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Leviticus 6:9

“Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering: the burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering: the burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.

  • KJV King James Version

    Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    (6-2) Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt-offering: it is that which goeth up on its firewood upon the altar all night unto the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning thereby.

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Cross-references (5)

Passages linked to Leviticus 6:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Exodus 29:38-42 “Now this is that which you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day continually. The one lamb you shall offer in the morning; and the other lamb you shall offer at evening; and with the one lamb a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mixed with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil, and the fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink offering. The other lamb you shall offer at evening, and shall do to it according to the meal offering of the morning and according to its drink offering, for a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh. It shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the Tent of Meeting before Yahweh, where I will meet with you, to speak there to you.
  • Leviticus 6:12-13 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning. He shall lay the burnt offering in order upon it, and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.
  • Numbers 28:3 You shall tell them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to Yahweh: male lambs a year old without defect, two day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
  • Leviticus 1:1-17 Yahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When anyone of you offers an offering to Yahweh, you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock. “ ‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh. He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. He shall kill the bull before Yahweh. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the door of the Tent of Meeting. He shall skin the burnt offering, and cut it into pieces. The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay wood in order on the fire; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar; but he shall wash its innards and its legs with water. The priest shall burn all of it on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. “ ‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar. He shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat. The priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar, but the innards and the legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall offer the whole, and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. “ ‘If his offering to Yahweh is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall offer his offering from turtledoves or of young pigeons. The priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar; and he shall take away its crop and its feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes. He shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it apart. The priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
  • Numbers 28:9 “ ‘On the Sabbath day, you shall offer two male lambs a year old without defect, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering mixed with oil, and its drink offering:

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Explain this verse (13 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, the ceremonies which ought to be observed…

That is, the ceremonies which ought to be observed therein.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 6:9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Hitherto he hath prescribed the sacrifices themselves, now he…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Command Aaron and his sons,.... Who were nominated, selected,…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain And the Lord spake - Hitherto he hath prescribed…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 9. This is the law of the burnt-offering]…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Lev 6:9. Command Aaron and his sons — Having…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Rather, “This, the burnt-offering, shall be upon the fire…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Holocaust. The regulations respecting it, as they regard the…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain THE LAW OF THE BURNT OFFERING. (Lev 6:8-13)
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. The law of the burnt offering — The…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. The instructions under eight heads are given through…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) It is the burnt offering, because of the…

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