Leviticus 1:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְ֠נָתְנוּ בְּנֵ֨י אַהֲרֹ֧ן הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֵ֖שׁ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וְעָרְכ֥וּ עֵצִ֖ים עַל־הָאֵֽשׁ׃

Transliteration

wə-nāṯnû bənê ʾAhărōn ha-kōhēn ʾēš upon-the-mizbēaḥ wə-ʿārəḵû ʿēṣîm upon-the-ʾēš.

Grammar Details

*wə-nāṯnû*: waw conjunctive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they shall put/place
*bənê ʾAhărōn*: construct phrase - sons of Aaron
*ha-kōhēn*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the priest
*ʾēš*: noun, feminine singular - fire
*mizbēaḥ*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the altar
*wə-ʿārəḵû*: waw conjunctive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they shall arrange
*ʿēṣîm*: noun, masculine plural - wood/sticks

Word Meanings

*wə-nāṯnû*: and they shall put/place/set
*wə-ʿārəḵû*: and they shall arrange/set in order/prepare

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Referenced Verses

Gen 22:9 : 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
Lev 6:12-13 : 12 And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereon, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall burn thereon the fat of the peace-offerings. 13 Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.
Lev 9:24-10:1 : 24 And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces. 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them.
1 Chr 21:26 : 26 And David built there an altar unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon Jehovah; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering.
2 Chr 7:1 : 1 Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt-offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of Jehovah filled the house.
Neh 13:31 : 31 and for the wood - offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
Mal 1:10 : 10 Oh that there were one among you that would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle [fire on] mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Lev 1:8-9
2 verses
92%
8and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
9but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water. And the priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
Lev 1:11-13
3 verses
85%
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.
Lev 6:12-14
3 verses
82%
12And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereon, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall burn thereon the fat of the peace-offerings.
13Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.
14And this is the law of the meal-offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before Jehovah, before the altar.
Lev 3:5
82%
5And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt-offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
Lev 1:4-6
3 verses
79%
4And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
5And he shall kill the bullock before Jehovah: and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall present the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting.
6And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces.
1 Kgs 18:33
79%
33And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.
Lev 7:31
78%
31And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar; but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.
Lev 9:20
77%
20and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
1 Chr 6:49
77%
49But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt-offering, and upon the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
Lev 6:9-10
2 verses
76%
9Command 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.
10And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
Lev 9:12-13
2 verses
76%
12And he slew the burnt-offering; and Aaron's sons delivered unto him the blood, and he sprinkled it upon the altar round about.
13And they delivered the burnt-offering unto him, piece by piece, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.
Num 8:13
76%
13And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto Jehovah.
Exod 30:7-8
2 verses
76%
7And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
8And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations.
Lev 3:11
76%
11And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
Lev 3:8
76%
8and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it before the tent of meeting: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
Lev 3:2
75%
2And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
Lev 8:18
75%
18And he presented the ram of the burnt-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Exod 29:18
75%
18And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering unto Jehovah; it is a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
Lev 3:13
75%
13and he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
Lev 2:8
74%
8And thou shalt bring the meal-offering that is made of these things unto Jehovah: and it shall be presented unto the priest, and he shall bring it unto the altar.
Lev 7:5
74%
5and the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto Jehovah: it is a trespass-offering.
Lev 4:19
74%
19And all the fat thereof shall he take off from it, and burn it upon the altar.
Exod 29:13
74%
13And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul upon the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.
Exod 29:25
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25And thou shalt take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar upon the burnt-offering, for a sweet savor before Jehovah: it is an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
2 Chr 35:14
74%
14And afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron [were busied] in offering the burnt-offerings and the fat until night: therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
Lev 16:25
74%
25And the fat of the sin-offering shall he burn upon the altar.
Num 8:11
73%
11and Aaron shall offer the Levites before Jehovah for a wave-offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of Jehovah.
Lev 6:22
73%
22And the anointed priest that shall be in his stead from among his sons shall offer it: by a statute for ever it shall be wholly burnt unto Jehovah.
Lev 7:35
73%
35This is the anointing-portion of Aaron, and the anointing-portion of his sons, out of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto Jehovah in the priest's office;
Lev 9:2
73%
2and he said unto Aaron, Take thee a calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before Jehovah.
Lev 9:17
73%
17And he presented the meal-offering, and filled his hand therefrom, and burnt it upon the altar, besides the burnt-offering of the morning.
Lev 10:1
73%
1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them.
Lev 8:32
73%
32And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.
Exod 27:7
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7And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.
Lev 2:2
73%
2and he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests; and he shall take thereout his handful of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof. And the priest shall burn [it as] the memorial thereof upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah:
Lev 8:16
73%
16And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat; and Moses burned it upon the altar.
Exod 29:30
73%
30Seven days shall the son that is priest in his stead put them on, when he cometh into the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place.
Lev 17:6
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6And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of Jehovah at the door of the tent of meeting, and burn the fat for a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
Exod 29:35
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35And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
Exod 40:6
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6And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.