And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
Parallel translations
- WEB The priest shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put on his linen breeches upon his body; and he shall remove the ashes from where the fire has consumed the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
- BSB And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.
- NKJV 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 beside the altar.
- NASB The priest is to put on his linen robe, and he shall put on linen undergarments next to his body; and he shall take up the fatty ashes to which the fire reduces the burnt offering on the altar and place them beside the altar.
- NLT In the morning, after the priest on duty has put on his official linen clothing and linen undergarments, he must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering and put them beside the altar.
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Quick answer
The priest, dressed in linen, removes the ashes and places them beside the altar. Even routine, humble tasks at the altar are part of holy service.
Overview
Clothed in his linen garments, the priest gathers the ashes of the consumed offering, a lowly yet sacred duty. The attention to proper dress and careful handling shows that all service to God, even the menial, is to be done reverently. It reminds us that holiness pervades the whole of worship, not only its visible high points.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 28:39–43And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.
- Lev 16:4He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
- Lev 1:16–17And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
- Num 16:35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
- Rev 19:8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
- Lev 1:9But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
- Num 16:21Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
- Ezek 44:17–18And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
- Exod 39:27–29And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
- Rev 19:14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
- Ps 37:20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
- Ps 20:3Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
- Rev 7:13And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
- Lev 1:13But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
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