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Green's Literal Translation

Leviticus 4:4

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.

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.
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.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.
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 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Speak to the sons of Israel saying, When a person sins against any of the commands of Jehovah through error, which is not to be done, and shall do any one of them; 3 if the priest who is anointed sins, resulting in guilt to the people, then he shall bring near for his sin which he has sinned a bull, a son of the herd, without blemish, to Jehovah for a sin offering. 4 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. 5 And the priest who is anointed shall take some of the blood of the bull and shall bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation. 6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the face of Jehovah, at the front of the veil of the holy place. 7 And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense, at the opening of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the face of Jehovah. 8 And all the fat of the bull of the sin offering, he shall lift up the fat which is covering over the inward parts, and all the fat which is on the inward parts, 9 and the two kidneys, and the fat which is on them, which is on the flanks, and he shall remove the lobe on the liver beside the kidneys. 10 As it is raised up from the sacrifice of the peace offerings of the bull, the priest shall burn them as incense 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
And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah. And he lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Genesis 4:17
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and he called the name of the city according to the name of his son, Enoch.
Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took two wives to himself: the name of the first was Adah; and the name of the second was Zillah.
Genesis 4:20
And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those living in tents, and with cattle.
Genesis 15:17
And it happened, the sun had gone down, and it was dark. Behold! A smoking furnace and a torch of fire that passed between those pieces!
Exodus 13:12
you shall set apart to Jehovah every one opening the womb, and every firstling, the offspring of animals which are yours; the males are Jehovah's.
Leviticus 9:24
And fire came out from before Jehovah and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. And all the people saw, and cried aloud, and fell on their faces.
Numbers 16:35
And fire came forth from Jehovah and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.
Numbers 18:12
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and wheat, the first fruits of them which they give to Jehovah, I have given to you.
Numbers 18:17
But the firstling of an ox, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and you shall burn their fat as incense, a fire offering of soothing fragrance to Jehovah.

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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