Leviticus 3:13

13 and he shall lay his hand on its head, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood on the altar round about.

Leviticus 3:13 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 3:13

And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it
His right hand, according to the Targum of Jonathan, as before; the same directions are given for the killing of it, and for the sprinkling of its blood, as in the offerings of the bullock and lamb.

Leviticus 3:13 In-Context

11 The priest shall burn it on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire to Yahweh.
12 "'If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before Yahweh:
13 and he shall lay his hand on its head, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood on the altar round about.
14 He shall offer from it as his offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,
15 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away.
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