³“ ‘If the offering is a burnt offering^e from the herd,^f you are to offer a male without defect.^g You must present it at the entrance to the tent^h of meeting so that it will be acceptableⁱ to the Lord. ⁴You are to lay your hand on the head^j of the burnt offering,^k and it will be accepted^l on your behalf to make atonement^m for you.

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Cross references

eSee Ge 8:20
fver 10; Lev 22:27; Ezr 8:35; Mal 1:8
gSee ver 5; See Ex 12:5; See Lev 22:19, 20; Heb 9:14; 1 Pe 1:19
h Lev 6:25; 17:9; Nu 6:16; Dt 12:5–6, 11
i Isa 58:5
jSee Ex 29:10, 15
kver 3; Lev 4:29; 6:25; Eze 45:15
lSee Ge 32:20
mSee Ex 29:36; See 32:30

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord. He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to bring an unblemished male. He will bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting so that he may be accepted by the Lord. He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

NLTNew Living Translation

“If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you may be accepted by the Lord. Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and the Lord will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you right with him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

If his offering is a burnt offering from the cattle, then he must present an unblemished male; he must present it at the door of the tent of assembly for his acceptance before Yahweh.

“ ‘He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted for him in order to make atonement for him.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

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