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Leviticus 1:13

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 1:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall offer the whole, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall offer the whole, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
Leviticus 1:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10And if his oblation be of the flock, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering; he shall offer it a male without blemish.
11And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah: and Aaron`s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about.
12And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
13but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall offer the whole, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
14And if his oblation to Jehovah be a burnt-offering of birds, then he shall offer his oblation of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.
15And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar;
16and he shall take away its crop with the filth thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water, etc.] As he did the bullock, (<030109>Leviticus 1:9): and the priest shall bring [it] all: all the parts to the ascent of the altar, as the Jews f33 interpret it; all the parts and pieces of it, even the very wool on the sheep’s head, and the hair on the goat’s beard, their bones, sinews, and horns, and hoofs f34, all were burnt, as it follows: and burn [it] on the altar, it [is] a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; (see Gill on “<030109>Leviticus 1:9”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lev 1:9 Leviticus 1:14”
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