Leviticus 1:15

What does Leviticus 1:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 1:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the priest is to take it to the altar, and after its head has been twisted off, it is to be burned on the altar, and its blood drained out on the side of the altar:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the priest hath brought it near unto the altar, and hath wrung off its head, and hath made perfume on the altar, and its blood hath been wrung out by the side of the altar;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The priest shall offer it at the altar: and twisting back the neck, and breaking the place of the wound, he shall make the blood run down upon the brim of the altar.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the priest shall bring it near to the altar and pinch off its head and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be pressed out at the side of the altar.

Context

v.14And if his oblation to Jehovah be a burnt-offering of birds, then he shall offer his oblation of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.

v.15This passage

v.16and he shall take away its crop with the filth thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 22:1

    My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou sofar from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

  • Psalms 69:1

    Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul.

  • Isaiah 53:4

    Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

  • Matthew 26:1

    And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said unto his disciples,

  • Isaiah 53:10

    Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.

  • Psalms 22:21

    Save me from the lion’s mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

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