Leviticus 6:10
in Leviticus 6And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
KJV
And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
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This verse in Leviticus 6
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
This is the law of the burnt offering
on Leviticus 6:9-13
The five offerings are given here a second time from the side of the priest who handles them, each section opening as this is the law of, and the first duty laid on Aaron and his sons is carrying out ashes. He takes them up in his linen, then puts off those garments and puts on others to carry the ashes outside the camp to ground the text calls clean, so what is left of a burnt offering is handled as holy rather than thrown away. Around that housekeeping stands the one command this passage gives three times, at verse 9, at verse 12 and again at verse 13: the fire of the altar is kept burning and never goes out. Leviticus 9:24 has fire coming out from before the LORD to consume the first offering laid on that altar, and the wood the priest lays on every morning feeds a fire he did not light.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
The priest who offers the holocaust is the Lord who is himself accustomed to kindle in us the fire of his charity and through it to make the sacrifices of our good actions acceptable to himself. And he is clothed in linen garments when he …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the priest shall put on his linen garment,....
God would have this done, for the honour of his altar and the sacrifices that were burnt upon it. Even the ashes of the sacrifices must be preserved, to testify the regard God had to it; by the burnt-offering he was honoured, and therefore thus it was honoured, and therefore thus it was honoured.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Ashes ... with the burnt-offering - Rather, the ashes to which the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Even to apportion it [i.e., the residue of the meal-offering which the priests are to eat] they are not permitted to do until after the parts given to the fire [i.e., the handful] have gone up on the altar.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
It should not be baked [as] leavened. I have given it to them as their portion from my fire-offerings [ offerings ].
כל זכר ALL THE MALES [AMONG THE CHILDREN OF AARON SHALL EAT OF IT] — all the males: even one with a bodily blemish. But why is this stated at all?
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלָבַ֨שׁ | velavash | and he will put on | H3847 → | 110 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מִדּ֣וֹ | mido | garment his | H4055 → | |
| בַ֗ד | vad | linen | H906 → | 23 times |
| וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־ | umikhnesei- | and undergarments of | H4370 → | |
| בַד֮ | vad | linen | H906 → | 23 times |
| יִלְבַּ֣שׁ | yilbash | he will put on | H3847 → | 110 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בְּשָׂרוֹ֒ | besaro | body his | H1320 → | 270 times |
| וְהֵרִ֣ים | veherim | and he will lift up | H7311 → | 190 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַדֶּ֗שֶׁן | hadeshen | the fatty ash | H1880 → | 15 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תֹּאכַ֥ל | tokhal | it will consume | H398 → | 810 times |
| הָאֵ֛שׁ | haesh | the fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעֹלָ֖ה | haolah | the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וְשָׂמ֕וֹ | vesamo | and he will place it | H7760 → | 584 times |
| אֵ֖צֶל | ʾetzel | beside | H681 → | 61 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
וְלָבַ֨שׁand he will put on
velavashH3847 →110 times
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
מִדּ֣וֹgarment his
midoH4055 →
בַ֗דlinen
vadH906 →23 times
וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־and undergarments of
umikhnesei-H4370 →
בַד֮linen
vadH906 →23 times
יִלְבַּ֣שׁhe will put on
yilbashH3847 →110 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
בְּשָׂרוֹ֒body his
besaroH1320 →270 times
וְהֵרִ֣יםand he will lift up
veherimH7311 →190 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַדֶּ֗שֶׁןthe fatty ash
hadeshenH1880 →15 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
תֹּאכַ֥לit will consume
tokhalH398 →810 times
הָאֵ֛שׁthe fire
haeshH784 →378 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעֹלָ֖הthe burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
וְשָׂמ֕וֹand he will place it
vesamoH7760 →584 times
אֵ֖צֶלbeside
ʾetzelH681 →61 times
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃the altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 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
Leviticus 16:4He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself…
it leads to
- Exodus 28:39–43
You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
- Exodus 30:20
Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
- Ezekiel 44:17–18
When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or…
- Hebrews 7:26
Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- Exodus 28:39–43
Through
Leviticus 1:9The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the…
it leads to
- Genesis 8:21
When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth.…
- Leviticus 1:13
The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a…
- Genesis 8:21
Through
Numbers 16:35And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:10
And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
- Leviticus 10:2
So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.
- Numbers 26:10
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, On the Tabernacle 2.11; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.