Leviticus 1:8

Leviticus 1:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
• New International Version (NIV)Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, on the wood that is burning on the altar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;

Context of Leviticus 1:8

6The person must take the skin from the dead animal and then he must cut up the meat. 7The sons of Aaron the priest will light a fire on the altar. Then they will put wood on it. The priests will put the pieces of meat on the fire. They will put the head and the fat on the fire with the meat. 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. 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.

Leviticus 1:8 word by word

וְעָרְכ֗וּ בְּנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים אֵ֚ת הַנְּתָחִ֔ים אֶת־הָרֹ֖אשׁ וְאֶת־הַפָּ֑דֶר עַל־הָעֵצִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• shall layעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• the partsנֵ֫תַחnêthach · pieceH5409
• the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and the fatפֶּ֫דֶרpeder · suetH6309
• upon the woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• on the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Leviticus 1:8

• Leviticus 8:18Moses brought a male sheep to burn as a gift to God. Aaron and his sons put their hands on the sheep's head.
• Leviticus 9:13The priests gave the pieces of the animal, including the head, to Aaron. Aaron burnt them on the altar.
• Exodus 29:17Cut the sheep into pieces. Wash its inside parts and its legs. Then put them together with its head and the other pieces.
• 1 Kings 18:23Now fetch two bulls for us. Baal's prophets can choose one bull for themselves. Then they must cut it into pieces. They must put the pieces on the wood on the altar. But they must not light the fire. After that, I will prepare the other bull and I will put it on the wood. But I will not light the fire.

Commentaries on Leviticus 1:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The priests - shall lay the parts - The sacrifice was divided according to its larger joints. After its blood was poured out, and the skin removed, the head was cut off. They then opened it and took out the omentum, or caul, that invests the intestines. They took out the intestines with the mesentery, and washed them well, as also the fat. They then placed the four quarters upon the altar, covered them with the fat, laid the remains of the intestines upon…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The parts of the victim were then salted by the priest in conformity with the rule, Leviticus 2:13; Ezekiel 43:24; Mark 9:49, and placed IN ORDER upon the wood, i. e. in the same relation to each other that they had in the living animal.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-9Verses 3-9 In the due performance of the Levitical ordinances, the mysteries of the spiritual world are represented by corresponding natural objects; and future events are exhibited in these rites. Without this, the whole will seem unmeaning ceremonies. There is in these things a type of the sufferings of the Son of God, who was to be a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world? The burning body of an animal was but a faint representation of that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The Hebrew word for fat refers to the suet, or hard fat, around the kidneys and loins. This term appears only here and in Leviticus 1:12 and 8:20. All fat (not just this specific fat) belonged to God (3:14–17; 7:23–25; see 1 Samuel 2:15–17). The whole burnt offering was the only offering completely burned on the altar. For other offerings, they burned the fatty parts and some internal organs. The rest belonged to the officiating priests and sometimes the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the fat--that about the kidneys especially, which is called "suet."Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 1:8

• Fat
• Priest

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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