Leviticus 1:8

and sons of Aaron, the priests, have arranged the pieces, with the head and the fat, on the wood, which [is] on the fire, which [is] on the altar;

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In The King James Version

And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

In Context

7and the sons of Aaron the priest have put fire on the altar, and arranged wood on the fire;

9and he washes its innards and its legs with water; and the priest has made incense with the whole on the altar, a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of refreshing fragrance to YHWH.

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Cross References

Exodus 29:17and you cut the ram into its pieces, and have washed its innards, and its legs, and have put [them] on its pieces, and on its head;

Leviticus 8:18And he brings the ram of the burnt-offering near, and Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the ram,

1 Kings 18:23and let them give two bullocks to us, and they choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and place [it] on the wood, and place no fire; and I prepare the other bullock, and have put [it] on the wood, and I do not place fire—

Ezekiel 40:43And the boundaries [are] one handbreadth, prepared within all around: and the flesh of the offering [is] on the tables.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 1:4-10

Law of the Burnt-Offering. ( b. c. 1490.) 3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord . 4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord : and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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