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Leviticus 1:17 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 1 · verse 17
And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.Leviticus 1:17 · King James Version
Leviticus 1:17 in context
15And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:
16And 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:
17And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sacrificeʻôlâha step orH5930 →
- asunderbâdalto divideH914 →
- cleaveshâçaʻto split or tearH8156 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- wingskânâphan edge or extremityH3671 →
- altarmizbêachan altarH4196 →
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Here we have the laws concerning the burnt-offerings, which were of the flock or of the fowls. Those of the middle rank, that could not well afford to offer a bullock, would bring a sheep or a goat; and those that were not able to do that should be accepted of God if they brought a turtle-dove or a pigeon.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-17