The Meaning of Leviticus 19:5 Explained

Leviticus 19:5

KJV: And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.

YLT: 'And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of peace-offerings to Jehovah, at your pleasure ye do sacrifice it;

Darby: And if ye sacrifice a sacrifice of peace-offering to Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it for your acceptance.

ASV: And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if ye offer  a sacrifice  of peace offerings  unto the LORD,  ye shall offer  it at your own will. 

What does Leviticus 19:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 19

1  A repetition of various laws

What do the individual words in Leviticus 19:5 mean?

And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to Yahweh of your own free will you shall offer it
וְכִ֧י תִזְבְּח֛וּ זֶ֥בַח שְׁלָמִ֖ים לַיהוָ֑ה לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖ם תִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ

וְכִ֧י  And  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
תִזְבְּח֛וּ  you  offer 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: זָבַח  
Sense: to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice.
זֶ֥בַח  a  sacrifice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: זֶבַח  
Sense: sacrifice.
שְׁלָמִ֖ים  of  a  peace  offering 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֶׁלֶם  
Sense: peace offering, requital, sacrifice for alliance or friendship.
לַיהוָ֑ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖ם  of  your  own  free  will 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: רָצֹון  
Sense: pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will.
תִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ  you  shall  offer  it 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: זָבַח  
Sense: to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice.