LEV 1:4 Parallel View

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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

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

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.

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 must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted for himin order to make atonement for him.

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.

MOF No MOF 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;

DBY 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.

WBS 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.

KJB 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.

BB 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.)

GNV 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.)

CB 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 heade of the burntofferynge, then shall he be reconcyled, so it God shall be merciful unto him.)

WYC 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 heed of the sacrifice, and it shall be acceptable, and profityng in to clensyng of him.)

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

CLV ponetque manum super caput hostiæ, et acceptabilis erit, atque in expiationem ejus proficiens.
(ponetque manum super caput hostiæ, and acceptabilis erit, atque in expiationem eyus proficiens.)

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

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.)

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

1:4 Lay your hand on the animal’s head: The sacrificial animal represented the worshiper in the ceremony (4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33; 16:21). This act signified that the animal’s death represented the death of its owner. In the ritual for the Day of Atonement, it signified that the sins of the owner were transferred to the animal (16:20-22). With the peace offering (3:2, 8, 13), the act seems to have indicated ownership of the animal being sacrificed.
• The phrase in your place may mean “in payment for sin” (sometimes called expiation) or “as a substitute for the sinner’s death” (sometimes called propitiation).
• to purify you, making you right with him (or to make atonement for you): Although older commentaries describe this process as “covering over” sin, recent scholarship defines it as “blotting out, erasing, or cleansing from” sin. The concept involves satisfying God’s wrath against sin, ceremonially cleansing the worshiper, and restoring fellowship with God in the community of God’s people.

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: rc://*/ta/man/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 back 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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