John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 3:2
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering ,.... "His right hand with strength", the Targum of Jonathan says; perhaps both his hands were imposed; the Septuagint and Arabic versions read it in the plural number, "hands"; this same rite was used in the sacrifice of burnt offering; see Gill on Leviticus 1:4 ; which might be done in any place in the court where it was slain, only with this difference: according to Maimonides F4 Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 3. sect. 15. , there was... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 3:1-5
The burnt-offerings had regard to God as in himself the best of beings, most perfect and excellent; they were purely expressive of adoration, and therefore were wholly burnt. But the peace-offerings had regard to God as a benefactor to his creatures, and the giver of all good things to us; and therefore these were divided between the altar, the priest, and the owner. Peace signifies, 1. Reconciliation, concord, and communion. And so these were called peace-offerings, because in them God and... read more