Leviticus 6:8-13

The Burnt Offering

8 ^[a] The Lord spoke to Moses:

9 "Command Aaron and his sons: This is the law of the burnt offering; the burnt offering itself must remain on the altar's hearth all night until morning, while the fire of the altar is kept burning on it.^[b]

10 The priest is to put on his linen robe and linen undergarments.^{[c] [d]} He is to remove the ashes of the burnt offering the fire has consumed on the altar, and place them beside the altar.

11 Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and bring the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place.

12 The fire on the altar is to be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest will burn wood on the fire. He is to arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat portions from the fellowship offerings on it.

13 Fire must be kept burning^[e] on the altar continually; it must not go out.

Leviticus 6:8-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 6

This chapter treats of the trespass offering for sins committed knowingly and wilfully, Le 6:1-7 and of the law of the burnt offering, and of cleansing the altar of burnt offering, and keeping the fire burning on it continually, Le 6:8-13 and of the meat offering, which is repeated with some additional circumstances, Le 6:14-18 and of the offering at the consecration of the high priest, Le 6:19-23 and of the sin offering, and where to be killed and eaten, and by whom, Le 6:24-30.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lv 6:1 in Hb
• [b]. Lv 1:3-17; Ex 29:38-41
• [c]. Lit undergarments on his flesh
• [d]. Ex 28:42-43; Ezk 44:17-19
• [e]. Ex 29:42; Jr 33:18; Ezk 46:15; Heb 10:1