Leviticus 1:7
in Leviticus 1The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire;
KJV
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:
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This verse in Leviticus 1
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Put fire upon the altar - This must specifically refer to the first burnt-offering on the newly-constructed altar. The rule was afterward to be, “it shall never go out,” Lev 6:13.
This site's exposition
put fire upon the altar
on Leviticus 1:7-9
Verse 7 is where the priests take up their own work, fire and wood laid in order, and from verse 8 they handle every piece. Then all of it goes up, the washed inwards and legs with the rest, and that is what sets the burnt offering apart from the other four offerings of chapters 1 to 7, where a priest or the offerer eats a portion. Sweet savour falls here for the first time in Leviticus and sixteen times in the book, and never once of the sin offering or the trespass offering. Ephesians 5:2 takes the phrase up for Christ, who gave himself an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Put fire - Or, dispose the fire, that is, blow it up, and put it together, so as it might be fit for the present work. For the fire there used and allowed came down from heaven, chap. ix, 24, and was to be carefully preserved there, and all other fire was forbidden, chap. x, 1, &c.
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar,....
He rested, and was refreshed with these institutions of his grace, as, at first, with his works of creation ( Exod. xxxi. 17 ), rejoicing therein, Ps. civ. Christ's offering of himself to God is said to be of a sweet-smelling savour ( Eph. v. 2 ), and the spiritual sacrifices of Christians are said to be acceptable to God, through Christ, 1 Pet. ii.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Put fire - The fire that came out of the tabernacle from before the Lord, and which was kept perpetually burning; see Lev 9:24. Nor was it lawful to use any other fire in the service of God. See the case of Nadab and Abihu, Leviticus 10 (note).
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְ֠נָתְנוּ | venatenu | and they will put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְּנֵ֨י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֧ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| אֵ֖שׁ | ʾesh | fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וְעָרְכ֥וּ | vearekhu | and they will arrange | H6186 → | 74 times |
| עֵצִ֖ים | ʾetzim | wood<s> | H6086 → | 328 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָאֵֽשׁ׃ | haesh | the fire | H784 → | 378 times |
וְ֠נָתְנוּand they will put
venatenuH5414 →2011 times
בְּנֵ֨י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
אַהֲרֹ֧ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
אֵ֖שׁfire
ʾeshH784 →378 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
וְעָרְכ֥וּand they will arrange
vearekhuH6186 →74 times
עֵצִ֖יםwood<s>
ʾetzimH6086 →328 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הָאֵֽשׁ׃the fire
haeshH784 →378 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 21:26
And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 18:38
Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
- Leviticus 9:23–24
Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
- 1 Kings 18:24
Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered,…
- 1 Chronicles 21:26
Through
Leviticus 9:24Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 18:38–39
Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
- Judges 6:21
Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the…
- Judges 13:19–20
Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.
- Exodus 3:2
There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.
- 1 Kings 18:38–39
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.