Leviticus 19:5

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“When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it for your acceptance.”

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BSBPD

“When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it for your acceptance.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, ye shall offer it at your own will.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“`And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of peace-offerings to Jehovah, at your pleasure ye do sacrifice it;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 19:5 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 24:5Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.
  2. Leviticus 1:3If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
  3. Leviticus 3:1“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.
  4. Leviticus 3:6If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.
  5. Leviticus 7:16If, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day.
  6. Leviticus 7:18If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
  7. Leviticus 22:19must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.
  8. Leviticus 22:21When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable.
  9. Leviticus 22:23You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.
  10. Leviticus 22:29When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.
  11. 2 Chronicles 31:2Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.
  12. Ezekiel 45:15And one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These are for the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the people, declares the Lord GOD.
  13. Ezekiel 46:2The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart, but the gate must not be shut until evening.
  14. Ezekiel 46:12When the prince makes a freewill offering to the LORD, whether a burnt offering or a peace offering, the gate facing east must be opened for him. He is to offer his burnt offering or peace offering just as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate must be closed after he goes out.
  15. Ephesians 2:13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

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