Leviticus 1:15 - Exposition

The priest shall bring it unto the altar . The difference in the ritual for the burnt sacrifice of fowls is:

1 . That the offerer is not commanded to lay his hand on the bird.

2 . That the altar is the place of maciation, instead of the space on the north side of the altar.

3 . That the priest slays it instead of the offerer.

4 . That the blood (owing to its smaller quantity) is pressed out against the side of the altar instead of being caught in a vessel and thrown on it. There is no essential variation here; the analogy of the sacrifice of the animal is followed so far as circumstances permit. It is not certain that the word malak, translated wring off his head, means more than "make an incision with the nail;" but in all probability the head was to be severed and laid on the fire separately, after the manner of the other sacrifices.