Bible verse
He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
Leviticus 1:4 · BSB
The verses around it, from Leviticus 1.
1 Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.
3 If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
5 And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
6 Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.
7 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
8 Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar.
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.
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.
ERV
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.
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