Leviticus 19:5
New International Version
“’When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the LORD, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.

New Living Translation
“When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, offer it properly so you will be accepted by God.

English Standard Version
“When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

Berean Standard Bible
When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it for your acceptance.

King James Bible
And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.

New King James Version
‘And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it of your own free will.

New American Standard Bible
‘Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

NASB 1995
‘Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

NASB 1977
‘Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

Legacy Standard Bible
‘Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

Amplified Bible
‘Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

Christian Standard Bible
“When you offer a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD, sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When you offer a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD, sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

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

Contemporary English Version
When you offer a sacrifice to ask my blessing, be sure to follow my instructions.

English Revised Version
And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"When you bring a fellowship offering to the LORD, sacrifice it [properly] so that you will be accepted.

Good News Translation
"When you kill an animal for a fellowship offering, keep the regulations that I have given you, and I will accept the offering.

International Standard Version
"When you offer a peace offering to the LORD, you are to offer it for your acceptance.

Majority Standard Bible
When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it for your acceptance.

NET Bible
"'When you sacrifice a peace offering sacrifice to the LORD, you must sacrifice it so that it is accepted for you.

New Heart English Bible
"'When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings to the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.

World English Bible
“‘When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of peace-offerings to YHWH, you sacrifice it at your pleasure;

Young's Literal Translation
'And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of peace-offerings to Jehovah, at your pleasure ye do sacrifice it;

Smith's Literal Translation
And when ye shall sacrifice a sacrifice of peace to Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice at your will.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If ye offer in sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, that he may be favourable,

Catholic Public Domain Version
If you immolate a victim of peace offerings to the Lord, so that he may be appeased,

New American Bible
When you sacrifice your communion sacrifice to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it so that it is acceptable on your behalf.

New Revised Standard Version
When you offer a sacrifice of well-being to the LORD, offer it in such a way that it is acceptable in your behalf.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And if you offer a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer the ones which are acceptable.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if you slaughter sacrifices, make acceptable peace sacrifices to LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if ye will sacrifice a peace-offering to the Lord, ye shall offer it acceptable from yourselves.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Idolatry Forbidden
4Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God. 5When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it for your acceptance. 6It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it, or on the next day; but what remains on the third day must be burned up.…

Cross References
Exodus 12:5-10
Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats. / You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight. / They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. ...

Leviticus 7:11-18
Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD: / If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. / Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread. ...

Numbers 15:3-10
and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast— / then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil. / With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering. ...

Deuteronomy 12:5-7
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

Isaiah 1:11-13
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.

Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Amos 5:21-24
“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. ...

Malachi 1:8-10
When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts. / “But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts. / “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

Matthew 5:23-24
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Matthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 12:33
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Luke 11:42
Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

John 4:23-24
But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. / God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.


Treasury of Scripture

And if you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it at your own will.

a sacrifice

Leviticus 3:1-17
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…

Leviticus 7:16
But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:

Leviticus 22:21
And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

ye shall

Leviticus 1:3
If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.

Leviticus 22:19,23,29
Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats…

your own will

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Leviticus 19
1. A repetition of various laws














When you sacrifice
The Hebrew root for "sacrifice" is "זָבַח" (zabach), which means to slaughter or offer. Sacrifices in ancient Israel were central to worship and symbolized devotion, repentance, and thanksgiving. The act of sacrificing was not merely a ritual but a profound expression of faith and obedience to God. It required the worshiper to give up something valuable, reflecting the cost of true worship and the heart's posture towards God.

a peace offering
The term "peace offering" comes from the Hebrew "שֶׁלֶם" (shelem), which is related to "שָׁלוֹם" (shalom), meaning peace, wholeness, or completeness. Peace offerings were unique in that they were voluntary and symbolized reconciliation and fellowship with God. They were a celebration of the covenant relationship, emphasizing gratitude and communal harmony. This offering allowed the worshiper to share a meal with family and the community, signifying unity and shared blessings.

to the LORD
The phrase "to the LORD" underscores the direction and purpose of the offering. The Hebrew name used here is "יְהוָה" (YHWH), the covenant name of God, highlighting His personal and relational nature. Sacrifices were not just religious duties but acts of worship directed towards a personal God who desires a relationship with His people. This reminds believers that all acts of worship should be directed towards God, acknowledging His sovereignty and grace.

you shall offer it
The command "you shall offer" indicates an intentional and active participation in the act of worship. The Hebrew verb "קָרַב" (qarab) means to bring near or present. This reflects the idea that offerings are not passive but require the worshiper's active engagement and willingness. It is a call to approach God with sincerity and purpose, bringing one's best as an act of devotion.

for your acceptance
The phrase "for your acceptance" is derived from the Hebrew "לִרְצֹנְכֶם" (lirtzonchem), meaning for your favor or approval. This highlights the importance of the heart's condition in worship. God desires offerings that are given willingly and with the right heart attitude. It is a reminder that God looks beyond the external act to the internal motivation, seeking offerings that are given out of love and reverence. This principle is echoed throughout Scripture, emphasizing that true worship is a matter of the heart.

(5) And if ye offer a sacrifice.--From Leviticus 17:3-7, it will be seen that the Israelites were in the habit of sacrificing to idols the animals intended for private consumption, and that this practice gave rise to the enactment that when any of the three kinds of quadrupeds are to be slaughtered for daily meat, they should first be devoted to God as peace-offerings. Hence the transition here from the prohibition of idolatrous worship to the peace-offerings. The simple abstention from sacrifice to idols and offering them to God is not enough. If the Israelites bring a peace-offering to the Lord it must be offered in the prescribed manner.

Ye shall offer it at your own will.--Better, ye shall offer it for your acceptance (see Leviticus 1:3), that is, ye are to do it in such a manner as will secure for you the Divine acceptance.

Verses 5-8. - The unsystematic character of this chapter is indicated by prohibitions under the fifth, fourth, first, and second commandments (verses 3, 4) being succeeded by a ceremonial instruction respecting the peace offerings, repeated from Leviticus 7:16-18. The words, ye shall offer it at your own will, should rather be, for your acceptance, as in chapter Leviticus 1:3. In the seventh chapter a distinction is drawn between the peace offerings that are thank offerings, which must be eaten on the first day, and the peace offerings which are vow or voluntary offerings, which may be eaten on the first or second day. In the present resume this distinction is not noticed. Whoever transgresses this ceremonial command is to bear his iniquity and to be cut off from among his people, that is, to be excommunicated without any appointed form of reconciliation by means of sacrifice.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When
וְכִ֧י (wə·ḵî)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you sacrifice
תִזְבְּח֛וּ (ṯiz·bə·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice

a peace offering
שְׁלָמִ֖ים (šə·lā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8002: A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering

to the LORD,
לַיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

you shall offer it
תִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃ (tiz·bā·ḥu·hū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice

for your acceptance.
לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖ם (lir·ṣō·nə·ḵem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will


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