Leviticus 3:13

13 and lay his hand upon its head, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall throw its blood against the altar round about.

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 And the priest shall burn it on the altar as food offered by fire to the LORD.
12 "If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD,
13 and lay his hand upon its head, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall throw its blood against the altar round about.
14 Then he shall offer from it, as his offering for an offering by fire to the LORD, the fat covering the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,
15 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver which he shall take away with the kidneys.
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