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Leviticus 6:8-7:38
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The Law of the Burnt Offering

8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 9 “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the (A)law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night until morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. 10 (B)And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen trousers he shall put on his body, and take up the ashes of the burnt offering which the fire has consumed on the altar, and he shall put them (C)beside the altar. 11 Then (D)he shall take off his garments, put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp (E)to a clean place. 12 And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it (F)the fat of the peace offerings. 13 A fire shall always be burning on the (G)altar; it shall never go out.

The Law of the Grain Offering

14 ‘This is the law of the grain offering: The sons of Aaron shall offer it on the altar before the Lord. 15 He shall take from it his handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, with its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the grain offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma, as a memorial to the Lord. 16 And the remainder of it Aaron and his sons shall eat; with unleavened bread it shall be eaten in a holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of meeting they shall eat it. 17 It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their [a]portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the (H)trespass offering. 18 (I)All the males among the children of Aaron may eat it. (J)It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings made by fire to the Lord. (K)Everyone who touches them must be holy.’ ”

19 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 20 (L)“This is the offering of Aaron and his sons, which they shall offer to the Lord, beginning on the day when he is anointed: one-tenth of an (M)ephah of fine flour as a daily grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it at night. 21 It shall be made in a (N)pan with oil. When it is mixed, you shall bring it in. The baked pieces of the grain offering you shall offer for a [b]sweet aroma to the Lord. 22 The priest from among his sons, (O)who is anointed in his place, shall offer it. It is a statute forever to the Lord. (P)It shall be [c]wholly burned. 23 For every grain offering for the priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten.”

The Law of the Sin Offering

24 Also the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 25 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: (Q)In the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before the Lord. It is most holy. 26 (R)The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of meeting. 27 (S)Everyone who touches its flesh [d]must be holy. And when its blood is sprinkled on any garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled, in a holy place. 28 But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled (T)shall be broken. And if it is boiled in a bronze pot, it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water. 29 All the males among the priests may eat it. It is most holy. 30 (U)But no sin offering from which any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of meeting, to make atonement in [e]the holy (V)place, shall be (W)eaten. It shall be (X)burned in the fire.

The Law of the Trespass Offering

7 ‘Likewise (Y)this is the law of the trespass offering (it is most holy): 2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering they shall kill the trespass offering. And its blood he shall sprinkle all around on the altar. 3 And he shall offer from it all its fat. The fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, 4 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; 5 and the priest shall burn them on the altar as an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a trespass offering. 6 (Z)Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. (AA)It is most holy. 7 (AB)The trespass offering is like the sin offering; there is one law for them both: the priest who makes atonement with it shall have it. 8 And the priest who offers anyone’s burnt offering, that priest shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered. 9 Also (AC)every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in the covered pan, or [f]in a pan, shall be the priest’s who offers it. 10 Every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall belong to all the sons of Aaron, to one as much as the other.

The Law of Peace Offerings

11 (AD)‘This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings which he shall offer to the Lord: 12 If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers (AE)anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil. 13 Besides the cakes, as his offering he shall offer (AF)leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offering. 14 And from it he shall offer one cake from each offering as a heave offering to the Lord. (AG)It shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering.

15 (AH)‘The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day it is offered. He shall not leave any of it until morning. 16 But (AI)if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offers his sacrifice; but on the next day the remainder of it also may be eaten; 17 the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day must be burned with fire. 18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be (AJ)imputed to him; it shall be an (AK)abomination to him who offers it, and the person who eats of it shall bear [g]guilt.

19 ‘The flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned with fire. And as for the clean flesh, all who are [h]clean may eat of it. 20 But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the (AL)Lord, (AM)while he is unclean, that person (AN)shall be cut off from his people. 21 Moreover the person who touches any unclean thing, such as (AO)human uncleanness, an (AP)unclean animal, or any (AQ)abominable[i] unclean thing, and who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, that person (AR)shall be cut off from his people.’ ”

Fat and Blood May Not Be Eaten

22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: (AS)‘You shall not eat any fat, of ox or sheep or goat. 24 And the fat of an animal that dies naturally, and the fat of what is torn by wild beasts, may be used in any other way; but you shall by no means eat it. 25 For whoever eats the fat of the animal of which men offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, the person who eats it shall be cut off from his people. 26 (AT)Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of your dwellings, whether of bird or beast. 27 Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.’ ”

The Portion of Aaron and His Sons

28 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 29 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: (AU)‘He who offers the sacrifice of his peace offering to the Lord shall bring his offering to the Lord from the sacrifice of his peace offering. 30 (AV)His own hands shall bring the offerings made by fire to the Lord. The fat with the breast he shall bring, that the (AW)breast may be waved as a wave offering before the Lord. 31 (AX)And the priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the (AY)breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. 32 (AZ)Also the right thigh you shall give to the priest as a heave offering from the sacrifices of your peace offerings. 33 He among the sons of Aaron, who offers the blood of the peace offering and the fat, shall have the right thigh for his part. 34 For (BA)the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering I have taken from the children of Israel, from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons from the children of Israel by a statute forever.’ ”

35 This is the consecrated portion for Aaron and his sons, from the offerings made by fire to the Lord, on the day when Moses presented them to [j]minister to the Lord as priests. 36 The Lord commanded this to be given to them by the children of Israel, (BB)on the day that He anointed them, by a statute forever throughout their generations.

37 This is the law (BC)of the burnt offering, (BD)the grain offering, (BE)the sin offering, (BF)the trespass offering, (BG)the consecrations, and (BH)the sacrifice of the peace offering, 38 which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day when He commanded the children of Israel (BI)to offer their offerings to the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 6:17 share
  2. Leviticus 6:21 pleasing
  3. Leviticus 6:22 completely
  4. Leviticus 6:27 Lit. shall
  5. Leviticus 6:30 The Most Holy Place when capitalized
  6. Leviticus 7:9 on a griddle
  7. Leviticus 7:18 his iniquity
  8. Leviticus 7:19 pure
  9. Leviticus 7:21 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Sam., Syr., Tg. swarming thing (cf. 5:2)
  10. Leviticus 7:35 serve
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Leviticus 6:8-7:38
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The Burnt Offering

8 The Lord said to Moses: 9 “Give Aaron and his sons this command: ‘These are the regulations for the burnt offering(A): The burnt offering is to remain on the altar hearth throughout the night, till morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar.(B) 10 The priest shall then put on his linen clothes,(C) with linen undergarments next to his body,(D) and shall remove the ashes(E) of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar. 11 Then he is to take off these clothes and put on others, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean.(F) 12 The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood(G) and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat(H) of the fellowship offerings(I) on it. 13 The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.

The Grain Offering

14 “‘These are the regulations for the grain offering:(J) Aaron’s sons are to bring it before the Lord, in front of the altar. 15 The priest is to take a handful of the finest flour and some olive oil, together with all the incense(K) on the grain offering,(L) and burn the memorial[a] portion(M) on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 16 Aaron and his sons(N) shall eat the rest(O) of it, but it is to be eaten without yeast(P) in the sanctuary area;(Q) they are to eat it in the courtyard(R) of the tent of meeting.(S) 17 It must not be baked with yeast; I have given it as their share(T) of the food offerings presented to me.(U) Like the sin offering[b] and the guilt offering, it is most holy.(V) 18 Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it.(W) For all generations to come(X) it is his perpetual share(Y) of the food offerings presented to the Lord. Whatever touches them will become holy.[c](Z)’”

19 The Lord also said to Moses, 20 “This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the Lord on the day he[d] is anointed:(AA) a tenth of an ephah[e](AB) of the finest flour(AC) as a regular grain offering,(AD) half of it in the morning and half in the evening. 21 It must be prepared with oil on a griddle;(AE) bring it well-mixed and present the grain offering broken[f] in pieces as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 22 The son who is to succeed him as anointed priest(AF) shall prepare it. It is the Lord’s perpetual share and is to be burned completely.(AG) 23 Every grain offering of a priest shall be burned completely; it must not be eaten.”

The Sin Offering

24 The Lord said to Moses, 25 “Say to Aaron and his sons: ‘These are the regulations for the sin offering:(AH) The sin offering is to be slaughtered before the Lord(AI) in the place(AJ) the burnt offering is slaughtered; it is most holy. 26 The priest who offers it shall eat it; it is to be eaten in the sanctuary area,(AK) in the courtyard(AL) of the tent of meeting.(AM) 27 Whatever touches any of the flesh will become holy,(AN) and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in the sanctuary area. 28 The clay pot(AO) the meat is cooked in must be broken; but if it is cooked in a bronze pot, the pot is to be scoured and rinsed with water. 29 Any male in a priest’s family may eat it;(AP) it is most holy.(AQ) 30 But any sin offering whose blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement(AR) in the Holy Place(AS) must not be eaten; it must be burned up.(AT)

The Guilt Offering

7 “‘These are the regulations for the guilt offering,(AU) which is most holy: 2 The guilt offering is to be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and its blood is to be splashed against the sides of the altar. 3 All its fat(AV) shall be offered: the fat tail and the fat that covers the internal organs, 4 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.(AW) 5 The priest shall burn them on the altar(AX) as a food offering presented to the Lord. It is a guilt offering. 6 Any male in a priest’s family may eat it,(AY) but it must be eaten in the sanctuary area; it is most holy.(AZ)

7 “‘The same law applies to both the sin offering[g](BA) and the guilt offering:(BB) They belong to the priest(BC) who makes atonement with them.(BD) 8 The priest who offers a burnt offering for anyone may keep its hide(BE) for himself. 9 Every grain offering baked in an oven(BF) or cooked in a pan(BG) or on a griddle(BH) belongs to the priest who offers it, 10 and every grain offering, whether mixed with olive oil or dry, belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron.

The Fellowship Offering

11 “‘These are the regulations for the fellowship offering anyone may present to the Lord:

12 “‘If they offer it as an expression of thankfulness, then along with this thank offering(BI) they are to offer thick loaves(BJ) made without yeast(BK) and with olive oil mixed in, thin loaves(BL) made without yeast and brushed with oil,(BM) and thick loaves of the finest flour well-kneaded and with oil mixed in. 13 Along with their fellowship offering of thanksgiving(BN) they are to present an offering with thick loaves of bread made with yeast.(BO) 14 They are to bring one of each kind as an offering, a contribution to the Lord; it belongs to the priest who splashes the blood of the fellowship offering against the altar. 15 The meat of their fellowship offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day it is offered; they must leave none of it till morning.(BP)

16 “‘If, however, their offering is the result of a vow(BQ) or is a freewill offering,(BR) the sacrifice shall be eaten on the day they offer it, but anything left over may be eaten on the next day.(BS) 17 Any meat of the sacrifice left over till the third day must be burned up.(BT) 18 If any meat of the fellowship offering(BU) is eaten on the third day, the one who offered it will not be accepted.(BV) It will not be reckoned(BW) to their credit, for it has become impure; the person who eats any of it will be held responsible.(BX)

19 “‘Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned up. As for other meat, anyone ceremonially clean may eat it. 20 But if anyone who is unclean(BY) eats any meat of the fellowship offering belonging to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people.(BZ) 21 Anyone who touches something unclean(CA)—whether human uncleanness or an unclean animal or any unclean creature that moves along the ground[h]—and then eats any of the meat of the fellowship offering belonging to the Lord must be cut off from their people.’”

Eating Fat and Blood Forbidden

22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Do not eat any of the fat of cattle, sheep or goats.(CB) 24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn by wild animals(CC) may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it. 25 Anyone who eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering may be[i] presented to the Lord must be cut off from their people. 26 And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood(CD) of any bird or animal. 27 Anyone who eats blood(CE) must be cut off from their people.’”

The Priests’ Share

28 The Lord said to Moses, 29 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Anyone who brings a fellowship offering to the Lord is to bring part of it as their sacrifice to the Lord. 30 With their own hands they are to present the food offering to the Lord; they are to bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast before the Lord as a wave offering.(CF) 31 The priest shall burn the fat on the altar,(CG) but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.(CH) 32 You are to give the right thigh of your fellowship offerings to the priest as a contribution.(CI) 33 The son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat of the fellowship offering shall have the right thigh as his share. 34 From the fellowship offerings of the Israelites, I have taken the breast that is waved and the thigh(CJ) that is presented and have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons(CK) as their perpetual share from the Israelites.’”

35 This is the portion of the food offerings presented to the Lord that were allotted to Aaron and his sons on the day they were presented to serve the Lord as priests. 36 On the day they were anointed,(CL) the Lord commanded that the Israelites give this to them as their perpetual share for the generations to come.

37 These, then, are the regulations for the burnt offering,(CM) the grain offering,(CN) the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering(CO) and the fellowship offering, 38 which the Lord gave Moses(CP) at Mount Sinai(CQ) in the Desert of Sinai on the day he commanded the Israelites to bring their offerings to the Lord.(CR)

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 6:15 Or representative
  2. Leviticus 6:17 Or purification offering; also in verses 25 and 30
  3. Leviticus 6:18 Or Whoever touches them must be holy; similarly in verse 27
  4. Leviticus 6:20 Or each
  5. Leviticus 6:20 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
  6. Leviticus 6:21 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  7. Leviticus 7:7 Or purification offering; also in verse 37
  8. Leviticus 7:21 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Samaritan Pentateuch, Syriac and Targum (see 5:2); most Hebrew manuscripts any unclean, detestable thing
  9. Leviticus 7:25 Or offering is
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Psalm 61
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Assurance of God’s Eternal Protection

To the Chief Musician. On [a]a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

61 Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

3 For You have been a shelter for me,
(A)A strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in Your [b]tabernacle forever;
(B)I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

5 For You, O God, have heard my vows;
You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.
6 You will prolong the king’s life,
His years as many generations.
7 He shall abide before God forever.
Oh, prepare mercy (C)and truth, which may [c]preserve him!

8 So I will sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may daily perform my vows.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 61:1 Heb. neginah
  2. Psalm 61:4 tent
  3. Psalm 61:7 Lit. guard or keep
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Psalm 61
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Psalm 61[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.

1 Hear my cry, O God;(A)
    listen to my prayer.(B)

2 From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;(C)
    lead me to the rock(D) that is higher than I.
3 For you have been my refuge,(E)
    a strong tower against the foe.(F)

4 I long to dwell(G) in your tent forever
    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.[b](H)
5 For you, God, have heard my vows;(I)
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.(J)

6 Increase the days of the king’s life,(K)
    his years for many generations.(L)
7 May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;(M)
    appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.(N)

8 Then I will ever sing in praise of your name(O)
    and fulfill my vows day after day.(P)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 61:1 In Hebrew texts 61:1-8 is numbered 61:2-9.
  2. Psalm 61:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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