Leviticus 9:20
And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
Leviticus 9:20 in other translations
| BSB | and placed these on the breasts. Aaron burned the fat portions on the altar, |
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| WEB | and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burned the fat on the altar. |
| ASV | and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: |
| YLT | and they set the fat on the breasts, and he maketh perfume with the fat on the altar; |
| DARBY | and they put the pieces of fat on the breast-pieces, and he burned the pieces of fat on the altar; |
| BBE | They put the fat on the breasts, and the fat was burned on the altar. |
| Webster | And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: |
What does Leviticus 9:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 9:17-21
17-21. meat offering ... wave offering--It is observable that there is no notice taken of these in the offerings the priests made for themselves. They could not bear their own sins: and therefore, instead of eating any part of their own sin offering, as they were at liberty to do in the case of the people's offering, they had to carry the whole carcasses "without the camp and burn them with fire" [Ex 29:14; Le 4:12].
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 9:1-21
These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away by one more pure and more noble than they. Let us be thankful that we have such a High Priest. The priests had not a day's respite from service allowed. God's spiritual priests have constant work, which the duty of every day…
Leviticus 9:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 9:20
- Leviticus 3:14-17
And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord’s. It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
- Leviticus 7:29-34
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the Lord shall bring his oblation unto the Lord of the sacrifice of his peace offerings. His own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord. And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. …
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Context
- Leviticus 9:19
And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:
- Leviticus 9:20
And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
- Leviticus 9:21
And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord; as Moses commanded.
Leviticus 9:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y pusieron los sebos sobre los pechos, y él quemó los sebos sobre el altar: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et ils mirent les graisses sur les poitrines, et il fit fumer les graisses sur l’autel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sie legten die Fettstücke auf die Bruststücke, und er räucherte die Fettstücke auf dem Altar. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | posuerunt super pectora: cumque cremati essent adipes super altare, |