Leviticus 1:16

16 He is to remove the crop and the feathers^[a] and throw them down east of the altar where the ashes are.

Leviticus 1:16 in Other Translations

16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:

16 He shall remove its crop with its contents and cast it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes.

16 The priest must also remove the crop and the feathers and throw them in the ashes on the east side of the altar.

16 remove the gizzard and its contents, and throw them on the east side of the Altar where the ashes are piled.

16 and he shall take away its crop with the filth thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes:

16 Remove the gizzard with its filth and throw it on the east side of the altar on the place for the ashes.

16 He will remove its digestive tract, cutting off the tail feathers, and throw it on the east side of the altar at the place for ashes.

16 " 'The priest must remove the small bag inside the bird's throat. He must also remove what is in the bag. Then he must throw all of it to the east side of the altar. That is where the ashes are.

Leviticus 1:16 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 1:16

And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers
Or "with its meat", or "dung", as Onkelos renders it, meaning that which was in its crop; and so the Jerusalem Targum interprets it, "with its dung"; and Jonathan's paraphrase is, "with its collection", or what was gathered together in the crop; it includes the entrails, as Gersom observes:

and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the
ashes;
where the ashes of the burnt offering were put every day, and every time such an offering was made; and all this answered to the washing of the inwards, and legs of the other burnt offerings, and signified the same thing, the cleanness and purity of Christ, and of his people by him.

Leviticus 1:16 In-Context

14 “ ‘If the offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, you are to offer a dove or a young pigeon.

15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off the head and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.

16 He is to remove the crop and the feathers and throw them down east of the altar where the ashes are.

17 He shall tear it open by the wings, not dividing it completely, and then the priest shall burn it on the wood that is burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 4:12; Leviticus 6:10; Numbers 4:13

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "crop with its contents" ; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.