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Leviticus 1:7
The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The instruction is embedded in the burnt offering procedure, directing Aaron’s sons to prepare the altar before the sacrifice is positioned.
The words — The text employs נָתְנוּ (na.ten.u, "they will put") and עָרְכ֥וּ (a.re.khu, "they will arrange") to describe the priests’ sequential actions of laying the fire and positioning the wood.
The thread — This preparation sequence parallels Abraham’s altar construction in Genesis 22:9, the perpetual fire maintenance in Leviticus 6:12, and the divine consumption of the prepared offering in Leviticus 9:24.
Why it lands — The text mandates deliberate human preparation before the sacrifice, establishing that ritual obedience requires specific physical steps prior to divine action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:
Cross-references
- Genesis 22:9 When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.
- Leviticus 6:12 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.
- Leviticus 9:24 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
- 1 Chronicles 21:26 And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
- 2 Chronicles 7:1 When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
- Nehemiah 13:31 I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.
- Malachi 1:10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.