Leviticus 8:20

20 He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces and the fat.

Leviticus 8:20 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
English Standard Version (ESV)
20 He cut the ram into pieces, and Moses burned the head and the pieces and the fat.
New Living Translation (NLT)
20 Then he cut the ram into pieces, and he burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar.
The Message Bible (MSG)
20 He cut the ram up into pieces and then burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.
American Standard Version (ASV)
20 And he cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
20 When the ram was cut into pieces, Moses burned the head with the other pieces and the fat.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
20 Moses cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the suet,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
20 He cut the ram into pieces. He burned the head, the other pieces and the fat.

Leviticus 8:20 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 8:20

And he cut the ram into pieces
Cut off its head and quartered it:

and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat;
even all of it, as the following verse shows.

Leviticus 8:20 In-Context

18 He then presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
19 Then Moses slaughtered the ram and splashed the blood against the sides of the altar.
20 He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces and the fat.
21 He washed the internal organs and the legs with water and burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
22 He then presented the other ram, the ram for the ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Leviticus 1:8
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