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and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he had cut the ram into its pieces, Moses offered up the head and the pieces and the suet in smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When he had cut the ram into its pieces, Moses offered up the head and the pieces and the suet in smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When he had cut the ram into its pieces, Moses offered up the head and the pieces and the suet in smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he cut the ram into its pieces. Then Moses offered up the head and the pieces and the suet in smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When he had cut the ram into pieces, Moses offered up the head, the pieces, and the fat in smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the suet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the ram was cut into pieces, Moses burned the head with the other pieces and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As to the ram, he cut it into parts at the joints, burned the head, the internal organs, and the fat, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he cut the ram into parts, and Moses offered the head, the parts, and the suet up in smoke,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burned the head, and the pieces, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burned the head, and the pieces, and the fat. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has cut the ram into its pieces, and Moses makes incense with the head, and the pieces, and the fat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the ram he hath cut into its pieces, and Moses maketh perfume with the head, and the pieces, and the fat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses will burn the head and the pieces, and the fat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And cutting the ram into pieces, the head thereof, and the joints, and the fat he burnt in the fire, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And cutting the ram into pieces, he burned its head, and the limbs, and the fat in the fire,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After the ram was cut up into pieces, Moses burned the head, the cut-up pieces and the suet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The ram was cut into its parts, and Moses turned into smoke the head and the parts and the suet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burned the head and the pieces and the fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he cut up the limbs of the ram in pieces and Moshe offered up the head and the members and the fat.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when the ram was cut into its pieces, Moses made the head, and the pieces, and the suet smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses offered up the whole ram on the altar: it is a whole-burnt-offering for a sweet-smelling savour; it is a burnt-offering to the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/8-20.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=1782" 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/8.htm">The Priests' Burnt Offering</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><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/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5408.htm" title="5408: nit·taḥ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To cut up, cut in pieces, divide by joints. A primitive root; to dismember.">cut</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: hā·’a·yil (Art:: N-ms) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">the ram</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/6999.htm" title="6999: way·yaq·ṭêr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">and burned</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: hā·rōš (Art:: N-ms) -- 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/5409.htm" title="5409: han·nə·ṯā·ḥîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A piece (of a divided carcass). From nathach; a fragment.">the pieces,</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: hap·pā·ḏer (Art:: N-ms) -- Suet. From an unused root meaning to be greasy; suet.">and the fat.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.…<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/29-16.htm">Exodus 29:16-18</a></span><br />You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splatter it on all sides of the altar. / Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces. / Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-10</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-22.htm">Exodus 29:22-25</a></span><br />Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination), / along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD. / Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-14</a></span><br />But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. / He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35-37</a></span><br />This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. / Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. / For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Hebrews 7:26-28</a></span><br />Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. / Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself. / For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Numbers 8:12</a></span><br />And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-17.htm">Numbers 18:17-18</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. / And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.<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_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<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="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">2 Chronicles 29:21-24</a></span><br />They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. / So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar. / Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.</p><p class="hdg">no references listed for this verse.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/8-18.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-18.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-27.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-16.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-18.htm">Head</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-16.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-19.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-16.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-16.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-16.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-21.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-19.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-18.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-16.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-12.htm">Suet</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-33.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-25.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-22.htm">Head</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-28.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-25.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-10.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-13.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-22.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-8.htm">Suet</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/8-1.htm">Moses consecrates Aaron and his sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Their sin offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/8-18.htm">Their burnt offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/8-22.htm">The ram of consecration</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/8-31.htm">The place and time of their consecration</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/8.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/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He cut the ram into pieces</b><br>This phrase describes the process of preparing the ram for a burnt offering, a common practice in ancient Israelite worship. The act of cutting the ram into pieces signifies the thoroughness and completeness required in sacrifices, symbolizing total dedication to God. This meticulous preparation reflects the seriousness of approaching God, as seen in other sacrificial instructions (<a href="/exodus/29-17.htm">Exodus 29:17</a>). The division of the animal can also be seen as a type of Christ, whose body was broken for humanity (<a href="/1_corinthians/11-24.htm">1 Corinthians 11:24</a>).<p><b>and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat</b><br>Burning the offering was a way to transform the physical sacrifice into a pleasing aroma to the Lord, as described in <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9</a>. The head, pieces, and fat represent the entirety of the animal, indicating that nothing was withheld from God. The burning of the fat, considered the best part, signifies offering the best to God, a principle echoed in <a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9</a>. This act of burning can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's complete sacrifice, where He gave Himself wholly for the atonement of sin (<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is performing the consecration ceremony for Aaron and his sons as priests.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron_and_his_sons.htm">Aaron and his sons</a></b><br>The first priests of Israel, being consecrated for their service in the tabernacle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ram.htm">The Ram</a></b><br>A sacrificial animal used in the ordination offering, symbolizing dedication and consecration to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The sacred place where the Israelites worshiped God, and where the consecration ceremony took place.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/consecration_ceremony.htm">Consecration Ceremony</a></b><br>A significant event where Aaron and his sons are set apart for priestly service, involving specific rituals and sacrifices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Moses followed God's instructions precisely, emphasizing the importance of obedience in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The ram's sacrifice symbolizes total dedication to God, reminding us to offer our whole selves to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_priests.htm">Role of Priests</a></b><br>Aaron and his sons were set apart for service, illustrating the call for believers to serve God and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a></b><br>The consecration process highlights the need for holiness and purity in approaching God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_high_priest.htm">Christ as Our High Priest</a></b><br>The Old Testament priesthood points to Jesus, our ultimate High Priest, who intercedes for us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_exodus_29_20_ritual_elsewhere.htm">Is there archaeological or cultural evidence of the ritual in Exodus 29:20 involving blood on ears, thumbs, and big toes among Israelites or nearby cultures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_leviticus_20_10_mandate_death.htm">In Leviticus 20:10, how can this text mandate capital punishment for adultery when other passages in the Bible offer alternative outcomes for similar offenses (e.g., John 8:1-11)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_'clean'_animals_in_genesis_7_2.htm">If 'clean' and 'unclean' animals (Genesis 7:2) were not defined until later, why are they mentioned here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_precise_leviticus_sacrifices_recorded.htm">Leviticus 8:22-29 describes highly specific offerings--are there any historical records confirming such precise sacrificial rituals were regularly practiced?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/8-20.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]</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cut</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתַּ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(nit·taḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - 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 ram</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאַ֔יִל</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’a·yil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into pieces</span><br /><span class="heb">לִנְתָחָ֑יו</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 burned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּקְטֵ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaq·ṭêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the head,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרֹ֔אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - 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">the pieces,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּתָחִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·ṯā·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<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 fat.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפָּֽדֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pā·ḏer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6309.htm">Strong's 6309: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/8-20.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 8:20 He cut the ram into its pieces (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/8-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 8:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 8:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 8:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 8:21" /></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>