Leviticus 6:10

Leviticus 6:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
• New International Version (NIV)The priest shall then put on his linen clothes, with linen undergarments next to his body, and shall remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the priest shall put on his linen garment and put his linen undergarment on his body, and he shall take up the ashes to which the fire has reduced the burnt offering on the altar and put them beside the altar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen trousers he shall put on his body, and take up the ashes of the burnt offering which the fire has consumed on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.

Context of Leviticus 6:10

8The Lord said to Moses, 9‘Tell Aaron and his sons my rules. They must burn these gifts on the altar. The fire must burn all night. When the morning comes, the priest must dress himself in his linen clothes. The linen must be next to his skin. He must take the ashes from the fire and he must put them at the side of the altar. 11Then he must dress himself in other clothes. He must carry the ashes outside the camp and he must put them in a special place. 12The fire that is on the altar must never stop burning. Every morning the priest must put wood on it. He must also put on it the gifts and the fat of the friendship offerings.

Leviticus 6:10 word by word

וְלָבַ֨שׁ הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִדּ֣וֹ בַ֗ד וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־בַד֮ יִלְבַּ֣שׁ עַל־בְּשָׂרוֹ֒ וְהֵרִ֣ים אֶת־הַדֶּ֗שֶׁן אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאכַ֥ל הָאֵ֛שׁ אֶת־הָעֹלָ֖ה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וְשָׂמ֕וֹ אֵ֖צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall putלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• on his linenבַּדbad · linenH906
• garmentמַדmad mêd · garmentH4055
• breechesמִכְנָסmiknâs · undergarmentH4370
• upon his fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• and take upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• the ashesדֶּ֫שֶׁןdeshen · ashesH1880
• which the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• hath consumedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• with the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• on the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and he shall putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• them besideאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681

Cross-references for Leviticus 6:10

• Leviticus 16:4He must wash his body before he puts on his special clothes. He must wear his linen robe and linen clothes next to his body. They are holy. He must tie a linen belt round his body. He must put the linen hat on his head. These clothes are holy.
• Exodus 28:39Use good linen to make the long shirt and the hat for the priest. A worker with special skills must make the long belt, so that it looks beautiful.
• Exodus 39:27The workers made long shirts for Aaron and his sons, the priests. They used good linen to make cloth for the shirts.
• Ezekiel 44:17When they come through the gates into the inside yard, they must wear linen clothes. The clothes that they wear while they serve me must not have any wool in them. They must wear linen clothes when they work at the gates of the inside yard or in the temple.
• Revelation 7:13Then one of the leaders asked me, ‘Who are these people in white clothes? Where did they come from?’
• Revelation 19:8God has given her linen clothes to wear that are bright and clean.’ These special linen clothes show the good things that God's holy people have done.
• 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.
• Numbers 16:21‘Stand away from these men so that I can kill them.’
• Psalms 20:3He will remember the gifts that you have offered to him. He will accept your burnt offerings Selah
• Psalms 37:20But wicked people will die. They are the Lord's enemies. They will disappear like smoke from a fire that burns them up.
• Leviticus 1:16Then 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.

Commentaries on Leviticus 6:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Ashes … with the burnt-offering - Rather, the ashes to which the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 The daily sacrifice of a lamb is chiefly referred to. The priest must take care of the fire upon the altar. The first fire upon the altar came from heaven, ch. 9:24; by keeping that up continually, all their sacrifices might be said to be consumed with the fire from heaven, in token of God's acceptance. Thus should the fire of our holy affections, the exercise of our faith and love, of prayer and praise, be without ceasing.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The priest had to wear official linen clothing while serving at the tabernacle. This showed everyone he was performing his duties (Exodus 28:40–43). The priest needed to dress properly to serve the divine king. He could not wear his official clothing outside the tabernacle (Leviticus 6:11; Ezekiel 44:19). undergarments: See Exodus 20:26.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-139. Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This ... law of the burnt offering--In this passage Moses received instructions to be delivered to the priests respecting their official duties, and first the burnt offering--Hebrew, "a sacrifice, which went up in smoke." The daily service consisted of two lambs, one offered in the morning at sunrise, the other in the evening, when the day began to decline. Both of them were consumed on the altar by means of a slow…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 6:10

• Breeches
• Offerings
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Appertain
• Festivals, Religious
• Linen
• Sinoffering
• Breeches
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Law in the Old Testament

Commentaries on Leviticus 6

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings