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Leviticus 6:9-13

“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. The priest shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put on his linen trousers upon his body; and he shall remove the ashes from where the fire has consumed the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. He shall take off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. 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.

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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “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. The priest shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put on his linen trousers upon his body; and he shall remove the ashes from where the fire has consumed the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. He shall take off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. 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.

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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.

    The priest shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put on his linen trousers upon his body; and he shall remove the ashes from where the fire has consumed the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.

    He shall take off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place.

    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.

  • 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.

    And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.

    And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.

    And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

    The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

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  • 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.

    (6-3) And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.

    (6-4) And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.

    (6-5) And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereby, it shall not go out; and the priest shall kindle wood on it every morning; and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall make smoke thereon the fat of the peace-offerings.

    (6-6) Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.

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Cross-references (34)

  • Leviticus 9:24 (v12) Fire came out from before Yahweh, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted, and…
  • Exodus 29:38-42 (vv9, 12) “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…
  • Exodus 28:39-43 (v10) You shall weave the tunic with fine linen. You shall make a turban of fine linen. You shall make a sash, the work of the embroiderer. “You…
  • Leviticus 1:7-9 (v12) 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…
  • Leviticus 3:3-5 (v12) He shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh. The fat that covers the innards, and all the fat…
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  • Nehemiah 13:31 (v12) and for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.
  • Leviticus 3:9-11 (v12) He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away…
  • Leviticus 3:14-16 (v12) He shall offer from it as his offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the…
  • Leviticus 4:12 (v11) —all the rest of the bull—outside of the camp to a clean place where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire. It shall be…
  • Leviticus 16:4 (v10) He shall put on the holy linen tunic. He shall have the linen trousers on his body, and shall put on the linen sash, and he shall be…
  • Numbers 4:13-14 (v12) “They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. They shall put on it all its vessels with which they…
  • Ezekiel 44:19 (v11) When they go out into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments in which they minister,…
  • Exodus 39:27-29 (v10) They made the tunics of fine linen of woven work for Aaron and for his sons, the turban of fine linen, the linen headbands of fine linen,…
  • Leviticus 1:9 (v10) 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…
  • Leviticus 1:13 (v10) 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,…
  • Leviticus 1:16-17 (v10) 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…
  • Leviticus 6:12-13 (v9) 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…
  • Numbers 16:21 (v10) “Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!”
  • Numbers 16:35 (v10) Fire came out from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.
  • Numbers 28:3 (v9) 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…
  • Psalms 20:3 (v10) remember all your offerings, and accept your burned sacrifice.
  • Psalms 37:20 (v10) But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.
  • Ezekiel 44:17-18 (v10) “ ‘ “It will be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments. No wool shall come on…
  • Hebrews 13:11-13 (v11) For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside…
  • Revelation 7:13 (v10) One of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?”
  • Revelation 19:8 (v10) It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
  • Revelation 19:14 (v10) The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen.
  • Leviticus 1:1-17 (v9) 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…
  • Leviticus 4:21 (v11) He shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.
  • Leviticus 14:40-41 (v11) then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the plague, and cast them into an unclean place outside of the…
  • Leviticus 16:23-24 (v11) “Aaron shall come into the Tent of Meeting, and shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place, and…
  • Leviticus 16:27 (v11) The bull for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be…
  • Numbers 28:9 (v9) “ ‘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…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv9–10 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 On vv9–13 Lev 6:9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv9–12 Hitherto he hath prescribed the sacrifices themselves, now he…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv9–13 Command Aaron and his sons,.... Who were nominated, selected,…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv9–13 And the Lord spake - Hitherto he hath prescribed…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv9, 11, 13 Verse 9. This is the law of the burnt-offering]…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv9–12 Lev 6:9. Command Aaron and his sons — Having…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv9, 10, 13 Rather, “This, the burnt-offering, shall be upon the fire…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv9, 11, 12, 13 Holocaust. The regulations respecting it, as they regard the…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v9 THE LAW OF THE BURNT OFFERING. (Lev 6:8-13)
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv9, 10, 11, 13 9. The law of the burnt offering — The…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv9–12 9. The instructions under eight heads are given through…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv9–13 (9) It is the burnt offering, because of the…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v13 HOMILIES BY S.R. ALDRIDGE Ver. 13. The ever-burning fire.
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv10, 13 The priest shall put on his linen garment.
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v13 The Fire
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv10, 12 his linen clothes
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv10–12 6:10 The priest was required to wear official linen…
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