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Leviticus (Vayikra — "And He called") is the sacrificial and holiness manual of Israel's worship. Though widely regarded as difficult reading, it is the OT book most quoted in Hebrews and the theological key to understanding the atonement.
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- Primary Witness Text: And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 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. And he shall kill it on the side of the alta...
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Leviticus (Vayikra — "And He called") is the sacrificial and holiness manual of Israel's worship. Though widely regarded as difficult reading, it is the OT book most quoted in Hebrews and the theological key to understanding the atonement.
Every major sacrifice type — burnt offering, sin offering, peace offering, guilt offering — maps onto a dimension of Christ's atoning work. Leviticus 17:11 ("the life of the flesh is in the blood") is the axiomatic principle of all biblical atonement theology. The Day of Atonement ritual (ch. 16) — two goats, one sacrificed and one released — is the clearest OT picture of substitution and forgiveness.
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Leviticus 1:1
Hebrew
וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֵלָיו מֵאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֵאמֹֽר׃vayiqera'-'el-mosheh-vayedaver-yehvah-'elayv-me'ohel-mvo'ed-le'mor
KJV: And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
AKJV: And the LORD called to Moses, and spoke to him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
ASV: And Jehovah called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying,
YLT: And Jehovah calleth unto Moses, and speaketh unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying,
Exposition: Leviticus 1:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:2
Hebrew
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אָדָם כִּֽי־יַקְרִיב מִכֶּם קָרְבָּן לַֽיהוָה מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה מִן־הַבָּקָר וּמִן־הַצֹּאן תַּקְרִיבוּ אֶת־קָרְבַּנְכֶֽם׃daver-'el-veney-yishera'el-ve'amareta-'alehem-'adam-khiy-yaqeriyv-mikhem-qarevan-layhvah-min-havehemah-min-havaqar-vmin-hatzo'n-taqeriyvv-'et-qarevanekhem
KJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
AKJV: Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, If any man of you bring an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
ASV: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man of you offereth an oblation unto Jehovah, ye shall offer your oblation of the cattle, even of the herd and of the flock.
YLT: `Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Any man of you when he doth bring near an offering to Jehovah, out of the cattle--out of the herd, or out of the flock--ye do bring near your offering.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 1:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 1:2
Leviticus 1:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Leviticus 1:2
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 1:2
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Israel
Exposition: Leviticus 1:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:3
Hebrew
אִם־עֹלָה קָרְבָּנוֹ מִן־הַבָּקָר זָכָר תָּמִים יַקְרִיבֶנּוּ אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד יַקְרִיב אֹתוֹ לִרְצֹנוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה׃'im-'olah-qarevanvo-min-havaqar-zakhar-tamiym-yaqeriyvenv-'el-fetach-'ohel-mvo'ed-yaqeriyv-'otvo-liretzonvo-lifeney-yehvah
KJV: If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
AKJV: If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
ASV: If his oblation be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before Jehovah.
YLT: `If his offering is a burnt-offering out of the herd--a male, a perfect one, he doth bring near, unto the opening of the tent of meeting he doth bring it near, at his pleasure, before Jehovah;
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 1:3Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Leviticus 1:3
<De armento,>etc. ISID. Primum sacrificium est vitulus, id est Christus, <de armento,>id est de patriarcharum stirpe progenitus, qui aratro suae crucis terram carnis nostrae perdomuit, et Spiritus sancti semen virtutum fruge ditavit. ORIG., ut supra. Vitulus superbus, caro nostra, etc., usque ad oleum autem charitatis et pacis et aliarum virtutum non habuerunt. <Ad placandum,>etc. Juxta LXX autem hoc acceptum dicit offerenti, scilicet si enim acceptum nobis vere sit, et cor nostrum recte judicans, nullique adhaerens passioni, munus ad suscipiendum dignum probaverit: tunc orare in conspectu Domini, id est remissionem possumus obtinere. Unde coram ipso suadebimus corda nostra, quia si reprehenderit nos cor nostrum, scimus quia major est Deus corde nostro, et cognoscit omnia, etc.
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Leviticus 1:3
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Christus
- Domini
Exposition: Leviticus 1:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:4
Hebrew
וְסָמַךְ יָדוֹ עַל רֹאשׁ הָעֹלָה וְנִרְצָה לוֹ לְכַפֵּר עָלָֽיו׃vesamakhe-yadvo-'al-ro'sh-ha'olah-veniretzah-lvo-lekhafer-'alayv
KJV: And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
AKJV: And he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
ASV: And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
YLT: and he hath laid his hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it hath been accepted for him to make atonement for him;
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 1:4Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Leviticus 1:4
<Ponetque,>etc. Quod nos hostiam dicimus, Graece dicitur, in quo intelligibile holocaustum significatur. Spiritualiter enim fructificat, qui per spiritualem conversationem efficitur holocaustum: propter quod qui offert, manum in caput hostiae ponit, quod significat initium praedictae conversationis, quam qui offert, ipse sibi causa promissionis est. Sponte enim offert, quia donum est, et omne donum voluntarium est. Si enim promissionem suam trangressus fuerit, seipsum accusat, cum poenas luerit. Sic autem acceptabilis erit, et ad expiationem suam proficiens, cum positione manus manifestaverit, quia sponte non necessitate obtulerit.
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Leviticus 1:4
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- Ponetque
Exposition: Leviticus 1:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:5
Hebrew
וְשָׁחַט אֶת־בֶּן הַבָּקָר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְהִקְרִיבוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הֽ͏ַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֶת־הַדָּם וְזָרְקוּ אֶת־הַדָּם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב אֲשֶׁר־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃veshachat-'et-ven-havaqar-lifeney-yehvah-vehiqeriyvv-veney-'aharon-hakhohaniym-'et-hadam-vezareqv-'et-hadam-'al-hamizevecha-saviyv-'asher-fetach-'ohel-mvo'ed
KJV: And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
AKJV: And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
ASV: And he shall kill the bullock before Jehovah: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting.
YLT: and he hath slaughtered the son of the herd before Jehovah; and sons of Aaron, the priests, have brought the blood near, and sprinkled the blood on the altar round about, which is at the opening of the tent of meeting.
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 1:5Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Leviticus 1:5
<Immolabitque,>etc. ISICH. in Levit. Non solum enim propriam conscientiam et conversationem Deo debemus offerre, etc., usque ad sicut Christus ostium appellatur, sic doctrina apostolica quam largitur. <Filii Aaron.>ORIG., ubi supra. De genere Aaron erant Anna et Caiphas, et alii qui Christum pronuntiaverunt esse reum mortis, et effuderunt sanguinem ejus ad basim altaris: ibi enim est occisus, ubi altare erat et basis ejus, unde: <Non capit prophetam perire extra Hierusalem.>
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
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Leviticus 1:5
Source lane
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Immolabitque
- Levit
- Filii Aaron
- Caiphas
- Hierusalem
Exposition: Leviticus 1:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:6
Hebrew
וְהִפְשִׁיט אֶת־הָעֹלָה וְנִתַּח אֹתָהּ לִנְתָחֶֽיהָ׃vehifeshiyt-'et-ha'olah-venitach-'otah-linetacheyha
KJV: And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
AKJV: And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
ASV: And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces.
YLT: `And he hath stripped the burnt-offering, and hath cut it into its pieces;
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 1:6Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Leviticus 1:6
<Detractaque,>etc. ORIG., ibid. Sacerdos pellem detrahit, etc., usque ad terrena coelestibus et divinis humana sociavit. ID Intestina cum pedibus jubet aqua dilui, in significationem baptismi. Intestina lavat, qui conscientiam purgat; pedes abluit, qui consummationem suscipit sacramenti. <Qui enim mundus est, non indiget nisi ut pedes lavet, sed est mundus totus>Joan. 15.: nec quisquam potest habere partem cum Jesu, nisi laverit pedes ejus. ISICH. in Levit. Pellis detrahitur cum divitiis et quibuscunque saecularibus exspoliamur, etc., usque ad Christum imitantes sicut possumus. GREG. lib. I Moral., cap. 40. Pellem hostiae detrahimus, etc., usque ad nihil lubricum in ara suae orationis imponat.
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Leviticus 1:6
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Detractaque
- Joan
- Jesu
- Levit
- Moral
Exposition: Leviticus 1:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:7
Hebrew
וְנָתְנוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן אֵשׁ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְעָרְכוּ עֵצִים עַל־הָאֵֽשׁ׃venatenv-veney-'aharon-hakhohen-'esh-'al-hamizevecha-ve'arekhv-'etziym-'al-ha'esh
KJV: And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:
AKJV: And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire:
ASV: And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire;
YLT: and the sons of Aaron the priest have put fire on the altar, and arranged wood on the fire;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 1:7Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 1:7
Leviticus 1:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:7
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 1:7
Exposition: Leviticus 1:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:8
Hebrew
וְעָרְכוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֵת הַנְּתָחִים אֶת־הָרֹאשׁ וְאֶת־הַפָּדֶר עַל־הָעֵצִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ve'arekhv-veney-'aharon-hakhohaniym-'et-hanetachiym-'et-haro'sh-ve'et-hafader-'al-ha'etziym-'asher-'al-ha'esh-'asher-'al-hamizevecha
KJV: And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
AKJV: And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar:
ASV: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
YLT: and sons of Aaron, the priests, have arranged the pieces, with the head and the fat, on the wood, which is on the fire, which is on the altar;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 1:8Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 1:8
Leviticus 1:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:8
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 1:8
Exposition: Leviticus 1:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:9
Hebrew
וְקִרְבּוֹ וּכְרָעָיו יִרְחַץ בַּמָּיִם וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַכֹּל הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עֹלָה אִשֵּׁה רֵֽיחַ־נִיחוֹחַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃veqirevvo-vkhera'ayv-yirechatz-vamayim-vehiqetiyr-hakhohen-'et-hakhol-hamizevechah-'olah-'isheh-reycha-niychvocha-layhvah
KJV: But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
AKJV: But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD. ¶
ASV: but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water. And the priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
YLT: and its inwards and its legs he doth wash with water; and the priest hath made perfume with the whole on the altar, a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 1:9Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 1:9
Leviticus 1:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:9
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 1:9
Exposition: Leviticus 1:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:10
Hebrew
וְאִם־מִן־הַצֹּאן קָרְבָּנוֹ מִן־הַכְּשָׂבִים אוֹ מִן־הָעִזִּים לְעֹלָה זָכָר תָּמִים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃ve'im-min-hatzo'n-qarevanvo-min-hakheshaviym-'vo-min-ha'iziym-le'olah-zakhar-tamiym-yaqeriyvenv
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.
AKJV: 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.
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.
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,
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 1:10Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Leviticus 1:10
<Quod si,>etc. ISICH. in Levit. Paucis immutatis eadem dicit, etc., usque ad unde: Filius non portabit iniquitatem patris, etc. <Anniculum,>etc. ISID. Agnus oblatus, Christus innocens crucifixus. Unde: <Ecce agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi.>Bene haedus offertur, quia per mortem Christi jugulatur diabolus auctor peccati. ISICH. Hoc de bobus non praecepit, etc., usque ad propterea holocaustum dicitur etiam sine operatione justitiae.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:10
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Levit
- Anniculum
- Unde
- Dei
Exposition: Leviticus 1:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:11
Hebrew
וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ עַל יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפֹנָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְזָרְקוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־דָּמוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב׃veshachat-'otvo-'al-yerekhe-hamizevecha-tzafonah-lifeney-yehvah-vezareqv-veney-'aharon-hakhohaniym-'et-damvo-'al-hamizevecha-saviyv
KJV: And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.
AKJV: And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about on the altar.
ASV: And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about.
YLT: and he hath slaughtered it by the side of the altar northward, before Jehovah; and sons of Aaron, the priests, have sprinkled its blood on the altar round about;
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 1:11Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Leviticus 1:11
<Ad latus,>id est Gentilitatem altare respicit, quia pro gentibus celebrata est passio Christi. Nos vero ad aquilonarem partem altaris sacrificium offerimus, dum memoriter passionem Christi pro gentibus factam credimus.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:11
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Christi
Exposition: Leviticus 1:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:12
Hebrew
וְנִתַּח אֹתוֹ לִנְתָחָיו וְאֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ וְאֶת־פִּדְרוֹ וְעָרַךְ הַכֹּהֵן אֹתָם עַל־הָֽעֵצִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃venitach-'otvo-linetachayv-ve'et-ro'shvo-ve'et-fidervo-ve'arakhe-hakhohen-'otam-'al-ha'etziym-'asher-'al-ha'esh-'asher-'al-hamizevecha
KJV: And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
AKJV: And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar:
ASV: And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
YLT: and he hath cut it into its pieces, and its head and its fat, and the priest hath arranged them on the wood, which is on the fire, which is on the altar;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 1:12Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 1:12
Leviticus 1:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:12
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 1:12
Exposition: Leviticus 1:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:13
Hebrew
וְהַקֶּרֶב וְהַכְּרָעַיִם יִרְחַץ בַּמָּיִם וְהִקְרִיב הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַכֹּל וְהִקְטִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עֹלָה הוּא אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָֽה׃vehaqerev-vehakhera'ayim-yirechatz-vamayim-vehiqeriyv-hakhohen-'et-hakhol-vehiqetiyr-hamizevechah-'olah-hv'-'isheh-reycha-niychocha-layhvah
KJV: But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
AKJV: But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it on the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD. ¶
ASV: but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water. And the priest shall offer the whole, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
YLT: and the inwards and the legs he doth wash with water, and the priest hath brought the whole near, and hath made perfume on the altar; it is a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 1:13Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Leviticus 1:13
<Omnia adolebit.>Haec omnia super altare offerentem ponere jubet ut omnem nostrum hominem, spiritualibus scripturis quae de intelligibili altari Dominici corporis dictae sunt, coaptemus, et ad imitationem ejus vivere studeamus. <Et odorem.>Quando sacrificium nostrum holocaustum fit, et offerimus omnia super intelligibile altare, tanquam imitatores Christi conversationem vitae nostrae conformantes ei, tunc offertur Domino odor suavissimus.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:13
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Exposition: Leviticus 1:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:14
Hebrew
וְאִם מִן־הָעוֹף עֹלָה קָרְבָּנוֹ לַֽיהוָה וְהִקְרִיב מִן־הַתֹּרִים אוֹ מִן־בְּנֵי הַיּוֹנָה אֶת־קָרְבָּנֽוֹ׃ve'im-min-ha'vof-'olah-qarevanvo-layhvah-vehiqeriyv-min-hatoriym-'vo-min-veney-hayvonah-'et-qarevanvo
KJV: And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
AKJV: And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
ASV: And if his oblation to Jehovah be a burnt-offering of birds, then he shall offer his oblation of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.
YLT: `And if his offering is a burnt-offering out of the fowl to Jehovah, than he hath brought near his offering out of the turtle-doves or out of the young pigeons,
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 1:14Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Leviticus 1:14
<Si autem.>ISID. Turtur, caro Christi, secundum illud Salomonis: <Pulchrae sunt genae tuae sicut turturis:>Columba Spiritum sanctum significat. Unde: <Super quem videris Spiritum descendentem sicut columbam, hic est Filius meus.>Turtur ergo columba caro Christi est Spiritui sociata: haec tria sacrificia offert homo, id est Christus, de bobus scilicet, pecoribus, et avibus. ISICH. <in Levit.>Admirabilis verborum subtilitas, etc., <usque ad,>contemplantur et sapiunt coelestia, ubi Christus est in dextera Dei sedens.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:14
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Turtur
- Christi
- Salomonis
- Unde
- Christus
- Levit
Exposition: Leviticus 1:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:15
Hebrew
וְהִקְרִיבוֹ הַכֹּהֵן אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּמָלַק אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ וְהִקְטִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה וְנִמְצָה דָמוֹ עַל קִיר הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃vehiqeriyvvo-hakhohen-'el-hamizevecha-vmalaq-'et-ro'shvo-vehiqetiyr-hamizevechah-venimetzah-damvo-'al-qiyr-hamizevecha
KJV: And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:
AKJV: And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:
ASV: And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar;
YLT: and the priest hath brought it near unto the altar, and hath wrung off its head, and hath made perfume on the altar, and its blood hath been wrung out by the side of the altar;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 1:15Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 1:15
Leviticus 1:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:15
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 1:15
Exposition: Leviticus 1:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:16
Hebrew
וְהֵסִיר אֶת־מֻרְאָתוֹ בְּנֹצָתָהּ וְהִשְׁלִיךְ אֹתָהּ אֵצֶל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ קֵדְמָה אֶל־מְקוֹם הַדָּֽשֶׁן׃vehesiyr-'et-mure'atvo-venotzatah-vehisheliykhe-'otah-'etzel-hamizevecha-qedemah-'el-meqvom-hadashen
KJV: And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
AKJV: And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
ASV: and he shall take away its crop with the filth thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes:
YLT: and he hath turned aside its crop with its feathers, and hath cast it near the altar, eastward, unto the place of ashes;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 1:16Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 1:16
Leviticus 1:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:16
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 1:16
Exposition: Leviticus 1:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Leviticus 1:17
Hebrew
וְשִׁסַּע אֹתוֹ בִכְנָפָיו לֹא יַבְדִּיל וְהִקְטִיר אֹתוֹ הַכֹּהֵן הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל־הָעֵצִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאֵשׁ עֹלָה הוּא אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָֽה׃veshisa'-'otvo-vikhenafayv-lo'-yavediyl-vehiqetiyr-'otvo-hakhohen-hamizevechah-'al-ha'etziym-'asher-'al-ha'esh-'olah-hv'-'isheh-reycha-niychocha-layhvah
KJV: And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
AKJV: And he shall split it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD.
ASV: and he shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
YLT: and he hath cleaved it with its wings (he doth not separate it ), and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar, on the wood, which is on the fire; it is a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 1:17Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 1:17
Leviticus 1:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:17
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 1:17
Exposition: Leviticus 1:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Citation trailOpen the commentary counts, references, and named sources.
Scholarly apparatus
Commentary citation index
This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
Direct commentary witnesses
9
Generated editorial witnesses
8
Source lane
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Leviticus 1:1
- Leviticus 1:2
- Leviticus 1:3
- Leviticus 1:4
- Leviticus 1:5
- Leviticus 1:6
- Leviticus 1:7
- Leviticus 1:8
- Leviticus 1:9
- Leviticus 1:10
- Leviticus 1:11
- Leviticus 1:12
- Leviticus 1:13
- Leviticus 1:14
- Leviticus 1:15
- Leviticus 1:16
- Leviticus 1:17
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Levit
- Num
- Patribus
- Matth
- Eliachim
- Aegyptum
- Ezech
- Testamenta
- Gal
- Spiritum
- Exod
- Osee
- Evangelii Matth
- Dominus
- Psal
- Unde
- Cor
- Ecclesiam
- Christi
- Aaron
- Vocavit
- Numeri
- Leviticum
- Sinai
- Genesi
- Israel
- Revocavit
- Domino
- Christus
- Domini
- Ponetque
- Immolabitque
- Filii Aaron
- Caiphas
- Hierusalem
- Detractaque
- Joan
- Jesu
- Moral
- Anniculum
- Dei
- Turtur
- Salomonis
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Each card opens chapter 1 for that canonical book. The directory is here for navigation, not as the first thing a visitor has to read.
Examples: Genesis, Psalms, Gospels, prophets, Romans, Revelation.
Genesis
Rendered chapters 1–50 are mapped to the public reader path for Genesis. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Exodus
Rendered chapters 1–40 are mapped to the public reader path for Exodus. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Leviticus
Rendered chapters 1–27 are mapped to the public reader path for Leviticus. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Numbers
Rendered chapters 1–36 are mapped to the public reader path for Numbers. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Deuteronomy
Rendered chapters 1–34 are mapped to the public reader path for Deuteronomy. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Joshua
Rendered chapters 1–24 are mapped to the public reader path for Joshua. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Judges
Rendered chapters 1–21 are mapped to the public reader path for Judges. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Ruth
Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for Ruth. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
1 Samuel
Rendered chapters 1–31 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Samuel. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
2 Samuel
Rendered chapters 1–24 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Samuel. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
1 Kings
Rendered chapters 1–22 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Kings. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
2 Kings
Rendered chapters 1–25 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Kings. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
1 Chronicles
Rendered chapters 1–29 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Chronicles. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
2 Chronicles
Rendered chapters 1–36 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Chronicles. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Ezra
Rendered chapters 1–10 are mapped to the public reader path for Ezra. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Nehemiah
Rendered chapters 1–13 are mapped to the public reader path for Nehemiah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Esther
Rendered chapters 1–10 are mapped to the public reader path for Esther. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Job
Rendered chapters 1–42 are mapped to the public reader path for Job. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Psalms
Rendered chapters 1–150 are mapped to the public reader path for Psalms. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Proverbs
Rendered chapters 1–31 are mapped to the public reader path for Proverbs. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Ecclesiastes
Rendered chapters 1–12 are mapped to the public reader path for Ecclesiastes. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Song of Solomon
Rendered chapters 1–8 are mapped to the public reader path for Song of Solomon. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Isaiah
Rendered chapters 1–66 are mapped to the public reader path for Isaiah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Jeremiah
Rendered chapters 1–52 are mapped to the public reader path for Jeremiah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Lamentations
Rendered chapters 1–5 are mapped to the public reader path for Lamentations. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Ezekiel
Rendered chapters 1–48 are mapped to the public reader path for Ezekiel. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Daniel
Rendered chapters 1–12 are mapped to the public reader path for Daniel. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Hosea
Rendered chapters 1–14 are mapped to the public reader path for Hosea. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Joel
Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for Joel. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Amos
Rendered chapters 1–9 are mapped to the public reader path for Amos. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Obadiah
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Jonah
Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for Jonah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Micah
Rendered chapters 1–7 are mapped to the public reader path for Micah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Nahum
Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for Nahum. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Habakkuk
Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for Habakkuk. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Zephaniah
Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for Zephaniah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Haggai
Rendered chapters 1–2 are mapped to the public reader path for Haggai. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Zechariah
Rendered chapters 1–14 are mapped to the public reader path for Zechariah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Malachi
Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for Malachi. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Matthew
Rendered chapters 1–28 are mapped to the public reader path for Matthew. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Mark
Rendered chapters 1–16 are mapped to the public reader path for Mark. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Luke
Rendered chapters 1–24 are mapped to the public reader path for Luke. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
John
Rendered chapters 1–21 are mapped to the public reader path for John. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Acts
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Romans
Rendered chapters 1–16 are mapped to the public reader path for Romans. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
1 Corinthians
Rendered chapters 1–16 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Corinthians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
2 Corinthians
Rendered chapters 1–13 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Corinthians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Galatians
Rendered chapters 1–6 are mapped to the public reader path for Galatians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Ephesians
Rendered chapters 1–6 are mapped to the public reader path for Ephesians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Philippians
Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for Philippians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Colossians
Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for Colossians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
1 Thessalonians
Rendered chapters 1–5 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Thessalonians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
2 Thessalonians
Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Thessalonians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
1 Timothy
Rendered chapters 1–6 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Timothy. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
2 Timothy
Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Timothy. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Titus
Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for Titus. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Philemon
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Hebrews
Rendered chapters 1–13 are mapped to the public reader path for Hebrews. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
James
Rendered chapters 1–5 are mapped to the public reader path for James. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
1 Peter
Rendered chapters 1–5 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Peter. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
2 Peter
Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Peter. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
1 John
Rendered chapters 1–5 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 John. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
2 John
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3 John
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Jude
Rendered chapter 1 are mapped to the public reader path for Jude. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
Revelation
Rendered chapters 1–22 are mapped to the public reader path for Revelation. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.
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Commentary Witness
Leviticus 1:1
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Canonical locus
Leviticus 1:1
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