Imamat 1:4

1:4 He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him to make atonement ¹  on his behalf.

Imamat 1:14

From the Birds

1:14 “‘If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering from the birds, ²  he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young pigeons. ³ 

Imamat 3:6

Animal from the Flock

3:6 “‘If his offering for a peace offering sacrifice to the Lord is from the flock, he must present a flawless male or female. ⁴ 

Imamat 3:15

3:15 the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys). ⁵ 

Imamat 8:10

Anointing the Tabernacle and Aaron, and Clothing Aaron’s Sons

8:10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it, and so consecrated them. ⁶ 

Imamat 8:20

8:20 Then he ⁷  cut the ram into parts, ⁸  and Moses offered the head, the parts, and the suet up in smoke,

Imamat 22:19

22:19 if it is to be acceptable for your benefit ⁹  it must be a flawless male from the cattle, sheep, or goats.

Imamat 23:2

23:2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘These are the Lord’s appointed times which you must proclaim as holy assemblies – my appointed times: ¹⁰ 

Imamat 23:27

23:27 “The ¹¹  tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. ¹²  It is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must humble yourselves ¹³  and present a gift to the Lord.

Imamat 25:21

25:21 I will command my blessing for you in the sixth year so that it may yield ¹⁴  the produce ¹⁵  for three years,

[1:4]  ¹ tn “To make atonement” is the standard translation of the Hebrew term כִּפֶּר, (kipper); cf. however TEV “as a sacrifice to take away his sins” (CEV similar). The English word derives from a combination of “at” plus Middle English “one[ment],” referring primarily to reconciliation or reparation that is made in order to accomplish reconciliation. The primary meaning of the Hebrew verb, however, is “to wipe [something off (or on)]” (see esp. the goal of the sin offering, Lev 4, “to purge” the tabernacle from impurities), but in some cases it refers metaphorically to “wiping away” anything that might stand in the way of good relations by bringing a gift (see, e.g., Gen 32:20 [21 HT], “to appease; to pacify” as an illustration of this). The translation “make atonement” has been retained here because, ultimately, the goal of either purging or appeasing was to maintain a proper relationship between the Lord (who dwelt in the tabernacle) and Israelites in whose midst the tabernacle was pitched (see R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 2:689-710 for a full discussion of the Hebrew word meaning “to make atonement” and its theological significance).

[1:14]  ² tn Heb “from the [category] ‘bird.’”

[1:14]  ³ tn Heb “from the sons of the pigeon,” referring either to “young pigeons” (cf. KJV, NASB, NIV, NLT) or “various species of pigeon” (contrast J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:168, with J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 14).

[3:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “a male or female without defect he shall present it”; cf. NLT “must have no physical defects.”

[3:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the protruding lobe on the liver on the kidneys he shall remove it.”

[8:10]  ⁶ sn The expression “and consecrated it” refers to the effect of the anointing earlier in the verse (cf. “to consecrate them/him” in vv. 11 and 12). “To consecrate” means “to make holy” or “make sacred”; i.e., put something into the category of holy/sacred as opposed to common/profane (see Lev 10:10 below). Thus, the person or thing consecrated is put into the realm of God’s holy things.

[8:20]  ⁷ tn Again, Aaron probably cut the ram up into parts (v. 20a), but Moses presented them on the altar (v. 20b; cf. the note on v. 15 above).

[8:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “cut it into its parts.” One could translate here, “quartered it” (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:133; cf. Lev 1:6, 12 above).

[22:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “for your acceptance.” See Lev 1:3-4 above and the notes there.

[23:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “these are them, my appointed times.”

[23:2]  sn The term מוֹעֵד (mo’ed, rendered “appointed time” here) can refer to either a time or place of meeting. See the note on “tent of meeting” (אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, ’ohel mo’ed) in Lev 1:1.

[23:27]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Surely the tenth day” or perhaps “Precisely the tenth day.” The Hebrew adverbial particle אַךְ (’akh) is left untranslated by most recent English versions; cf. however NASB “On exactly the tenth day.”

[23:27]  ¹² sn See the description of this day and its regulations in Lev 16 and the notes there.

[23:27]  ¹³ tn Heb “you shall humble your souls.” See the note on Lev 16:29 above.

[25:21]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and it [i.e., the land] shall make the produce.” The Hebrew term וְעָשָׂת (vÿ’asat, “and it shall make”) is probably an older third feminine singular form of the verb (GKC 210 §75.m). Smr has the normal form.

[25:21]  ¹⁵ tn Smr and LXX have “its produce” (cf. 25:3, 7, etc.) rather than “the produce.”