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Leviticus 4:8

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 4:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering he shall take off from it; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering he shall take off from it; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Leviticus 4:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting:
6and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before Jehovah, before the veil of the sanctuary.
7And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before Jehovah, which is in the tent of meeting; and all the blood of the bullock shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.
8And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering he shall take off from it; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
9and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away,
10as it is taken off from the ox of the sacrifice of peace-offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of burnt-offering.
11And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung,
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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
“And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering, etc.] When the priest had killed the bullock, and sprinkled and poured the blood, as before commanded; he then cut up the bullock, and took out its inwards, and put them in a vessel, and salted them, and strowed them on the fires f95, and burnt them, and the fat of them, as he did with the sacrifice of the peace offerings; so that what is here said, and in the two next verses (<030409>Leviticus 4:9,10), is the same with what is ordered concerning them in (<030303>Leviticus 3:3-5 (see Gill on “<030303>Leviticus 3:3”) (see Gill on “<030304>Leviticus 3:4”) (see Gill on “<030305>Leviticus 3:5”)). Jarchi and Gersom…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lev 4:19, Lev 4:26, Lev 4:31, Lev 4:35, Lev 3:3-5, Lev 3:9-11, Lev 3:14-16, Lev 7:3-5, Lev 16:25; Isa 53:10; Joh 12:27 Leviticus 4:10”
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