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and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that <i>is</i> on the fire upon the altar;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He shall then cut it into its pieces with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216He shall then cut it into its pieces with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘He shall then cut it into its pieces with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He shall then cut it into its pieces with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will cut the animal into pieces with its head and its fat, and the priest will arrange them on top of the burning wood on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will cut the animal into pieces with its head and its suet, and the priest will arrange them on top of the burning wood on the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then cut it into pieces. The priest will lay the head and the fat on the wood burning on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After you cut it up, the officiating priest shall put on the fire all the parts, including the head and the fat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He is to cut up its head and fat into separate pieces arrange them in rows on the wood over the fire that burns on the altar, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to cut the animal into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and fat, atop the burning wood that is on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Next, the one presenting the offering must cut it into parts, with its head and its suet, and the priest must arrange them on the wood which is in the fire, on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat. The priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat. The priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has cut it into its pieces, and its head and its fat, and the priest has arranged them on the wood, which [is] on the fire, which [is] on the altar;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he hath cut it into its pieces, and its head and its fat, and the priest hath arranged them on the wood, which is on the fire, which is on the altar;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he cut it in pieces, according to its pieces, and his head and his fat: and the priest arranged them upon the wood which is upon the fire which is upon the altar:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall divide the joints, the head, and all that cleave to the liver: and shall lay them upon the wood, under which the fire is to be put: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they shall divide the limbs, the head, and everything that adjoins to the liver. And they shall place them on the wood, under which the fire is to be thrown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When it has been cut into pieces, the priest shall lay these, together with the head and suet, on top of the wood and the embers on the altar;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It shall be cut up into its parts, with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood, that is on the fire, which is upon the altar;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall cut its limbs and its head and his fat and the Priest shall arrange them on the wood in the fire upon the altar:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he shall cut it into its pieces; and the priest shall lay them, with its head and its suet, in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall divide it by its limbs, and its head and its fat, and the priests shall pile them up on the wood which is on the fire, on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/1-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=99" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/1.htm">Laws for Burnt Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5408.htm" title="5408: wə·nit·taḥ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To cut up, cut in pieces, divide by joints. A primitive root; to dismember.">He is to cut</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">the animal</a> <a href="/hebrew/5409.htm" title="5409: lin·ṯā·ḥāw (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A piece (of a divided carcass). From nathach; a fragment.">into pieces,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">and the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: wə·‘ā·raḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">shall arrange</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">including</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">the head</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6309.htm" title="6309: piḏ·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Suet. From an unused root meaning to be greasy; suet.">and fat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">atop</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: hā·’êš (Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">the burning</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘ê·ṣîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">wood</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">is on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-17.htm">Exodus 29:17</a></span><br />Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-17.htm">Numbers 18:17</a></span><br />But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">1 Kings 18:33</a></span><br />Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4</a></span><br />Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-5.htm">Hebrews 10:5-10</a></span><br />Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. / Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a></span><br />but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a></span><br />and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></span><br />The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a></span><br />how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6</a></span><br />Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-19.htm">Psalm 51:19</a></span><br />Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-6.htm">Leviticus 1:6-8</a></b></br> And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/1-11.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Arrange</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Arranged</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Head</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Including</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Suet</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Arrange</a> <a href="/numbers/23-4.htm">Arranged</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-9.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-15.htm">Head</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-13.htm">Including</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-15.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-6.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-20.htm">Suet</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">The law of burnt offerings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">of the herd</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">of the flocks</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-14.htm">of the fowls</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He is to cut the animal into pieces</b><br>This phrase refers to the specific instructions given to the offerer of the burnt offering. The act of cutting the animal into pieces signifies the detailed and deliberate nature of the sacrificial system. It reflects the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement. The division of the animal can be seen as a type of Christ, whose body was broken for humanity's sins. This process also emphasizes the personal involvement of the offerer in the sacrificial act, symbolizing the personal nature of repentance and dedication to God.<p><b>and the priest shall arrange them</b><br>The priest's role in arranging the pieces highlights the mediatory function of the priesthood in the Old Testament. Priests acted as intermediaries between God and the people, foreshadowing the ultimate High Priest, Jesus Christ, who mediates the new covenant. This arrangement by the priest ensures that the offering is presented in an orderly and acceptable manner, reflecting God's desire for order and holiness in worship.<p><b>including the head and fat</b><br>The inclusion of the head and fat in the offering signifies the completeness of the sacrifice. The head represents leadership and authority, while the fat, often considered the best part, symbolizes abundance and richness. Offering these parts indicates giving the best to God, a principle seen throughout Scripture. This completeness points to the totality of Christ's sacrifice, who gave His all for the redemption of humanity.<p><b>atop the burning wood that is on the altar</b><br>The burning wood on the altar represents the consuming fire of God's holiness and judgment. The altar, central to Israelite worship, signifies a place of meeting between God and man. The fire consuming the sacrifice symbolizes God's acceptance of the offering and the atonement of sin. This imagery is fulfilled in Christ, who bore the fire of God's wrath on the cross, providing a way for humanity to be reconciled to God. The altar's perpetual fire also points to the continuous need for atonement, ultimately fulfilled in the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_offerer.htm">The Offerer</a></b><br>The individual bringing the burnt offering, responsible for cutting the animal into pieces.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>The mediator between God and the offerer, responsible for arranging the pieces on the altar.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>A sacred place where offerings are made to God, symbolizing His presence and the place of atonement.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_burnt_offering.htm">The Burnt Offering</a></b><br>A voluntary act of worship, atonement for unintentional sin, and expression of devotion, commitment, and complete surrender to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God among His people, where the altar was located.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_sacrifice.htm">Understanding Sacrifice</a></b><br>The burnt offering symbolizes total dedication to God. As believers, we are called to offer our lives wholly to Him, reflecting our commitment and devotion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priest.htm">Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest's role in arranging the offering points to the need for order and intentionality in our worship and service to God. We should approach God with reverence and structure in our spiritual practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_altar.htm">Symbolism of the Altar</a></b><br>The altar represents God's presence and the place of atonement. In our lives, we must identify and maintain spaces and times dedicated to meeting with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>The sacrificial system points to Christ's ultimate sacrifice. Understanding this helps us appreciate the depth of His atonement and the grace we receive through faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_sacrifices.htm">Living Sacrifices</a></b><br>As New Testament believers, we are called to be living sacrifices, continually offering ourselves in service and obedience to God, reflecting His love and holiness in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_burnt_altar_important.htm">Why is the altar of burnt offering significant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_manage_sacrifices_in_2_chron_30_24.htm">In 2 Chronicles 30:24, how could authorities practically handle the huge numbers of sacrifices without facing sanitary or organizational challenges?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_animal_sacrifice_needed.htm">Is animal sacrifice necessary? (Leviticus 4:31 vs. Hebrews 10:4)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_animal_sacrifice_cleanse_literally.htm">In Exodus 29:10-14, how could sacrificing an animal and placing its blood on the altar possibly cleanse or consecrate anyone in a literal or scientific sense?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">With his head and his fat.</span>--That is, "he shall cut it into its pieces, and <span class= "ital">sever </span>or <span class= "ital">cut off </span>its head and its fat." By a figure of speech not uncommon in Hebrew, one verb is connected with two substantives, though it only applies to one of the two, and a kindred verb has to be supplied for the second substantive to obtain the proper sense.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/1-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He is to cut</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִתַּ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nit·taḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5408.htm">Strong's 5408: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut up, cut in pieces, divide by joints</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the animal into pieces,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִנְתָחָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(lin·ṯā·ḥāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5409.htm">Strong's 5409: </a> </span><span class="str2">A piece (of a divided carcass)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵן֙</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall arrange</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָרַ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·raḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set in a, row, arrange, put in order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its head</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאשׁ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(rō·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fat,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּדְר֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(piḏ·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6309.htm">Strong's 6309: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">atop</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the burning</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wood</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעֵצִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the altar.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/1-12.htm">Leviticus 1:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/1-12.htm">Leviticus 1:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/1-12.htm">Leviticus 1:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/1-12.htm">Leviticus 1:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/1-12.htm">Leviticus 1:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/1-12.htm">Leviticus 1:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/1-12.htm">Leviticus 1:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/1-12.htm">Leviticus 1:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/1-12.htm">Leviticus 1:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/1-12.htm">Leviticus 1:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/1-12.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 1:12 He shall cut it into its pieces (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/1-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 1:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 1:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 1:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 1:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>