Leviticus 1:4
“And he shall put his hand vpon the head of the burnt offering: and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.”
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Leviticus 1:4 Context
2Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, If any man of you bring an offering vnto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattell, euen of the herd, and of the flocke. 3If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his owne voluntary will, at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation before the Lord. 4And he shall put his hand vpon the head of the burnt offering: and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. 5And he shall kill the bullocke before the Lord: and the Priests Aarons sonnes shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about vpon the altar, that is by the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 6And hee shall slay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
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Other Translations for Leviticus 1:4
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.
- King James Version
'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.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he is to put his hand on the head of the burned offering and it will be taken for him, to take away his sin.
- Basic English Bible
And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
- World English Bible
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;
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Leviticus 1:4
1:4 He shall put his hand - Both his hands, #Lev 8:14|,18, and #Lev 16:21|. Whereby he signified, that he willingly gave it to the Lord. That he judged himself worthy of that death which it suffered in his stead; and that he laid his sins upon it with an eye to him upon whom God would lay the iniquity of us all, #Isa 53:6|, and that together with it he did freely offer up himself to God. To make atonement - Sacramentally; as directing his faith and thoughts to that true propitiatory sacrifice which in time was to be offered up for him. And although burnt - offerings were commonly offered by way of thanksgiving; yet they were sometimes offered by way of atonement for sin, that is, for sins in general, as appears from #Job 1:5|, but for particular sins there were special sacrifices.