Leviticus - 22:29



29 "When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

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Explanation and meaning of Leviticus 22:29.

Differing Translations

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And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.
If you immolate a victim for thanksgiving to the Lord, that he may be favourable,
And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it for your acceptance.
'And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Jehovah, at your pleasure ye do sacrifice,
And when you make an offering of praise to the Lord, make it in a way which is pleasing to him.
If you immolate a victim as an act of thanksgiving to the Lord, so that he may be pleased,

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord,.... Which was a sort of peace offering, distinct from freewill offerings and vows before spoken of:
offer it at your own will; just what they pleased, whether a bullock, a sheep, or a goat, and whether a male or female; these were left to their own option, or for acceptation to you, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi; that is, it was right in them, and they ought to be careful to offer it in such manner, that it might be acceptable to God, by observing the rules given concerning it, particularly what follows.

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