Leviticus 6:22

Leviticus 6:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the Lord; it shall be wholly burnt.
• New International Version (NIV)The son who is to succeed him as anointed priest shall prepare it. It is the Lord’s perpetual share and is to be burned completely.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The priest from among Aaron's sons, who is anointed to succeed him, shall offer it to the Lord as decreed forever. The whole of it shall be burned.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The priest from among his sons, who is anointed in his place, shall offer it. It is a statute forever to the Lord. It shall be wholly burned.

Context of Leviticus 6:22

20“This is the offering which Aaron and his sons are to present to the Lord on the day when he is anointed; the tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening. 21It shall be prepared with oil on a griddle. When it is well stirred, you shall bring it. You shall present the grain offering in baked pieces as a soothing aroma to the Lord. The anointed priest who will be in his place among his sons shall offer it. By a permanent ordinance it shall be entirely offered up in smoke to the Lord. 23So every grain offering of the priest shall be burned entirely. It shall not be eaten.” 24Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Leviticus 6:22 word by word

וְהַכֹּהֵ֨ן הַמָּשִׁ֧יחַ תַּחְתָּ֛יו מִבָּנָ֖יו יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹתָ֑הּ חָק־עוֹלָ֕ם לַיהוָ֖ה כָּלִ֥יל תָּקְטָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• The anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899
• priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• who will be in his placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• amongמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• offerעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• it. By a permanentעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• ordinanceחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• it shall be entirelyכָּלִילkâlîyl · entireH3632
• offeredקָטַרqâţar · to offer: burnH6999
• up in smokeקָטַרqâţar · to offer: burnH6999
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 6:22

• Leviticus 4:3if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord a bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
• Deuteronomy 10:6(Now the sons of Israel set out from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and there he was buried and Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his place.
• Hebrews 7:23The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing,
• Leviticus 8:21After he had washed the entrails and the legs with water, Moses offered up the whole ram in smoke on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
• Exodus 29:22“You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail, and the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination),
• Isaiah 53:10But the Lord was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.

Commentaries on Leviticus 6:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22It shall be wholly burnt - literally, “it shall ascend in fire as a whole burnt-offering.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 The law of the burnt-offerings put upon the priests a great deal of care and work; the flesh was wholly burnt, and the priests had nothing but the skin. But most of the meat-offering was their own. It is God's will that his ministers should be provided with what is needful.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Only the high priest could represent the whole priesthood, including all the other priests.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2320. This is the offering of Aaron, and of his sons--the daily meat offering of the high priest; for though his sons are mentioned along with him, it was probably only those of his descendants who succeeded him in that high office that are meant. It was to be offered, one half of it in the morning and the other half in the evening--being daily laid by the ministering priest on the altar of burnt offering, where, being dedicated to God, it was wholly…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 6:22

• Offerings
• Priest

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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