Leviticus 3 · Verse 13

Leviticus 3:13

And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
Leviticus 3:13, King James Version

Leviticus 3:13 in other translations

BSBHe must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
WEBHe shall lay his hand on its head, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
ASVand he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
YLTand hath laid his hand on its head, and hath slaughtered it before the tent of meeting, and sons of Aaron have sprinkled its blood on the altar round about;
DARBYAnd he shall lay his hand on the head of it, and slaughter it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof on the altar round about.
BBEAnd let him put his hand on the head of it and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron are to put some of its blood on and round the altar.
WebsterAnd he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about.

What does Leviticus 3:13 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 3:6-17

Here is a law that they should eat neither fat nor blood. As for the fat, it means the fat of the inwards, the suet. The blood was forbidden for the same reason; because it was God's part of every sacrifice. God would not permit the blood that made atonement to be used as a common thing, He 10:29; nor will he allow us, though we have the comfort of the atonement made, to claim for ourselves any share in the honour…

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Leviticus 3:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְסָמַ֤ךְve.sa.Makhand he will leanH5564
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָדוֹ֙ya.Dohand hisH3027
עַל\־'al-onH5921
רֹאשׁ֔וֹro.Shohead itsH7218
וְשָׁחַ֣טve.sha.Chatand he will cut [the] throat ofH7819
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אֹ֣הֶל'O.hel[the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
וְ֠זָרְקוּVe.za.re.kuand they will sprinkleH2236
בְּנֵ֨יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
אַהֲרֹ֧ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דָּמ֛וֹda.Moblood itsH1818
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
סָבִֽיב\׃sa.Vivall aroundH5439

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Cross references for Leviticus 3:13

  • Leviticus 3:8

    And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.

  • 1 Peter 3:18

    For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  • 2 Corinthians 5:21

    For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

  • Leviticus 3:1-5

    And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. …

  • Hebrews 12:24

    And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

  • Isaiah 53:11-12

    He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  • Romans 5:6-11

    For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. …

  • Isaiah 53:6

    All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

  • Romans 5:15-21

    But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. …

  • Isaiah 52:15

    So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

  • 1 Peter 1:2

    Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

  • 1 Peter 2:24

    Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

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lay his hand.
1-5,8; Isa 53:6,11,12; 2Co 5:21; 1Pe 2:24; 3:18
sprinkle.
2,8; Isa 52:15; Ro 5:6-11,15-21; Heb 12:24; 1Pe 1:2

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Context

  • Leviticus 3:12

    And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord.

  • Leviticus 3:13

    And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.

  • Leviticus 3:14

    And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

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Leviticus 3:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y pondrá su mano sobre la cabeza de ella, y la degollará delante del tabernáculo del testimonio; y los hijos de Aarón rociarán su sangre sobre el altar en derredor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il posera sa main sur sa tête, et il l’égorgera devant la tente d’assignation; et les fils d’Aaron feront aspersion du sang sur l’autel, tout autour;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und er soll seine Hand auf ihren Kopf legen und sie schlachten vor dem Zelte der Zusammenkunft; und die Söhne Aarons sollen ihr Blut an den Altar sprengen ringsum.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ponet manum suam super caput ejus: immolabitque eam in introitu tabernaculi testimonii, et fundent filii Aaron sanguinem ejus per altaris circuitum.