Leviticus 8:17
in Leviticus 8But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But the bullock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
KJV
But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the Lord commanded Moses.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBut the bullock and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp,.... Aben Ezra observes, that some say that he did this himself; and others, that it was done by orders, that is, he ordered others to do it, which seems probable enough: as the Lord commanded Moses; Exo 29:14.
This site's exposition
Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails
on Leviticus 8:16-17
The fat burns on the altar and the rest of the bull is burned outside the camp. Leviticus 4:11-12 sends a priest's own sin offering out of the camp, so these men receive nothing back from the animal brought for themselves.
This site's exposition
he burned outside the camp
The hide, the flesh and the dung go out together, so the whole animal leaves the camp. The command this carries out is Exodus 29:14.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
brought the bullock for the sin offering, &c.--a timely expression of their sense of unworthiness--a public and solemn confession of their personal sins and a transference of their guilt to the typical victim.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
הכבד [AND THE LOBE OF] THE LIVER — i. e. he took it (the lobe) besides some of the liver — it means that he took a little of the liver with it (the lobe).
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. 4 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
17 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 |
| הַפָּ֤ר | hapar | the bull | H6499 → | 132 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֹרוֹ֙ | oro | hide its | H5785 → | 99 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּשָׂר֣וֹ | besaro | flesh its | H1320 → | 270 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פִּרְשׁ֔וֹ | pirsho | offal its | H6569 → | 7 times |
| שָׂרַ֣ף | saraf | he burned | H8313 → | 117 times |
| בָּאֵ֔שׁ | baesh | with <the> fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| מִח֖וּץ | michutz | from [the] outside | H2351 → | 164 times |
| לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה | lamachaneh | of the camp | H4264 → | 215 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַפָּ֤רthe bull
haparH6499 →132 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
עֹרוֹ֙hide its
oroH5785 →99 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בְּשָׂר֣וֹflesh its
besaroH1320 →270 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
פִּרְשׁ֔וֹoffal its
pirshoH6569 →7 times
שָׂרַ֣ףhe burned
sarafH8313 →117 times
בָּאֵ֔שׁwith <the> fire
baeshH784 →378 times
מִח֖וּץfrom [the] outside
michutzH2351 →164 times
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הof the camp
lamachanehH4264 →215 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
moshehH4872 →765 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
Exodus 29:14But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering.
it leads to
- Leviticus 4:11–12
But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung—
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 4:21
Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 30:10
Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar…
- Hebrews 13:11–13
Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.
- Ezra 8:35
Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All…
- Leviticus 4:11–12
Through
Leviticus 16:27The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides,…
it leads to
- Leviticus 6:30
But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.
- Hebrews 13:11–14
Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.
- Leviticus 6:30
Through
Leviticus 4:21Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.
it leads to
- Leviticus 16:15
Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood:…
- Leviticus 16:15
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Sir Robert Anderson, Types in Hebrews.
