Peace Offerings

31 " 'If your offering is a fellowship offering, and you offer an animal from the herd, whether male or female, you are to present before the Lord an animal without defect.

Other Translations of Leviticus 3:1

King James Version

Peace Offerings

31 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.

English Standard Version

Peace Offerings

31 "If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.

The Message

Peace Offerings

31 "If your offering is a Peace-Offering and you present an animal from the herd, either male or female, it must be an animal without any defect.

New King James Version

Peace Offerings

31 'When his offering is a sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.

New Living Translation

Peace Offerings

31 "If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the Lord, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 3:1

Commentary on Leviticus 3:1-5

(Read Leviticus 3:1-5)

The peace-offerings had regard to God as the giver of all good things. These were divided between the altar, the priest, and the owner. They were called peace-offering, because in them God and his people did, as it were, feast together, in token of friendship. The peace-offerings were offered by way of supplication. If a man were in pursuit of any mercy, he would add a peace-offering to his prayer for it. Christ is our Peace, our Peace-offering; for through him alone it is that we can obtain an answer of peace to our prayers. Or, the peace-offering was offered by way of thanksgiving for some mercy received. We must offer to God the sacrifice of praise continually, by Christ our Peace; and then this shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock.