Leviticus 19:5 (DRB)

Passage

If ye offer in sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, that he may be favourable:

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:3 Let every one fear his father, and his mother. Keep my sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:4 Turn ye not to idols: nor make to yourselves molten gods. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:5 If ye offer in sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, that he may be favourable:

Leviticus 19:6 You shall eat it on the same day it was offered, and the next day. And whatsoever shall be left until the third day, you shall burn with fire.

Leviticus 19:7 If after two days any man eat thereof, he shall be profane and guilty of impiety:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "offer", "sacrifice", "peace", "offering", "lord", and "favourable". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "offer" and "sacrifice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Turn ye not to idols nor make..." into verse 6's "You shall eat it on the same...", so "offer" and "sacrifice" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "offer" and "sacrifice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.