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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:5

And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord ,.... That is, the man that brings the burnt offering, for no other is yet spoken of; and according to the traditions of the elders F8 Misn. Zebachim, c. 3. sect. 1. & Maimon. in ib. T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 27. 1. & Zebachim, fol. 32. 1. & Menachot, fol. 19. 1. , killing of the sacrifice was right when done by strangers, by women, and by servants, and by unclean persons, even in the most holy things so be it that the unclean did not... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:6

And he shall flay the burnt offering ,.... Take off its skin; this was the only part of it that was not burnt, and was the property of the priest, Leviticus 7:8 but who this was done by is not so manifest, since it is in the singular number "he", and seems to be the bringer of the offering; for Aaron's sons, the priests that sprinkled the blood, are spoken of plurally; and agreeably, Gersom observes, that the flaying of the burnt offering and cutting it in pieces were lawful to be done by... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:7

And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar ,.... The fire of the altar originally came down from heaven, and consumed the sacrifice, and which was a token of God's acceptance of it, see Leviticus 9:24 and this fire was kept burning continually upon the altar, Leviticus 6:12 and yet the Jewish writers say, it was the command of God, according to this passage, that fire should be brought from another place and put here; Jarchi's note on the text is,"though fire came... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:8

And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts ,.... That were cut in pieces, Leviticus 1:6 some of which are particularly mentioned: the head and the fat ; the head which was cut off, and the body, the trunk of it; so, Aben Ezra says, the wise men interpret the word פדר "fat", which is only used here and in Leviticus 1:12 and which he thinks is right; though others take it to be the fat caul, or midriff, which parts the entrails; and the Targum of Jonathan renders it, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:9

But the inwards and his legs shall he wash in water ,.... This was first done in a room in the court of the temple, called לשכת המדחין , "the room of the washers", or the washing room, where they washed the inwards of the holy things F1 Misn. Middot, c. 5. sect. 2. Maimon Beth Habechirah, c. 5. sect. 17. ; and after that they washed them upon the marble tables between the pillars, where they washed them three times at least F2 Ib. c. 3. sect. 5. & Tamid, c. 4. sect. 2.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:10

And if his offering be of the flocks ,.... As it might be: namely , of the sheep, or of the goats for a burnt sacrifice ; which were both typical of Christ; see Gill on Leviticus 1:2 . he shall bring it a male without blemish ; See Gill on Leviticus 1:3 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:11

And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord ,.... This is a circumstance not mentioned in the killing of the bullock: Maimonides F7 In Misn. Zebachim, c. 5. sect. 1. says, there was a square place from the wall of the altar northward, to the wall of the court, and it was sixty cubits, and all that was over against the breadth of this, from the wall of the porch to the eastern wall, and it is seventy six cubits; and this foursquare place is called the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:12

And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat ,.... Or "his body", as the Targum of Jonathan; this was to be cut in pieces in the same manner as the bullock; see Gill on Leviticus 1:6 , and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire, which is on the altar ; See Gill on Leviticus 1:8 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:13

But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water ,.... As he did the bullock, Leviticus 1:9 , and the priest shall bring it all : all the parts to the ascent of the altar, as the Jews F9 T. Bab. Pesachim, fol. 65. 2. & Yoma, fol. 27. 1. Chagigah, fol. 11. 1. 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 F11 Misn. Zebachim, c. 9. sect. 5. Maimon.... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:14

And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls ,.... As it might be for the poorer sort, who could not offer a bullock, nor a sheep, or a lamb, Leviticus 5:7 , then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons ; the Jewish writers all agree, that the turtles should be old, and not young, as the pigeons young, and not old; so the Targum of Jonathan, Jarchi, Aben Ezra and Gersom F12 Vid. T. Bab. Cholin, fol. 22. 1, 2. ; the latter gives two... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 1:14

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