Leviticus 8:17

17 He burned the rest of the bull, its skin, meat, and excrement outside the camp, as the LORD commanded him.

Leviticus 8:17 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 8:17

But the bullock and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he
burnt with fire without the camp
Aben Ezra observes, that some say that he did this himself; and others, that it was done by orders, that is, he ordered others to do it, which seems probable enough:

as the Lord commanded Moses;
( Exodus 29:14 ) .

Leviticus 8:17 In-Context

15 When it was slaughtered, Moses took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar all around with his finger and cleansed the altar from sins. He poured the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar and declared it holy so that priests could use it to make peace with the LORD.
16 Moses took all the fat that was on the internal organs, the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and he burned them on the altar.
17 He burned the rest of the bull, its skin, meat, and excrement outside the camp, as the LORD commanded him.
18 He brought forward the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the ram's head.
19 Moses slaughtered it and threw the blood against the altar on all sides.
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