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Leviticus 1:3

Leviticus 1:3
If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd,.... So called, because consumed by fire, see Lev 6:9 even all of it except the skin, and therefore its name with the Greeks is "a whole burnt…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

burnt - literally, that (offering) which ascends (as a flame). A male without blemish - Males were required in most offerings, since the stronger sex which takes precedence of the other. But females…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Burnt-sacrifice - The most important of all the sacrifices offered to God; called by the Septuagint ὁλοκαυτωμα, because it was wholly consumed, which was not the case in any other offering. See on…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Leviticus 1:3-9

If a man were rich and could afford it, it is supposed that he would bring his burnt-sacrifice, with which he designed to honour God, out of his herd of larger cattle. He that considers that God is…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Leviticus 1:3-9

Lev 1:3-17. The Burnt-Offering

For general remarks on the Burnt-Offering see on Lev 6:9. Three varieties may be brought, viz. (a) Bullock (Lev 1:3-9), (b) Sheep or Goat (Lev 1:10-13), (c) Fowls (Lev…