Leviticus 8:17

17 But he took the bull's skin, its meat, and its intestines and burned them in a fire outside the camp, as the Lord had 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 Moses killed the bull, took the blood, and with his finger put some of it on all the corners of the altar, to make it pure. Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar. In this way he made it holy and ready for service to God.

16 Moses took all the fat from the inner organs of the bull, the best part of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat that is on them, and he burned them on the altar.

17 But he took the bull's skin, its meat, and its intestines and burned them in a fire outside the camp, as the Lord had commanded him.

18 Next Moses brought the male sheep of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

19 Then Moses killed it and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.