Leviticus 8:21

21 Having first washed the entrails, and the feet, and the whole ram together he burnt upon the altar: because it was a holocaust of most sweet odour to the Lord, as he had commanded him.

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 He immolated it, and poured the blood thereof round about the altar.
20 And cutting the ram into pieces, the head thereof, and the joints, and the fat he burnt in the fire.
21 Having first washed the entrails, and the feet, and the whole ram together he burnt upon the altar: because it was a holocaust of most sweet odour to the Lord, as he had commanded him.
22 He offered also the second ram, in the consecration of priests: and Aaron, and his sons put their hands upon the head thereof.
23 And when Moses had immolated it, he took of the blood thereof, and touched the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and the thumb of his right hand, and in like manner also the great toe of his right foot.
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