Lexicon :: Strong's G1435 - dōron

And Abel also presented an offering ​— ​some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,

Then he brought out objects of silver and gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.

“God has given me a good gift,” Leah said. “This time my husband will honor me because I have borne six sons for him,” and she named him Zebulun.[fn]

He spent the night there and took part of what he had brought with him as a gift for his brother Esau:

“then tell him, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau. And look, he is behind us.’ ”

“You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’ ” For he thought, “I want to appease Esau with the gift that is going ahead of me. After that, I can face him, and perhaps he will forgive me.”

But Jacob said, “No, please! If I have found favor with you, take this gift from me. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing God’s face, since you have accepted me.

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and take them down to the man as a gift ​— ​a little balsam and a little honey, aromatic gum and resin, pistachios and almonds.

The men took this gift, double the amount of silver, and Benjamin. They immediately went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

Since the men had heard that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.

“Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD from the livestock, you may bring your offering from the herd or the flock.

“But if his offering for a burnt offering is from the flock, from sheep or goats, he is to present an unblemished male.

“If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present his offering from the turtledoves or young pigeons.[fn]

“When anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the LORD, it is to consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,

“When you present a grain offering baked in an oven, it is to be made of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.

“If your offering is a grain offering prepared in a pan, it is to be made of fine flour with oil.

“You may present them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.

“If his offering is a fellowship sacrifice, and he is presenting an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he is to present one without blemish before the LORD.

“If his offering as a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD is from the flock, he is to present a male or female without blemish.

“If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.

“or someone informs him about the sin he has committed, he is to bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.

“Or if the offering that he brings as a sin offering is a lamb, he is to bring an unblemished female.

“But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring two quarts[fn] of fine flour[fn] as an offering for his sin. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.

“This is the offering that Aaron and his sons are to present to the LORD on the day that he is anointed: two quarts[fn] of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.

“He is to present as his offering cakes of leavened bread with his thanksgiving sacrifice of fellowship.

“If the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it is to be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, and what is left over may be eaten on the next day.

“Tell the Israelites: The one who presents a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD is to bring an offering to the LORD from his sacrifice.

which the LORD commanded Moses on Mount Sinai on the day he commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai.

Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering; make atonement for yourself and the people.[fn] Sacrifice the people’s offering and make atonement for them, as the LORD commanded.”

Aaron presented the people’s offering. He took the male goat for the people’s sin offering, slaughtered it, and made a sin offering with it as he did before.

“instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before his tabernacle ​— ​that person will be considered guilty.[fn] He has shed blood and is to be cut off from his people.

“They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the food offerings to the LORD, the food of their God, and they must be holy.

“You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, the LORD who sets you apart, am holy.

“Tell Aaron: None of your descendants throughout your generations who has a physical defect is to come near to present the food of his God.

“No descendant of the priest Aaron who has a defect is to come near to present the food offerings to the LORD. He has a defect and is not to come near to present the food of his God.

“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: Any man of the house of Israel or of the resident aliens in Israel who presents his offering ​— ​whether they present payment of vows or freewill gifts to the LORD as burnt offerings ​— ​

“Neither you nor[fn] a foreigner are to present food to your God from any of these animals. They will not be accepted for you because they are deformed and have a defect.”

“When an ox, sheep, or goat is born, it is to remain with[fn] its mother for seven days; from the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering, a food offering to the LORD.