Leviticus 9:12

12 Then he killed the burnt offering, and Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he 1threw it against the sides of the altar.

Leviticus 9:12 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 9:12

And he slew the burnt offering
The ram, which was for himself also; this he slew at the north side of the altar, ( Leviticus 1:11 ) and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood:
which they had received into a basin, when it was slain: which he sprinkled round about upon the altar;
as he had seen Moses do before him, ( Leviticus 8:19 ) .

Leviticus 9:12 In-Context

10 But the fat and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the LORD commanded Moses.
11 The flesh and the skin he burned up with fire outside the camp.
12 Then he killed the burnt offering, and Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar.
13 And they handed the burnt offering to him, piece by piece, and the head, and he burned them on the altar.
14 And he washed the entrails and the legs and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Leviticus 1:5; Leviticus 8:19
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