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Leviticus 1:17

He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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ASV

and he shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

KJV

And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשִׁסַּ֨עve.shi.Sa'and he will tear apartH8156 →
אֹת֣וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853 →
בִכְנָפָיו֮vikh.na.Favby wings itsH3671 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יַבְדִּיל֒yav.Dilhe will separate [it]H914 →
וְהִקְטִ֨ירve.hik.Tirand he will make smokeH6999 →
אֹת֤וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853 →
הַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towardsH4196 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.Tzimthe wood<s>H6086 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
עַל־'al-[are] onH5921 →
הָאֵ֑שׁha.'Eshthe fireH784 →
עֹלָ֣ה'o.Lah[is] a burnt offeringH5930 →
ה֗וּאHu'itH1931 →
אִשֵּׁ֛ה'i.Sheha fire offering ofH801 →
רֵ֥יחַRei.achan odor ofH7381 →
נִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achsoothingH5207 →
לַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →

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Genesis 15:10So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,Leviticus 1:13The 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 pleasing aroma to the LORD.Leviticus 5:8He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it;Psalms 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.1 Peter 1:19–21but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.Leviticus 1:9–10The 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 LORD.John 19:30When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.Matthew 27:50When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.Hebrews 10:6–12In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.Hebrews 13:15–16Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.Romans 4:25He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.Leviticus 4:31Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.Leviticus 5:12He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the offerings made by fire to the LORD; it is a sin offering.Leviticus 8:21He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Deuteronomy 33:10He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.Numbers 28:2“Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My offerings by fire, as a pleasing aroma to Me.

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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