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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].