Leviticus 1:10

10 " 'But if his offering [is] from the flock,^[a] from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must present^[b] an unblemished^[c] male.

Leviticus 1:10 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 1:10

And if his offering be of the flocks
As it might be:

[namely], of the sheep, or of the goats for a burnt sacrifice;
which were both typical of Christ, (See Gill on Leviticus 1:2)

he shall bring it a male without blemish; (See Gill on Leviticus 1:3).

Leviticus 1:10 In-Context

8 Then Aaron's sons, the priests, will arrange the pieces [of meat], the head, and the suet on the wood that [is] on the fire that [is] on the altar.

9 Then he must wash its inner parts and its lower leg bones with water, and the priest will turn into smoke the whole [animal] on the altar [as] a burnt offering [by] fire, [as] an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

10 " 'But if his offering [is] from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must present an unblemished male.

11 He must slaughter it on the north side of the altar {before} Yahweh; then Aaron's sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood all around the altar.

12 Then he must cut it into pieces [along] with its head and its suet; and the priest will arrange them on the wood that [is] on the fire that [is] on the altar.

Footnotes

• [a]. The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
• [b]. Hebrew "present it"
• [c]. Same word as in v. 3