Leviticus 6:8-13

The Priests and the Offerings

8 ^[a] The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

9 "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.

10 And ¹the priest shall put on his linen garment and put his linen undergarment on his body, and he shall take up the ashes to which the fire has reduced the burnt offering on the altar and put them ²beside the altar.

11 Then ³he shall take off his garments and put on other garments and carry the ashes ⁴outside the camp to a clean place.

12 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and shall burn on it ⁵the fat of the peace offerings.

13 Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.

Leviticus 6:8-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 6

This chapter treats of the trespass offering for sins committed knowingly and wilfully, Le 6:1-7 and of the law of the burnt offering, and of cleansing the altar of burnt offering, and keeping the fire burning on it continually, Le 6:8-13 and of the meat offering, which is repeated with some additional circumstances, Le 6:14-18 and of the offering at the consecration of the high priest, Le 6:19-23 and of the sin offering, and where to be killed and eaten, and by whom, Le 6:24-30.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 16:4; Ezekiel 44:18; See Exodus 28:39-43
• 2. Leviticus 1:16
• 3. Leviticus 16:23; Ezekiel 42:14; Ezekiel 44:19
• 4. See Leviticus 4:12
• 5. Leviticus 3:3, 9, 14

Footnotes

• [a]. Ch 6:1 in Hebrew