Leviticus 8:17

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“But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him.”

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BSBPD

“But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the Lord commanded Moses.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But the bullock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as Jehovah commanded Moses.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the bullock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he hath burnt with fire, at the outside of the camp, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 8:17 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 29:14But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering.
  2. Leviticus 4:11But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung—
  3. Leviticus 4:12all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.
  4. Leviticus 4:21Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.
  5. Leviticus 6:30But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.
  6. Leviticus 16:27The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.
  7. Ezekiel 43:21Then you are to take away the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the appointed part of the temple area outside the sanctuary.
  8. Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
  9. Hebrews 13:11Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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