What Does Leviticus 3:12 Mean in the King James?
And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The offering and the act of offering carry the same root: both are a drawing near to God.
THE MEANING
Here, nearness takes material form: a goat is brought before the LORD. The word for the offering and the verb for presenting it share the root of approach. Gift and drawing near occupy the same movement.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The verse loosens the assumption that an offering is only something surrendered: its own root names it as a drawing near.
THE ROOT
קָרְבָּנוֹ
qorbano
GROWS FROM
ק־ר־ב
q-r-b
Approach; draw near; bring close.
“offering / offer” in this verse is qorbano. The noun and verb carry the same root, holding the offering and the act of presenting it as one movement toward presence. The goat is named as what is brought near.
ALSO GROWS
hiqriv: Bring near; present; offer.
הִקְרִיב
This is the verb used for presenting the goat, making the act itself an approach.
qarov: Near; close.
קָרוֹב
The shared root connects the offering with nearness itself.
qirvah: Closeness; nearness.
קִרְבָה
This branch carries the root’s movement into the state of being close.
THE PATTERN
The act of bringing something before God gives physical shape to drawing near.
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.THE THREAD
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.Psalm 73:28 uses the same Hebrew root, קָרַב (q-r-b), for “draw near.” Leviticus names the offering and the act of offering through that same seed, while the psalm speaks the movement directly: nearness to God is itself good.
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