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16 Then he[a] took all the fat on the entrails, the protruding lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat,[b] and Moses offered it all up in smoke on the altar,[c] 17 but the rest of the bull—its hide, its flesh, and its dung—he completely burned up[d] outside the camp just as the Lord had commanded Moses.[e]

18 Then he presented the burnt offering ram and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram,

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 8:16 tn Again, Aaron probably performed the slaughter and collected the fat parts (v. 16a), but Moses presented it all on the altar (v. 16b; cf. the note on v. 15 above).
  2. Leviticus 8:16 sn See Lev 3:3-4 for the terminology of fat and kidneys here.
  3. Leviticus 8:16 tn Heb “toward the altar” (see the note on Lev 1:9).
  4. Leviticus 8:17 tn Heb “he burned with fire,” an expression which is sometimes redundant in English, but here means “burned up,” “burned up entirely.”
  5. Leviticus 8:17 sn See Lev 4:11-12, 21; 6:30 [23 HT].

16 Moses also took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it on the altar. 17 But the bull with its hide and its flesh and its intestines(A) he burned up outside the camp,(B) as the Lord commanded Moses.

18 He then presented the ram(C) for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

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