Leviticus 9:20
in Leviticus 9and placed these on the breasts. Aaron burned the fat portions on the altar,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
KJV
And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
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This verse in Leviticus 9
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram
on Leviticus 9:18-21
The peace offerings come last, and their breasts and right thigh are waved and become the priests' portion. A day that opened with Aaron's own sin closes with food on his table.
This site's exposition
placed these on the breasts
The fat is laid on top of the breasts so the two are handled together before the LORD. The fat goes to the fire and the breasts go to the priests, the division Leviticus 7:30-31 sets out.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), the meaning is that he burnt them immediately with ordinary fire, as formerly, or that he laid them upon the altar ready to be burnt with the fire from heaven which they expected (
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And they put the fat upon the breasts,.... Both of the bullock and of the ram, while they were waving: and he burnt the fat upon the altar; after having been waved.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
They could not bear their own sins: and therefore, instead of eating any part of their own sin offering, as they were at liberty to do in the case of the people's offering, they had to carry the whole carcasses "without the camp and burn them with fire" [Ex 29:14;
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The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ | vaiyasimu | and they placed | H7760 → | 584 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַחֲלָבִ֖ים | hachalavim | the fat<s> | H2459 → | 92 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הֶחָז֑וֹת | hechazot | the breasts | H2373 → | 13 times |
| וַיַּקְטֵ֥ר | vaiyakter | and he made smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| הַחֲלָבִ֖ים | hachalavim | the fat<s> | H2459 → | 92 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ | hamizbechah | the altar towards | H4196 → | 401 times |
וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּand they placed
vaiyasimuH7760 →584 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַחֲלָבִ֖יםthe fat<s>
hachalavimH2459 →92 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הֶחָז֑וֹתthe breasts
hechazotH2373 →13 times
וַיַּקְטֵ֥רand he made smoke
vaiyakterH6999 →116 times
הַחֲלָבִ֖יםthe fat<s>
hachalavimH2459 →92 times
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃the altar towards
hamizbechahH4196 →401 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; 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.