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Leviticus 1

Leviticus 1:13

Laws for Burnt Offerings · Leviticus 1:1–17
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Translations

Modern
The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Traditional
But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
Literal
And the entrails and the legs he shall wash with the water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to YHWH.
Latin
…intestina vero et pedes lavabunt aqua. Et oblata omnia adolebit sacerdos super altare in holocaustum et odorem suavissimum Domino.

Original

Hebrew
English
The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Notes

Leviticus 1:10–13

The law allowed poorer Israelites to offer smaller animals so that atonement (a sacrifice that removes guilt and restores fellowship with God) would be more affordable. The way these animals were offered was very similar to the way bulls were offered (Leviticus 1:3–9).

Leviticus 1:3–17

burnt offering (Hebrew ‘olah, which means “what goes up”): The Hebrew word suggests the animal rises up in flame and smoke. Its hide was not burned, but given to the officiating priest as payment (Leviticus 7:8). They completely burned this offering on the altar (1:9).

Its purpose was to turn away God’s judgment against sin. It also makes the worshiper clean in a ceremonial way and restores his or her relationship with God (compare Romans 3:25; 8:3; 2 Corinthians 5:18–21). The whole burnt offering appears first in this list of offerings (Leviticus 1–7). It sets a pattern for the offerings that follow. It is the most common offering for atonement.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Atonement Pure Worship

Parallels

Leviticus 6:8–13

Glossary

Bathe, Bathing Biblical Concept of Law Burnt Offering Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Law of Moses Leviticus, Book of Moses Offerings and Sacrifices

Topics

Ablution of Burnt offerings Offerings: Different Kinds of Burnt Priest: Duties of To offer Sacrifices Purification: Washing Parts of Animal Sacrifices in Water Sacrifices: Different Kinds of Burnt offering Wholly Consumed by Fire The Burnt offering: Required to Be: Entirely Burned The Burnt offering: Specially Acceptable