Leviticus 1:17

Leviticus 1:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)He shall tear it open by the wings, not dividing it completely, and then the priest shall burn it on the wood that is burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He shall tear it open by its wings, but shall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he shall split it at its wings, but shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 1:17

15The priest will bring the bird to the altar. He will tear off the head and he will burn it on the altar. The priest will pour the blood onto the side of the altar. 16Then the priest will remove the part of the bird where the food is stored. He will throw it on the east side of the altar, with the ashes. He will hold the parts that the bird uses to fly. And then he will tear open the body. But he must not tear it completely. He will burn all of it on the fire that is on the altar. The smell of it while it is burning will give the Lord pleasure.

Leviticus 1:17 word by word

וְשִׁסַּ֨ע אֹת֣וֹ בִכְנָפָיו֮ לֹ֣א יַבְדִּיל֒ וְהִקְטִ֨יר אֹת֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עַל־הָעֵצִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֑שׁ עֹלָ֣ה ה֗וּא אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall cleaveשָׁסַעshâsa‛ · to cleaveH8156
• it with the wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• asunderבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
• and the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall burnקָטַרqâţar · to offer: burnH6999
• it upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• upon the woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• upon the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• a burnt sacrificeעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁה'ishshâh · food offeringH801
• of a sweetנִיחֹחַnîychôach nîychôach · soothingH5207
• savourרֵיחַrêyach · aromaH7381
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 1:17

• Genesis 15:10Abram brought the three animals and the two birds to offer to God. Abram cut each animal in two pieces. He put the halves opposite each other. But he did not cut the birds in two pieces.
• Psalms 16:10You, Lord, will not leave me in the deep hole of death. As one who belongs to you, you will not leave my body to spoil in the grave.
• Matthew 27:50Then Jesus shouted again with a loud voice, and after that he died.
• John 19:30Jesus drank the wine. Then he said, ‘Everything is finished.’ He bent his head down and he let his spirit go.
• Romans 4:25God let people kill Jesus on the cross because of the wrong things that we have done. Then God raised Jesus from death, to show that he would accept us as right with him.
• 1 Peter 1:19Instead, he bought you with the very valuable blood of Christ, who died as a sacrifice for our sins. He died like a lamb that is completely good and has nothing wrong with it.
• 1 Peter 3:18Christ himself always did what was right. But he received pain on behalf of people who do what is wrong. He died once to take away all those wrong things. He did that to bring you near to God. People killed Christ's body, but God's Spirit made him alive again.
• Leviticus 1:9The person must wash the legs and the inside parts with water. Then the priest will burn the whole animal on the altar. The smell of it while it is burning will give the Lord pleasure.
• Genesis 8:21The Lord smelled the sacrifice and it made him happy. The Lord said to himself, ‘I will never curse the ground again because of the bad things that people do. From the time that they are children, they want to do bad things. But I will never again destroy everything that breathes, as I have done this time.
• Hebrews 10:6Sacrifices do not make you happy. If people burn whole animals as a sacrifice, or if they offer a sacrifice to make them clean from their sins, that does not make you happy.
• Hebrews 13:15So we should always praise God, because of what Jesus has done for us. We should say clearly that we trust Jesus. That is like our sacrifice which we offer to God all the time.

Commentaries on Leviticus 1:17

• 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. 17tear … without dividing the bird completely: Cutting larger animals into pieces (like Leviticus 1:6, 12) probably reflects an ancient covenant-making ceremony. In this ceremony, participants passed between the two halves of a sacrificed animal (see Genesis 15:10). Because of their small size, people did not cut birds in half. If passing between them was necessary, they arranged the birds in pairs.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1714-17. if the burnt sacrifice ... be of fowls--The gentle nature and cleanly habits of the dove led to its selection, while all other fowls were rejected, either for the fierceness of their disposition or the grossness of their taste; and in this case, there being from the smallness of the animal no blood for waste, the priest was directed to prepare it at the altar and sprinkle the blood. This was the offering appointed for the poor. The fowls were…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 1:17

• Dove, Turtle
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Burnt Sacrifice
• Bird
• Pluck
• Asunder
• Birds
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel
• Fire
• Genesis

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