LEV 1:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐπιθήσει τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τοῦ καρπώματος δεκτὸν αὐτῷ, ἐξιλάσασθαι περὶ αὐτοῦ.
(Kai epithaʸsei taʸn ⱪeira epi taʸn kefalaʸn tou karpōmatos dekton autōi, exilasasthai peri autou. )

BrTr And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering as a thing acceptable for him, to make atonement for him.

ULT And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering. And it shall be accepted for him in order to make atonement for him.

UST You should place your hands on the head of the bull that the priest will burn completely on the altar. When you do that, Yahweh will accept the animal as an appropriate sacrifice for you, and he will remove your sins from you.

BSB He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

OEB No OEB LEV book available

WEBBE He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(3-9)“If the offering is a Whole-Burnt-Offering from the herd, present a male without a defect at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting that it may be accepted by God. Lay your hand on the head of the Whole-Burnt-Offering so that it may be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you. Slaughter the bull in God’s presence. Aaron’s sons, the priests, will make an offering of the blood by splashing it against all sides of the Altar that stands at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Next, skin the Whole-Burnt-Offering and cut it up. Aaron’s sons, the priests, will prepare a fire on the Altar, carefully laying out the wood, and then arrange the body parts, including the head and the suet, on the wood prepared for the fire on the Altar. Scrub the entrails and legs clean. The priest will burn it all on the Altar: a Whole-Burnt-Offering, a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance to God.

NET He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.

LSV and he has laid his hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it has been accepted for him to make atonement for him;

FBV Put your hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on your behalf to make you right.[fn]

1:4 “Make you right”: or, “make atonement.” The concept is that due to sin, the relationship with God has been fractured. The various rituals described in Leviticus are symbols of how the relationship can be restored, or “made right” in God's eyes. In addition people and objects (for example, the altar) can also be “made right” in the sense of being purified, so this term is also used in this translation.

T4T You must lay your hands on the head of the bull. When you do that, Yahweh will accept its death in your place to forgive/pardon you for the sins that you have committed.

LEB “ ‘He[fn] must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted[fn] for him in order to make atonement for him.

1:4 Or “And he”

1:4 Same root word as “acceptance” in v. 3

BBE And he is to put his hand on the head of the burned offering and it will be taken for him, to take away his sin.

Moff No Moff LEV book available

JPS And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

ASV And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

DRA And he shall put his hand upon the head of the victim, and it shall be acceptable, and help to its expiation.

YLT and he hath laid his hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it hath been accepted for him to make atonement for him;

Drby And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

RV And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Wbstr And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

KJB-1769 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

KJB-1611 And he shall put his hand vpon the head of the burnt offering: and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And he shall put his hande vpon the head of the burnt sacrifice, and it shalbe accepted for hym to be his attonement.
(And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt sacrifice, and it shall be accepted for him to be his attonement.)

Gnva And he shall put his hande vpon the head of the burnt offering, and it shalbe accepted to the Lord, to be his atonement.
(And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted to the Lord, to be his atonement. )

Cvdl let him laye his hande vpon the heade of the burntofferynge, then shal he be reconcyled, so yt God shalbe mercifull vnto him.
(let him lay his hand upon the head of the burntofferynge, then shall he be reconcyled, so it God shall be merciful unto him.)

Wycl And he schal sette hondis on the heed of the sacrifice, and it schal be acceptable, and profityng in to clensyng of hym.
(And he shall set hands on the head of the sacrifice, and it shall be acceptable, and profityng in to clensyng of him.)

Luth und lege seine Hand auf des Brandopfers Haupt, so wird es angenehm sein und ihn versöhnen.
(and lege his hand on the Brandopfers head, so becomes it angenehm his and him/it reconcile.)

ClVg ponetque manum super caput hostiæ, et acceptabilis erit, atque in expiationem ejus proficiens.[fn]
(ponetque hand over caput hostiæ, and acceptabilis erit, atque in expiationem his proficiens. )

1.4 Ponetque, etc. Quod nos hostiam dicimus, Græce dicitur, in quo intelligibile holocaustum significatur. Spiritualiter enim fructificat, qui per spiritualem conversationem efficitur holocaustum: propter quod qui offert, manum in caput hostiæ ponit, quod significat initium prædictæ conversationis, quam qui offert, ipse sibi causa promissionis est. Sponte enim offert, quia donum est, et omne donum voluntarium est. Si enim promissionem suam trangressus fuerit, seipsum accusat, cum pœnas luerit. Sic autem acceptabilis erit, et ad expiationem suam proficiens, cum positione manus manifestaverit, quia sponte non necessitate obtulerit.

1.4 Ponetque, etc. That we hostiam dicimus, Græce it_is_said, in quo intelligibile holocaustum significatur. Spiritualiter because fructificat, who through spiritualem conversationem efficitur holocaustum: propter that who offert, hand in caput hostiæ puts, that significat the_beginning prædictæ conversationis, how who offert, exactly_that/himself sibi causa promissionis it_is. Sponte because offert, because donum it_is, and omne donum voluntarium it_is. When/But_if because promissionem his_own trangressus has_been, seipsum accusat, when/with pœnas luerit. So however acceptabilis erit, and to expiationem his_own proficiens, when/with positione hands manifestaverit, because sponte not/no necessitate obtulerit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

וְ⁠סָמַ֣ךְ יָד֔⁠וֹ עַ֖ל רֹ֣אשׁ הָ⁠עֹלָ֑ה

and,lay his/its=hand on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head the,burnt_offering

This is a symbolic action that identifies the person with the animal he is offering. The implication seems to be that the person is ritually placing his sins on the sacrificial animal so that God will forgive the sins when the animal is sacrificed. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in a footnote or in the text of your translation. Alternate translation: “And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering. He should do this to ritually place his sins on the animal”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נִרְצָ֥ה

and,accepted

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “And Yahweh will accept it”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לְ⁠כַפֵּ֥ר עָלָֽי⁠ו

to,make_atonement on/upon/above=him/it

The words in order to introduce the purpose of the animal’s acceptance as an appropriate sacrifice. Use an expression in your language that makes it clear that what follows is the purpose.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠כַפֵּ֥ר עָלָֽי⁠ו

to,make_atonement on/upon/above=him/it

For the metaphors potentially lying behind the idea of atonement, refer to the General Introduction to Leviticus. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of atonement, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “to restore him to a relationship with Yahweh”

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