Leviticus 9:17

17 He also brought the grain offering, took a handful of it and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning’s burnt offering.

Leviticus 9:17 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
17 And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
English Standard Version (ESV)
17 And he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning.
New Living Translation (NLT)
17 He also presented the grain offering, burning a handful of the flour mixture on the altar, in addition to the regular burnt offering for the morning.
The Message Bible (MSG)
17 He presented the Grain-Offering by taking a handful of it and burning it on the Altar along with the morning Whole-Burnt-Offering.
American Standard Version (ASV)
17 And he presented the meal-offering, and filled his hand therefrom, and burnt it upon the altar, besides the burnt-offering of the morning.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
17 He also brought the grain offering. He took a handful of grain and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning burnt offering.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
17 Next he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning burnt offering.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
17 He also brought the grain offering. He took a handful of it and burned it on the altar. It was in addition to that morning's burnt offering.

Leviticus 9:17 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 9:17

And he brought the meat offering
Made of fine flour, with oil and frankincense put upon it, see ( Leviticus 2:1 ) and took a handful thereof, and burnt [it] upon the altar;
see ( Leviticus 2:2 Leviticus 2:3 ) beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning;
the daily morning sacrifice, which was not to be omitted on account of these extraordinary sacrifices, both for the priest and for the people; or "after the burnt sacrifice of the morning"; for no sacrifice was offered up before that: so Jarchi.

Leviticus 9:17 In-Context

15 Aaron then brought the offering that was for the people. He took the goat for the people’s sin offering and slaughtered it and offered it for a sin offering as he did with the first one.
16 He brought the burnt offering and offered it in the prescribed way.
17 He also brought the grain offering, took a handful of it and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning’s burnt offering.
18 He slaughtered the ox and the ram as the fellowship offering for the people. His sons handed him the blood, and he splashed it against the sides of the altar.
19 But the fat portions of the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the layer of fat, the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver—

Cross References 1

  • 1. Leviticus 2:1-2; Leviticus 3:5
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