What Does Leviticus 3:1 Mean?

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“be a sacrifice”

properly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

“of peace offering”

properly, requital, i.e., a (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks

“And if his oblation”

something brought near the altar, i.e., a sacrificial present

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

“it of the herd”

a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

“he shall offer”

to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“whether it be a male”

properly, remembered, i.e., a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“or female”

female (from the sexual form)

“it without blemish”

entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth

“he shall offer”

to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

“before”

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god