Leviticus 1:12

Leviticus 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
• New International Version (NIV)You are to cut it into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and the fat, on the wood that is burning on the altar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;

Context of Leviticus 1:12

10A person may want to give a sheep or a goat as a gift to God. It must be a male animal. It must be perfect. 11The person must kill it at the north side of the altar. The priests will throw the blood onto the sides of the altar in front of the Lord. The person must cut the animal up. The priests will take the pieces of meat, the head and the fat. They will put them on the fire that is burning on the altar. 13The person must wash the legs and the inside parts with water. The priest will burn the whole animal on the altar. It is a burnt offering. The smell of it while it is burning will give the Lord pleasure. 14If a person wants to give a bird to the Lord, it must be a dove or a pigeon.

Leviticus 1:12 word by word

וְנִתַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ לִנְתָחָ֔יו וְאֶת־רֹאשׁ֖וֹ וְאֶת־פִּדְר֑וֹ וְעָרַ֤ךְ הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֹתָ֔ם עַל־הָֽעֵצִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall cutנָתַחnâthach · to cutH5408
• it into his piecesנֵ֫תַחnêthach · pieceH5409
• with his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and his fatפֶּ֫דֶרpeder · suetH6309
• and the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall lay them in orderעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• on the woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• on the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Leviticus 1:12

• Leviticus 1:6The person must take the skin from the dead animal and then he must cut up the meat.

Commentaries on Leviticus 1:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Cut it into his pieces - See Clarke's note on Genesis 15:10.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 Those who could not offer a bullock, were to bring a sheep or a goat; and those who were not able to do that, were accepted of God, if they brought a turtle-dove, or a pigeon. Those creatures were chosen for sacrifice which were mild, and gentle, and harmless; to show the innocence and meekness that were in Christ, and that should be in Christians. The offering of the poor was as typical of Christ's atonement as the more costly sacrifices…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13The law allowed poorer Israelites to offer smaller animals so that atonement (a sacrifice that removes guilt and restores fellowship with God) would be more affordable. The way these animals were offered was very similar to the way bulls were offered (Leviticus 1:3–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1310-13. if his offering be of the flocks--Those who could not afford the expense of a bullock might offer a ram or a he-goat, and the same ceremonies were to be observed in the act of offering.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Leviticus 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings