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָד֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the head</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹ֣אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the burnt offering,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹלָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so it can be accepted</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִרְצָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nir·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on his behalf</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">to make atonement</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכַפֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵap·pêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for him.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 1:4 He shall lay his hand (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 1:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 1:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/1-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 1:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 1:5" /></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>