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Leviticus 8:16
Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses executes the consecration ritual for Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, immediately after purifying the altar with blood.
The words — וַיִּקַּח (va-yi-kach) translates "and he took," explicitly marking Moses as the active agent selecting the designated portions for the altar.
The thread — The same organ fat portions are prescribed for altar burning in Exodus 29:13 and Leviticus 3:3, while Leviticus 4:8 details their removal from a sin offering.
Why it lands — The text states Moses physically took and burned specific organ fats on the altar, establishing a pattern of precise ritual obedience without supplying theological commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.
Cross-references
- Exodus 29:13 Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
- Leviticus 3:3 From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Leviticus 4:8 Then he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,