Leviticus 1 · Verse 15

Leviticus 1:15

And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:
Leviticus 1:15, King James Version

Leviticus 1:15 in other translations

BSBThen the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar.
WEBThe priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar;
ASVAnd the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar;
YLTand the priest hath brought it near unto the altar, and hath wrung off its head, and hath made perfume on the altar, and its blood hath been wrung out by the side of the altar;
DARBYAnd the priest shall bring it near to the altar and pinch off its head and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be pressed out at the side of the altar.
BBEAnd the priest is to take it to the altar, and after its head has been twisted off, it is to be burned on the altar, and its blood drained out on the side of the altar:
WebsterAnd the priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar: and its blood shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

What does Leviticus 1:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 1:14-17

14-17. if the burnt sacrifice ... be of fowls--The gentle nature and cleanly habits of the dove led to its selection, while all other fowls were rejected, either for the fierceness of their disposition or the grossness of their taste; and in this case, there being from the smallness of the animal no blood for waste, the priest was directed to prepare it at the altar and sprinkle the blood. This was the offering…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 1:10-17

Those who could not offer a bullock, were to bring a sheep or a goat; and those who were not able to do that, were accepted of God, if they brought a turtle-dove, or a pigeon. Those creatures were chosen for sacrifice which were mild, and gentle, and harmless; to show the innocence and meekness that were in Christ, and that should be in Christians. The offering of the poor was as typical of Christ's atonement as the…

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Leviticus 1:15 in the original Hebrew

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וְהִקְרִיב֤וֹve.hik.ri.Voand he will present itH7126
הַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
וּמָלַק֙u.ma.Lakand he will nip offH4454
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
רֹאשׁ֔וֹro.Shohead itsH7218
וְהִקְטִ֖ירve.hik.Tirand he will make [it] smokeH6999
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towardsH4196
וְנִמְצָ֣הve.nim.Tzahand it will be drained outH4680
דָמ֔וֹda.Moblood itsH1818
עַ֖ל'alonH5921
קִ֥ירkir[the] side ofH7023
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ\׃ha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196

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Cross references for Leviticus 1:15

  • Psalms 69:1-21

    To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. …

  • Psalms 22:21

    Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

  • Matthew 26:1-27

    And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. …

  • Isaiah 53:10

    Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

  • Leviticus 5:8-9

    And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder: And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.

  • 1 John 2:27

    But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

  • Isaiah 53:4-5

    Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

  • Psalms 22:1

    To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

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wring off his head. or, pinch off the head with the nail.
5:8; Ps 22:1,21; 69:1-21; Isa 53:4,5,10; Mt 26:1-27:66; 1Jo 2:27

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Context

  • Leviticus 1:14

    And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.

  • Leviticus 1:15

    And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

  • Leviticus 1:16

    And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:

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Leviticus 1:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el sacerdote la ofrecerá sobre el altar, y ha de quitarle la cabeza, y hará que arda en el altar; y su sangre será exprimida sobre la pared del altar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le sacrificateur l’apportera à l’autel, et lui détachera la tête avec l’ongle, et la fera fumer sur l’autel; et il en épreindra le sang contre la paroi de l’autel;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Priester bringe sie zum Altar und kneipe ihr den Kopf ein und räuchere sie auf dem Altar, und ihr Blut soll ausgedrückt werden an die Wand des Altars.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
offeret eam sacerdos ad altare: et retorto ad collum capite, ac rupto vulneris loco, decurrere faciet sanguinem super crepidinem altaris: