Leviticus 8:20

20 And when the sheep had been cut into parts, the head and the parts and the fat were burned by Moses.

Leviticus 8:20 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 8:20

And he cut the ram into pieces
Cut off its head and quartered it:

and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat;
even all of it, as the following verse shows.

Leviticus 8:20 In-Context

18 And he put the male sheep of the burned offering before the Lord, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head,

19 And he put it to death; and Moses put some of the blood on and round the altar.

20 And when the sheep had been cut into parts, the head and the parts and the fat were burned by Moses.

21 And the inside parts and the legs were washed with water and all the sheep was burned by Moses on the altar; it was a burned offering for a sweet smell: it was an offering made by fire to the Lord, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

22 And he put the other sheep before the Lord, the sheep with which they were made priests; and Aaron and his sons put their hands on the head of the sheep,