Leviticus 8:20
in Leviticus 8He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
KJV
And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
he brought the ram for the burnt offering
on Leviticus 8:18-21
Chapters 1 to 5 list the burnt offering first and the sin offering fourth, and when the offerings are actually made here the sin offering goes first and the burnt offering follows it. Guilt is dealt with before devotion is presented, and later practice kept that order. Verse 21 calls the whole burnt ram a sweet savour where verse 17 said nothing of the kind over the sin offering, and the pattern holds across the book, since the phrase falls sixteen times in Leviticus and never once on a sin offering or a trespass offering.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And he cut the ram into pieces,.... Cut off its head and quartered it: and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat; even all of it, as the following verse shows.
By this they gave to God the glory of this great honour which was now put upon them, and returned him praise for it, as Paul thanked Christ Jesus for putting him into the ministry, 1 Tim. i. They also signified the devoting of themselves and all their services to the honour of God. Another ram, called the ram of consecration, was offered for a peace-offering,
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאַ֔יִל | haayil | the ram | H352 → | 187 times |
| נִתַּ֖ח | nitach | he cut in pieces | H5408 → | 8 times |
| לִנְתָחָ֑יו | lintachav | into pieces its | H5409 → | 13 times |
| וַיַּקְטֵ֤ר | vaiyakter | and he made smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָרֹ֔אשׁ | harosh | the head | H7218 → | 599 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַנְּתָחִ֖ים | hanetachim | the pieces | H5409 → | 13 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַפָּֽדֶר׃ | hapader | the suet | H6309 → | 3 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הָאַ֔יִלthe ram
haayilH352 →187 times
נִתַּ֖חhe cut in pieces
nitachH5408 →8 times
לִנְתָחָ֑יוinto pieces its
lintachavH5409 →13 times
וַיַּקְטֵ֤רand he made smoke
vaiyakterH6999 →116 times
מֹשֶׁה֙Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָרֹ֔אשׁthe head
haroshH7218 →599 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַנְּתָחִ֖יםthe pieces
hanetachimH5409 →13 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַפָּֽדֶר׃the suet
hapaderH6309 →3 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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 1:8Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar.
it leads to
- Leviticus 9:13–14
They brought him the burnt offering piece by piece, including the head, and he burned them on the altar.
- Leviticus 1:12
He 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.
- 1 Kings 18:33
Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,
- Exodus 29:17–18
Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.
- 1 Kings 18:23
Get 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…
- Leviticus 9:13–14
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; 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.