Leviticus 3:7

7 If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD,

Leviticus 3:7 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 3:7

If he offer a lamb for his offering
Which was of the flock, and must be of the first year; this is a rule laid down by Maimonides ^F9, that where ever this word is used in the law, it signifies one of the first year:

then shall he offer it before the Lord;
bring it into the court, and present it to the priest.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 1. sect. 14.

Leviticus 3:7 In-Context

5 and Aaron’s sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD .

6 “If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.

7 If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD,

8 lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the sheep’s blood against all sides of the altar.

9 The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD . This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs,