Leviticus 4:32

32 And if he should offer a lamb for his sin-offering, he shall offer it a female without blemish.

Leviticus 4:32 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 4:32

And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering
As he might if he would; the Jews observe, that in all places a lamb is put before a goat, as being more excellent in its kind; but here it is mentioned after, which shows, they say, that they are equally alike {p}:

he shall bring it a female without blemish;
typical of Christ the Lamb of God, without spot and without blemish, ( 1 Peter 1:19 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 T. Bab. Pesachim, fol. 57. 2. & Ceritot, fol. 28. 2.

Leviticus 4:32 In-Context

30 And the priest shall take of its blood with his finger, and shall put it on the horns of the altar of whole-burnt-offerings; and all its blood he shall pour forth by the foot of the altar.

31 And he shall take away all the fat, as the fat is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offering, and the priest shall offer it on the altar for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and shall be forgiven him.

32 And if he should offer a lamb for his sin-offering, he shall offer it a female without blemish.

33 And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin-offerings, and they shall kill it in the place where they kill the whole-burnt-offerings.

34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and shall put it on the horns of the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, and he shall pour out all its blood by the bottom of the altar of whole-burnt-offering.