Leviticus 19:5

5 " 'And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it for your acceptance.

Leviticus 19:5 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 19:5

And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord,
&c.] Which were of three sorts, a thanksgiving, a vow, and a voluntary offering, ( Leviticus 7:11 Leviticus 7:12 Leviticus 7:16 ) ; the latter seems to be here meant, as appears by what follows:

ye shall offer it at your own will;
a voluntary freewill offering, of their own accord, and not by force, as Aben Ezra; and in such offerings they were left to their liberty to offer what they pleased, it might be of the flock, or of the herd, a male or a female, ( Leviticus 3:1 Leviticus 3:6 ) . The Targum of Jonathan is

``for your acceptation;''

that is, that should be offered, and in such a manner as to be accepted of you with God; which sense is countenanced by ( Leviticus 19:7 ) ; and becomes acceptable, when what follows about eating them is attended to.

Leviticus 19:5 In-Context

3 Each [of you] must revere your mother and your father, and you must keep my Sabbaths; I [am] Yahweh your God.

4 You must not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal; I [am] Yahweh your God.

5 " 'And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it for your acceptance.

6 It must be eaten on the day of your sacrifice and the next day; but the remainder must be burned up in the fire by the third day.

7 And if it is indeed eaten on the third day, it [is] unclean meat; it shall not be regarded as accepted.

Footnotes

• [a] Plural
• [b] Plural
• [c] Plural