Leviticus 1:2

oblation] Heb. korban, from a root signifying -to come near"; a general term for anything brought near to God, whether sacrifice, or other sacred gift. It occurs frequently in chs. 1 7, also in Leviticus 9:7; Leviticus 9:15; Leviticus 17:4; Leviticus 22:18; Leviticus 22:27; Leviticus 23:14; Leviticus 27:9; Leviticus 27:11 (in Leviticus 27:11 -sacrifice" A.V.); Numbers 5:15 (the meal offering of jealousy), Leviticus 6:14; Leviticus 6:21 (the offerings of the Nazirite), 7 (the offerings of the princes, parts of which were not for sacrifice), Leviticus 9:7; Leviticus 9:13 (the passover), Leviticus 15:4; Leviticus 15:25; Leviticus 18:9 (-oblation" A.V.), Lev 28:2, Lev 31:50 (-oblation" A.V., the spoil of Midian).

In the Pent., the word occurs only in Lev. and Num.; outside the Pent, it is found in Ezekiel 20:28; Ezekiel 40:43; Nehemiah 10:35; Nehemiah 13:31. In Neh. the first syllable of the word has the vowel ŭ; both R.V. and A.V. translate ḳurban hâ-çẓimby -wood offering." R.V. renders -oblation" except in Ezekiel 20:28 and Neh.; A.V. generally has -offering"; other renderings are noted in the list of passages given above. The verb from the same root is used in the Hiph.; it is applied to the action both of the layman and the priest, and is translated -offer."

The verse refers only to animal sacrifices, and serves as an introduction to the Burnt-Offering, and to the Peace-Offering of ch. 3.

of the herd and of the flock i.e. large and small cattle. An offering of birds (Leviticus 1:14) is not mentioned here.