Imamat 3:1
Konteks3:1 “‘Now if his offering is a peace offering sacrifice, 1 if he presents an offering from the herd, he must present before the Lord a flawless male or a female. 2
Bilangan 6:14
Konteks6:14 and he must present his offering 3 to the Lord: one male lamb in its first year without blemish for a burnt offering, one ewe lamb in its first year without blemish for a purification offering, one ram without blemish for a peace offering, 4
[3:1] 1 sn The peace offering sacrifice primarily enacted and practiced communion between God and man (and between the people of God). This was illustrated by the fact that the fat parts of the animal were consumed on the altar of the
[3:1] 2 tn Heb “if a male if a female, perfect he shall present it before the
[6:14] 3 tn Heb “he shall offer his offering” – the object is a cognate accusative.
[6:14] 4 sn The peace offering שְׁלָמִים (shÿlamim) is instructed in Lev 3 and 7. The form is always in the plural. It was a sacrifice that celebrated the fact that the worshiper was at peace with God, and was not offered in order to make peace with God. The peace offering was essentially a communal meal in the presence of God. Some have tried to equate this offering with similar sounding names in Akkadian and Ugaritic (see B. A. Levine, In the Presence of the