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Leviticus 1:4
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KJ21
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.
ASV
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
AMP
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering [transferring symbolically his guilt to the sacrifice], that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.
AMPC
And he shall lay [both] his hands upon the head of the burnt offering [transferring symbolically his guilt to the victim], and it shall be an acceptable atonement for him.
BRG
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.
CSB
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.
CSBA
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.
CEB
You must press your hand on the head of the entirely burned offering so that it will be accepted for you, to make reconciliation for you.
CJB
He is to lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
CEV
Lay your hand on its head, and I will accept the animal as a sacrifice for taking away your sins.
DARBY
And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
DRA
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the victim, and it shall be acceptable, and help to its expiation.
ERV
You must put your hand on the animal’s head while it is being killed. So the Lord will accept it as your burnt offering to make you pure.
EASY
The person must put his hand on the animal's head. Then he must kill it. The animal's death will pay for the person's sins.
EHV
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering so that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.
ESV
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
ESVUK
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
EXB
He must ·put [lay] his hand on the animal’s head [C to identify with the animal that served as a substitute], and ·the Lord will accept it to remove the person’s sin so he will belong to God [L it will be acceptable as atonement/expiation for him].
GNV
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted to the Lord, to be his atonement.
GW
Place your hand on the animal’s head. The burnt offering will be accepted to make peace with the Lord.
GNT
You shall put your hand on its head, and it will be accepted as a sacrifice to take away your sins.
HCSB
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.
ICB
The person must put his hand on the animal’s head. Then the Lord will accept that burnt offering. It will remove the person’s sin so he will belong to God.
ISV
He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him as an atonement on his behalf.
JUB
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and he shall accept it to reconcile him.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.
LEB
“‘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.
TLB
The person bringing it is to lay his hand upon its head, and it then becomes his substitute: the death of the animal will be accepted by God instead of the death of the man who brings it, as the penalty for his sins.
MSG
“If the offering is a Whole-Burnt-Offering from the herd, present a male without a defect at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting that it may be accepted by God. Lay your hand on the head of the Whole-Burnt-Offering so that it may be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you. Slaughter the bull in God’s presence. Aaron’s sons, the priests, will make an offering of the blood by splashing it against all sides of the Altar that stands at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Next, skin the Whole-Burnt-Offering and cut it up. Aaron’s sons, the priests, will prepare a fire on the Altar, carefully laying out the wood, and then arrange the body parts, including the head and the suet, on the wood prepared for the fire on the Altar. Scrub the entrails and legs clean. The priest will burn it all on the Altar: a Whole-Burnt-Offering, a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance to God.
MEV
Then he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
NOG
Place your hand on the animal’s head. The burnt offering will be accepted to make peace with the Lord.
NABRE
and shall lay a hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be acceptable to make atonement for the one who offers it.
NASB
And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.
NASB1995
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.
NCB
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for atonement on his behalf.
NCV
He must put his hand on the animal’s head, and the Lord will accept it to remove the person’s sin so he will belong to God.
NET
He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.
NIRV
They must place their hand on the head of the burnt offering. Then the Lord will accept it in place of them. It will pay for their sin.
NIV
You are to lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you.
NIVUK
You are to lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you.
NKJV
Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
NLV
He will lay his hand on the head of the burnt gift and it will be received to take away his sins.
NLT
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.
NRSVA
You shall lay your hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it shall be acceptable in your behalf as atonement for you.
NRSVACE
You shall lay your hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it shall be acceptable in your behalf as atonement for you.
NRSVCE
You shall lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be acceptable in your behalf as atonement for you.
NRSVUE
You shall lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be acceptable on your behalf as atonement for you.
OJB
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the olah (burnt offering); and it shall be accepted for him to make kapparah for him.
RGT
‘And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him, to be his atonement.
RSV
he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
RSVCE
he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
TLV
He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it will be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.
VOICE
The person offering the sacrifice shall place his hand on the head of the living animal, and the offering will be accepted to atone for the person’s sins.
WEB
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
WYC
And he shall set his hands on the head of the sacrifice, and it shall be acceptable, and profiting into the cleansing of him.
YLT
and he hath laid his hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it hath been accepted for him to make atonement for him;
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