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Leviticus 1:8

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Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

KJV

And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

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This verse in Leviticus 1

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The priests - shall lay the parts - The sacrifice was divided according to its larger joints. 1. After its blood was poured out, and the skin removed, the head was cut off. 2. They then opened it and took out the omentum, or caul, that invests the intestines. 3. They took out the intestines with the mesentery, and washed them well, as also the fat. 4. They then placed the four quarters upon the altar, covered them with the fat, laid the remains of the intestines upon them, and then laid the head above all.

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

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

The fat - All the fat was to be separated from the flesh, and to be put together, to increase the flame, and to consume the other parts of the sacrifice more speedily.
And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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

The parts of the victim were then salted by the priest in conformity with the rule, Lev 2:13; Eze 43:24; Mar 9:49, and placed IN ORDER upon the wood, i. e. in the same relation to each other that they had in the living animal.

The words behind it

18 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְעָרְכ֗וּand they will arrange

    vearekhuH6186 →74 times

  • בְּנֵ֤י[the] sons of

    beneiH1121 →4930 times

  • אַהֲרֹן֙Aaron

    ʾaharonH175 →347 times

  • הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priests

    hakohanimH3548 →750 times

  • אֵ֚ת<obj.>

    ʾetH853 →10935 times

  • הַנְּתָחִ֔יםthe pieces

    hanetachimH5409 →13 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הָרֹ֖אשׁthe head

    haroshH7218 →599 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • הַפָּ֑דֶרthe suet

    hapaderH6309 →3 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הָעֵצִים֙the wood<s>

    haetzimH6086 →328 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • עַל־[are] on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הָאֵ֔שׁthe fire

    haeshH784 →378 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • עַל־[is] on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃the altar

    hamizbeachH4196 →401 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Leviticus 9:13–14They brought him the burnt offering piece by piece, including the head, and he burned them on the altar.3 worksLeviticus 1:12He is to cut the animal into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and fat, atop the burning wood that is on the altar.2 works1 Kings 18:33Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,2 worksExodus 29:17–18Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.2 works1 Kings 18:23Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire.2 worksLeviticus 8:18–21Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ezekiel 40:43The double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.2 worksLeviticus 8:20He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.2 works

The walk

5 stops

Each 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

    1 Kings 18:33

    Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,

    it leads to

    • Genesis 22:9

      When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.

    • John 19:33–34

      But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

    • Daniel 3:19

      At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,

    • John 11:39–40

      “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”

    • Daniel 3:25

      “Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Leviticus: the study guide →Read Leviticus 1 →

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.

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