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Leviticus 7:5
The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering to the LORD; it is a guilt offering.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text addresses the priests regarding the ritual handling of specific sacrificial parts. It occurs within the Mosaic law's instructions for concluding the guilt offering ritual.
The words — The verb הִקְטִיר (hik.Tir) literally means "he will make smoke" or cause to ascend. The noun אָשָׁם ('a.Sham) identifies the specific sacrificial category as a "guilt offering."
The thread — This directive parallels the burning of offerings on the altar in Leviticus 1:9, 1:13, and 2:2. It establishes a consistent pattern of priestly fire rituals throughout the book.
Why it lands — The text requires the priest to physically place the designated parts on the altar as a fire offering to Yahweh. It demands strict adherence to the ritual separation and allocation of sacred items without deviation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a trespass offering.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 1:9 The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 1:13 The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 2:2 and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 2:9 The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 2:16 The priest shall then burn the memorial portion of the crushed grain and the oil, together with all its frankincense, as a food offering to the LORD.
- Leviticus 3:16 Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
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