God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 7:5
5The priest will burn them on the altar. It is a guilt offering by fire to the Lord.
Leviticus 7:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a trespass offering.
- New International Version (NIV)The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord. It is a guilt offering.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering to the Lord; it is a guilt offering.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and the priest shall burn them on the altar as an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a trespass offering.
Context of Leviticus 7:5
3He will offer all the fat, the fat from the tail, the fat covering the internal organs, 4and the two kidneys with the fat on them. He will also remove the lobe of the liver along with the kidneys. The priest will burn them on the altar. It is a guilt offering by fire to the Lord. 6Any male among the priests may eat it. It will be eaten in a holy place. It is very holy. 7“The same instructions apply to the offering for sin and the guilt offering. Both offerings belong to the priest to make peace with the Lord.
Read all of Leviticus 7Leviticus 7:5 word by word
וְהִקְטִ֨יר אֹתָ֤ם הַכֹּהֵן֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַיהוָ֑ה אָשָׁ֖ם הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 7:5
- Leviticus 1:9Wash the internal organs and legs. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord.
- Leviticus 2:2Then bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. Take from this a handful of flour with olive oil, and all the incense. The priest will burn it on the altar as a reminder. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord.
- Leviticus 3:16Then the priest will burn them on the altar. It is food, an offering by fire to the Lord. It is a soothing aroma. All the fat belongs to the Lord.
- Galatians 2:20I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live I live by believing in God’s Son, who loved me and took the punishment for my sins.
- Galatians 5:24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their corrupt nature along with its passions and desires.
- 1 Peter 4:1Since Christ has suffered physically, take the same attitude that he had. (A person who has suffered physically no longer sins.)
Commentaries on Leviticus 7:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-7Verses 1-7 See Leviticus 5:14 note. In Leviticus 7:2 “sprinkle” should rather be cast Leviticus 1:5. All the details regarding the parts put on the altar are repeated for each kind of sacrifice, because the matter was one of paramount importance.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271. Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering--This chapter is a continuation of the laws that were to regulate the duty of the priests respecting the trespass offerings. The same regulations obtained in this case as in the burnt offerings--part was to be consumed on the altar, while the other part was a perquisite of the priests--some fell exclusively to the officiating minister, and was the fee for his services; others were the common share of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 7
- 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
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