The Meaning of Leviticus 1:10 Explained

Leviticus 1:10

KJV: And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.

YLT: And if his offering is out of the flock -- out of the sheep or out of the goats -- for a burnt-offering, a male, a perfect one, he doth bring near,

Darby: And if his offering be of the flock, of the sheep or of the goats, for a burnt-offering, he shall present it a male without blemish.

ASV: And if his oblation be of the flock, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering; he shall offer it a male without blemish.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if his offering  [be] of the flocks,  [namely], of the sheep,  or of the goats,  for a burnt sacrifice;  he shall bring  it a male  without blemish. 

What does Leviticus 1:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 1:1-17 - Burned-Offerings Of The Herd, Flocks And Fowls
Jehovah speaks with Moses, not from Sinai's summit, but from the Tabernacle, because He has come to dwell with men on the earth. Compare Exodus 20:22; Exodus 25:8. The early chapters of this book contain the law of the offerings. He who was to be worshiped prescribed the manner in which He was to be approached. These sacrifices also were intended to typify the great offering which our Lord would one day, in the fullness of time, consummate on Calvary. Here we have the burned-offering, presenting the more general aspect of our Lord's self-giving. It represents His entire surrender to the Father's will. See Hebrews 10:8-9. The principal feature of this offering was that the whole body of the victim was consumed and ascended in fire and smoke. The Hebrew word comes from a root which means to ascend. Three grades of this offering were permitted-herd, flock, fowl-to bring it within the means of all, and to typify the varying degrees in which men apprehend and value Christ. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 1

1  The law of burnt offerings
3  of the herd
10  of the flocks
14  of the fowls

What do the individual words in Leviticus 1:10 mean?

And if of the flocks his offering [is] the sheep or the goats as a burnt sacrifice a male without blemish he shall bring
וְאִם־ מִן־ הַצֹּ֨אן קָרְבָּנ֧וֹ הַכְּשָׂבִ֛ים א֥וֹ הָעִזִּ֖ים לְעֹלָ֑ה זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ

וְאִם־  And  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
הַצֹּ֨אן  the  flocks 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
קָרְבָּנ֧וֹ  his  offering  [is] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרְבָּן 
Sense: offering, oblation.
הַכְּשָׂבִ֛ים  the  sheep 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֶּשֶׂב  
Sense: lamb, young ram, sheep.
הָעִזִּ֖ים  the  goats 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֵז  
Sense: female goat, she-goat, goat, kid.
לְעֹלָ֑ה  as  a  burnt  sacrifice 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
זָכָ֥ר  a  male 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָכָר  
Sense: male (of humans and animals) adj.
תָּמִ֖ים  without  blemish 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: תָּמִים  
Sense: complete, whole, entire, sound.
יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ  he  shall  bring 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.