Leviticus 3:13

13 He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron's sons will sprinkle^[a] its blood on all sides of the altar.

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 Then the priest will burn it on the altar as food, a fire offering to the Lord.

12 "If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the Lord.

13 He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron's sons will sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.

14 He will present part of his offering as a fire offering to the Lord: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on the entrails,

15 and the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins; he will also remove the fatty lobe of the liver with the kidneys.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or dash