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Brenton's Septuagint

Leviticus 4:4

And he shall bring the calf to the door of the tabernacle of witness before the Lord, and he shall put his hand on the head of the calf before the Lord, and shall slay the calf in the presence of the Lord.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ignorance;   Priest;   Thompson Chain Reference - Animals;   Bullocks;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Offerings;   Sacrifices;   Sin-Offering;   Trespass Offering;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Forgiveness;   Laying on of hands;   Sacrifice;   Type, typology;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Laying on of Hands;   Mediator, Mediation;   Motives;   Offerings and Sacrifices;   Sanctuary;   Worship;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Expiation, Propitiation;   High Priest;   Laying on of Hands;   Leviticus;   Temptation of Jesus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ignorance;   Priests and Levites;   Propitiation;   Sacrifice and Offering;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Head;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Sacrifice;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   Priesthood, the;   Worship, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hands;   Laying on of;   Head;   Sacrifice;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Burnt Offering;   Hand;   Sacrifice;   Sin-Offering;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He shall bring the bull to the door of the Tent of Meeting before the LORD; and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before the LORD.
King James Version
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 .
Lexham English Bible
He shall bring the bull to the tent of assembly's entrance before Yahweh, place his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter the bull before Yahweh.
New Century Version
He will bring the bull to the entrance of the Meeting Tent in front of the Lord , put his hand on its head, and kill it before the Lord .
New English Translation
He must bring the bull to the entrance of the Meeting Tent before the Lord , lay his hand on the head of the bull, and slaughter the bull before the Lord .
Amplified Bible
'He shall bring the bull to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, and shall lay his hand on the bull's head [transferring symbolically his guilt to the sacrifice] and kill the bull before the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
'He shall bring the bull to the doorway of the tent of meeting before the LORD, and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull and slaughter the bull before the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee shall bring the bullocke vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation before the Lorde, and shall put his hande vpon the bullocks head, and kill the bullocke before the Lorde.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he shall bring the bull to the doorway of the tent of meeting before Yahweh, and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull and slaughter the bull before Yahweh.
Contemporary English Version
The priest will lead the bull to the entrance of the sacred tent, lay his hand on its head, and kill it there.
Complete Jewish Bible
He must bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before Adonai , lay his hand on the bull's head and slaughter the bull in the presence of Adonai .
Darby Translation
And he shall bring the bullock to the entrance of the tent of meeting before Jehovah; and shall lay his hand on the bullock's head, and slaughter the bullock before Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
The anointed priest must bring the bull to the entrance of the Meeting Tent in front of the Lord . He must put his hand on the bull's head and kill the bull in front of the Lord .
English Standard Version
He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord and lay his hand on the head of the bull and kill the bull before the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
And he shall bring the bullock to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and he shall lay his hand upon the bullocks head and kill the bullock before the LORD.
Good News Translation
He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the Tent, put his hand on its head, and kill it there in the Lord 's presence.
Christian Standard Bible®
He is to bring the bull to the entrance to the tent of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the Lord.
Literal Translation
And he shall bring the bull into the opening of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the face of Jehovah. And he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull and shall slaughter the bull before the face of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the bullocke shal he brynge to the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse before the LORDE, & laie his hade vpo his heade, & kyll him before ye LORDE.
American Standard Version
And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting before Jehovah; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
And he is to take the ox to the door of the Tent of meeting before the Lord; and put his hand on its head and put it to death before the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he shall bryng the young bullocke vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord, and shall put his hand vpon the young bullockes head, and kill the young bullocke before the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And hee shall bring the bullocke vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation before the Lord, and shall lay his hand vpon the bullockes head, and kill the bullocke before the Lord.
English Revised Version
And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
He must bring the bull to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he schal brynge it to the dore of the tabernacle of witnessyng, bifor the Lord, and he schal sette hond on the heed therof, and he schal offre it to the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
and he hath brought in the bullock unto the opening of the tent of meeting before Jehovah, and hath laid his hand on the head of the bullock, and hath slaughtered the bullock before Jehovah.
Update Bible Version
And he shall bring the bull to the door of the tent of meeting before Yahweh; and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he shall bring the bullock to 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.
World English Bible
He shall bring the bull to the door of the Tent of Meeting before Yahweh; and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before Yahweh.
New King James Version
He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull's head, and kill the bull before the LORD.
New Living Translation
He must bring the bull to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle, lay his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter it before the Lord .
New Life Bible
He will bring the bull to the door of the meeting tent before the Lord. He will lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before the Lord.
New Revised Standard
He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord and lay his hand on the head of the bull; the bull shall be slaughtered before the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he shall bring in the bullock unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, before Yahweh, - and shall lean his hand upon the head of the bullock, and shall slay the bullock before Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall bring it to the door of the testimony before the Lord: and shall put his hand upon the head thereof, and shall sacrifice it to the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
He shall bring the bull to the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD, and lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before the LORD.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'He shall bring the bull to the doorway of the tent of meeting before the LORD, and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull and slay the bull before the LORD.

Contextual Overview

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin unwillingly before the Lord, in any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which he ought not to do, and shall do some of them; 3 if the anointed priest sin so as to cause the people to sin, then shall he bring for his sin, which he has sinned, an unblemished calf of the herd to the Lord for his sin. 4 And he shall bring the calf to the door of the tabernacle of witness before the Lord, and he shall put his hand on the head of the calf before the Lord, and shall slay the calf in the presence of the Lord. 5 And the anointed priest who has been consecrated having received of the blood of the calf, shall then bring it into the tabernacle of witness. 6 And the priest shall dip his finger into the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, over against the holy veil. 7 And the priest shall put of the blood of the calf on the horns of the altar of the compound incense which is before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of witness; and all the blood of the calf shall he pour out by the foot of the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, which is by the doors of the tabernacle of witness. 8 and all the fat of the calf of the sin-offering shall he take off from it; the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards, 9 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is on the thighs, and the caul that is on the liver with the kidneys, them shall he take away, 10 as he takes it away from the calf of the sacrifice of peace-offering, so shall the priest offer it on the altar of burnt-offering.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

bring: Leviticus 1:3, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:11

lay his hand: Leviticus 1:4, Leviticus 16:21, Isaiah 53:6, Daniel 9:26, 1 Peter 3:18

Reciprocal: Leviticus 3:8 - he shall Leviticus 4:15 - lay Leviticus 4:24 - And he Leviticus 4:29 - General Leviticus 4:33 - General Leviticus 8:14 - laid Leviticus 9:8 - General Leviticus 14:13 - in the place Leviticus 16:7 - General Hebrews 5:7 - when

Cross-References

Genesis 4:16
So Cain went forth from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod over against Edem.
Genesis 4:17
And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella.
Genesis 4:20
And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle.
Genesis 15:17
And when the sun was about to set, there was a flame, and behold a smoking furnace and lamps of fire, which passed between these divided pieces.
Exodus 13:12
that thou shalt set apart every offspring opening the womb, the males to the Lord, every one that opens the womb out of the herds or among thy cattle, as many as thou shalt have: thou shalt sanctify the males to the Lord.
Leviticus 9:24
And fire came forth from the Lord, and devoured the offerings on the altar, both the whole-burnt-offerings and the fat; and all the people saw, and were amazed, and fell upon their faces.
Numbers 16:35
And fire went forth from the Lord, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
Numbers 18:12
Every first-offering of oil, and every first-offering of wine, their first-fruits of corn, whatsoever they may give to the Lord, to thee have I given them.
Numbers 18:17
But thou shalt not redeem the first-born of calves and the first-born of sheep and the first-born of goats; they are holy: and thou shalt pour their blood upon the altar, and thou shalt offer the fat as a burnt-offering for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord,.... As the bullock of the burnt offering; :-:

and shall lay his hand on the bullock's head; the Targum of Jonathan says his right hand; :-:

and kill the bullock before the Lord; at the door of the tabernacle, that is, in the court, as Gersom observes; according to the above Targum, the butcher killed it, and not the priest:

:- all this is typical of the imputation of sin to Christ, and of his death.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 4:4. Lay his hand upon the bullock's headLeviticus 1:4; Leviticus 1:4.


 
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