Leviticus 6:9

Leviticus 6:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night until morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the burnt offering. The burnt offering must be left on top of the altar until the next morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning all night.

Context of Leviticus 6:9

7In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.” 8The Lord said to Moses: “Give Aaron and his sons this command: ‘These are the regulations for the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the altar hearth throughout the night, till morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar. 10The 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. 11Then he is to take off these clothes and put on others, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean.

Leviticus 6:9 word by word

צַ֤ו אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֣יו לֵאמֹ֔ר זֹ֥את תּוֹרַ֖ת הָעֹלָ֑ה הִ֣וא הָעֹלָ֡ה עַל֩ מוֹקְדָ֨ה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַ כָּל־הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ עַד־הַבֹּ֔קֶר וְאֵ֥שׁ הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ תּ֥וּקַד בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• because of the burningמוֹקְדָהmôqedâh · hearthH4169
• upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• all nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• unto the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• and the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• shall be burningיָקַדyâqad · to burnH3344

Cross-references for Leviticus 6:9

• Leviticus 1:1The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said,
• Exodus 29:38“This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old.
• Numbers 28:3Say to them: ‘This is the food offering you are to present to the Lord: two lambs a year old without defect, as a regular burnt offering each day.
• Leviticus 6:12The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it.

Commentaries on Leviticus 6:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9This is the law of the burnt-offering - This law properly refers to that burnt-offering which was daily made in what was termed the morning and evening sacrifice; and as he had explained the nature of this burnt-offering in general, with its necessary ceremonies, as far as the persons who brought them were concerned, he now takes up the same in relation to the priests who were to receive them from the hands of the offerer, and present them to the Lord on…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Rather, “This, the burnt-offering, shall be upon the fire on the altar all night unto the morning.” See Exodus 29:38-46, with the notes.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. 8-13The regulations in Leviticus 1:2–6:7 include instructions for both priests and ordinary Israelites. This section details the rights and duties of the priest who led the offerings. The tribe of Levi received no land for farming (Deuteronomy 18:1; Joshua 13:14, 33). Priests relied on offerings for their income. These rules made sure the priests were properly provided for. Like many human systems, the offering system was later abused (1 Samuel 2:12–25; Hosea…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 6:9

• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Burnt offering
• Abihu
• Altar
• Appertain
• Festivals, Religious
• Fire
• Sinoffering
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of

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