King James Version
Leviticus 4:29 in the King James Version says “And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offerin...” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.”
Leviticus 4:29 · KJV
And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; any one: Heb. any soul common: Heb. people of the land
Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.
And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he shall lay”
H5564to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“his hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon the head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“of the sin offering”
H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“of the sin offering”
H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
“in the place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
“of the burnt offering”
H5930a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
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