Leviticus 6 · Verse 9

Leviticus 6:9

Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.
Leviticus 6:9, King James Version

Leviticus 6:9 in other translations

BSB“Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar.
WEB“Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering: the burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.
ASVCommand Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt-offering: the burnt-offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night unto the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning thereon.
YLT‘Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is a law of the burnt-offering (it is the burnt-offering, because of the burning on the altar all the night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar is burning on it,)
DARBYCommand Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt-offering; this, the burnt-offering, shall be on the hearth on the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.
BBEGive orders to Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law for the burned offering: the offering is to be on the fire-wood on the altar all night till the morning; and the fire of the altar is to be kept burning.
WebsterCommand Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt-offering: It is the burnt-offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.

What does Leviticus 6:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Le 6:8-13. The Law of the Burnt Offering.

9. Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This ... law of the burnt offering--In this passage Moses received instructions to be delivered to the priests respecting their official duties, and first the burnt offering--Hebrew, "a sacrifice, which went up in smoke." The daily service consisted of two lambs, one offered in the morning at sunrise, the other in the evening, when the day began to decline. Both of them were consumed on the altar by means of a slow fire, before which the pieces of the sacrifice were so placed that they fed it all night. At all events, the observance of this daily sacrifice on the altar of burnt offering was a daily expression of national repentance and faith. The fire that consumed these sacrifices had been kindled from heaven at the consecration of the tabernacle [Le 9:24], and to keep it from being extinguished and the sacrifices from being burned with common fire, strict injunctions are here given respecting not only the removal of the ashes [Le 6:10, 11], but the approaching near to the fireplace in garments that were not officially "holy."

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 This is the law of the burnt-offering - This law properly refers to that burnt-offering which was daily made in what was termed the morning and evening sacrifice; and as he had explained the nature of this burnt-offering in general, with its necessary ceremonies, as far as the persons who brought them were concerned, he now takes up the same in relation to the priests who were to receive them from the hands of the offerer, and present them to the Lord on the altar of burnt-offerings. Because of the burning upon the altar all night - If the burnt-offering were put all upon the fire at once, it could not be burning all night. We may therefore reasonably conclude that the priests sat up by turns the whole night, and fed the fire with portions of this offering till the whole was consumed, which they would take care to lengthen out till the time of the morning sacrifice. The same we may suppose was done with the morning sacrifice; it was also consumed by piecemeal through the whole day, till the time of offering the evening sacrifice. Thus there was a continual offering by fire unto the Lord; and hence in Lev 6:13 it is said: The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar, it shall never go out. If at any time any extraordinary offerings were to be made, the daily sacrifice was consumed more speedily, in order to make room for such extra offerings. See more on this subject in Clarke's note on Lev 6:23 (note). The Hebrew doctors teach that no sacrifice was ever offered in the morning before the morning sacrifice; and none, the passover excepted, ever offered in the evening after the evening sacrifice; for all sacrifices were made by day-light. The fat seems to have been chiefly burned in the night season, for the greater light and convenience of keeping the fire alive, which could not be so easily done in the night as in the day time.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 6:8-13

The daily sacrifice of a lamb is chiefly referred to. The priest must take care of the fire upon the altar. The first fire upon the altar came from heaven, ch. 9:24; by keeping that up continually, all their sacrifices might be said to be consumed with the fire from heaven, in token of God's acceptance. Thus should the fire of our holy affections, the exercise of our faith and love, of prayer and praise, be without…

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Leviticus 6:9 in the original Hebrew

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צַ֤וtzavcommandH6680
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonAaronH175
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בָּנָ֣יוba.Navsons hisH1121
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
זֹ֥אתzotthisH2063
תּוֹרַ֖תto.Rat[is] [the] legal [procedure] ofH8451
הָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.Lahthe burnt offeringH5930
הִ֣ואhi'itH1931
הָעֹלָ֡הha.'o.Lahthe burnt offeringH5930
עַל֩'al[will be] onH5921
מוֹקְדָ֨הmok.Dah[the] hearthH4169
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahthe nightH3915
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
הַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerthe morningH1242
וְאֵ֥שׁve.'Eshand [the] fire ofH784
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
תּ֥וּקַדTu.kadit will burnH3344
בּֽוֹ\׃boon it

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Cross references for Leviticus 6:9

  • Numbers 28:3

    And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.

  • Leviticus 6:12-13

    And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

  • Exodus 29:38-42

    Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. …

  • Numbers 28:9

    And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:

  • Leviticus 1:1-17

    And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
of the burnt.
1:1-17; Ex 29:38-42; Nu 28:3
because of the burning. or, for the burning.
12,13

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Context

  • Leviticus 6:8

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Leviticus 6:9

    Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.

  • Leviticus 6:10

    And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.

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Leviticus 6:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Manda á Aarón y á sus hijos diciendo: Esta es la ley del holocausto: (es holocausto, porque se quema sobre el altar toda la noche hasta la mañana, y el fuego del altar arderá en él:)
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ce qui en restera, Aaron et ses fils le mangeront; on le mangera sans levain, dans un lieu saint; ils le mangeront dans le parvis de la tente d’assignation.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Übrige davon sollen Aaron und seine Söhne essen; ungesäuert soll es gegessen werden an heiligem Orte; im Vorhofe des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft sollen sie es essen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Præcipe Aaron et filiis ejus: Hæc est lex holocausti: cremabitur in altari tota nocte usque mane: ignis ex eodem altari erit.