17 Bible Verses about Laying Hands On Sacrifices

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Exodus 29:10

“You are to bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the bull’s head.

Exodus 29:15

“Take one ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram’s head.

Exodus 29:19

“You are to take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the ram’s head.

Leviticus 1:4

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.

Leviticus 3:2

He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests will sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.

Leviticus 3:8

He must lay his hand on the head of his offering, then slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron’s sons will sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.

Leviticus 3:13

He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron’s sons will sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.

Leviticus 4:4

He must bring the bull to the entrance to the tent of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the Lord.

Leviticus 4:15

The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the Lord and it is to be slaughtered before the Lord.

Leviticus 4:24

He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord. It is a sin offering.

Leviticus 4:29

He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.

Leviticus 4:33

He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.

Leviticus 8:14

Then he brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering.

Leviticus 8:18

Then he presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Leviticus 8:22

Next he presented the second ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Leviticus 16:21

Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the Israelites’ wrongdoings and rebellious acts—all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the man appointed for the task.

Numbers 8:12

Next the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. Sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites.

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