Leviticus 9:20

Leviticus 9:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
• New International Version (NIV)these they laid on the breasts, and then Aaron burned the fat on the altar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they put the fat pieces on the breasts, and he burned the fat pieces on the altar,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and they put the fat on the breasts. Then he burned the fat on the altar;

Context of Leviticus 9:20

18Aaron killed the bull and the male sheep. These were friendship offerings from the people. The priests brought the blood to him. He threw it onto the sides of the altar. 19Aaron took the fat tail, the fat and the kidneys and the best piece of the liver. He put them on the meat of the animal's ribs. Then he burnt the fat on the altar. 21Aaron lifted up the meat as an offering to the Lord. Moses had told him that he must do this. 22When Aaron had finished burning the gifts, he lifted up his hands over the people. He had sacrificed the sin offering, the burnt offering and the friendship offering. Then he asked God to do good things for the people. And Aaron came down from the altar.

Leviticus 9:20 word by word

וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ אֶת־הַחֲלָבִ֖ים עַל־הֶחָז֑וֹת וַיַּקְטֵ֥ר הַחֲלָבִ֖ים הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• the fatחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
• upon the breastsחָזֶהchâzeh · breastH2373
• and he burntקָטַרqâţar · to offer: burnH6999
• upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Leviticus 9:20

• Leviticus 7:29‘Say to Israel's people, “When a person gives an animal as a friendship offering, he must bring part of it to the Lord.
• Leviticus 3:14The person must take all the fat round the inside parts. He must give it to the Lord for a burnt offering.

Commentaries on Leviticus 9:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 In this first complete series of offerings made by the high priest, the sacrifices take their appointed order; first, the sin-offering to make atonement; then the burnt-offering, to signify the surrender of the body, soul and spirit to Yahweh in heaven; and lastly the peace-offering, to show forth the communion vouchsafed to those who are justified and sanctified. See Leviticus 8:14 note.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2117-21. meat offering ... wave offering--It is observable that there is no notice taken of these in the offerings the priests made for themselves. They could not bear their own sins: and therefore, instead of eating any part of their own sin offering, as they were at liberty to do in the case of the people's offering, they had to carry the whole carcasses "without the camp and burn them with fire" [Ex 29:14; Le 4:12].Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 9:20

• Israel
• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Atonement
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Law of Moses

Commentaries on Leviticus 9

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings