Leviticus 8:21

21 He washed the entrails and the legs with water and then burned the whole ram on the Altar. It was a Whole-Burnt-Offering, a pleasing fragrance - a gift to God, just as God had commanded Moses.

Leviticus 8:21 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 8:21

And he washed the inwards and the legs in water
The one being taken out, the other cut off:

and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it [was] a burnt
sacrifice for a sweet savour, [and] an offering made by fire unto
the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses;
see ( Exodus 29:18 ) .

Leviticus 8:21 In-Context

19 Moses slaughtered it and splashed the blood against all sides of the Altar.
20 He cut the ram up into pieces and then burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.
21 He washed the entrails and the legs with water and then burned the whole ram on the Altar. It was a Whole-Burnt-Offering, a pleasing fragrance - a gift to God, just as God had commanded Moses.
22 Moses then presented the second ram, the ram for the Ordination-Offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram's head.
23 Moses slaughtered it and smeared some of its blood on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
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