Leviticus 6:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar.”

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BSBPD

““Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt-offering: the burnt-offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night unto the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning thereon.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This <FI>is<Fi> a law of the burnt-offering (it <FI>is<Fi> the burnt-offering, because of the burning on the altar all the night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar is burning on it,)”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 6:9 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 29:38This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
  2. Leviticus 1:1Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
  3. Leviticus 2:3The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
  4. Leviticus 2:10But the remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
  5. Leviticus 6:12The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.
  6. Leviticus 6:19Then the LORD said to Moses,
  7. Leviticus 24:9It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD—his portion forever.”
  8. Numbers 28:3And tell them that this is the offering made by fire you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.
  9. Numbers 28:9On the Sabbath day, present two unblemished year-old male lambs, accompanied by a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, as well as a drink offering.

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