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Leviticus 1:6

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He shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into pieces.
Leviticus 1:6 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
  • BSB Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.
  • NKJV And he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.
  • NASB He shall then skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.
  • NLT Then skin the animal and cut it into pieces.

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Quick answer

The offering is skinned and cut into pieces in preparation for the altar. Worship requires careful, deliberate handling of the sacrifice.

Overview

Each step in the ritual is performed with order and care, emphasizing the seriousness and reverence due in approaching God. The dismembering prepares the whole animal for complete burning. The thoroughness of the process underscores that nothing is held back, prefiguring the wholehearted self-offering of Christ on our behalf (Hebrews 10:5-7).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Lev 7:8The priest who offers any man’s burnt offering, even the priest shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered.
  • Gen 3:21Yahweh God made coats of animal skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (1)
PRIEST

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Leviticus videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on LeviticusMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.

How Leviticus 1:6 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And he shall flayפָּשַׁטthe burnt offeringעֹלָהand cutנָתַחit into his piecesנֵתַח
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