The Meaning of Leviticus 6:23 Explained

Leviticus 6:23

KJV: For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.

YLT: and every present of a priest is a whole burnt-offering; it is not eaten.'

Darby: And every oblation of the priest shall be wholly burned; it shall not be eaten.

ASV: And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Leviticus 6:23?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Leviticus 6:23 mean?

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What is the context of Leviticus 6:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.

What does Leviticus 6:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 6:8-23 - Law Of The Burned-Offering

Notice well the teaching of this paragraph, which has special reference to the fire, which was to be kept always burning upon the altar. Thrice is the injunction repeated, Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 6:12-13. As it originally descended from God, Leviticus 9:24, so it was to be ever maintained by the watchful care of the priests. It is interesting to notice that a different Hebrew word is used for the fire that burned on the great brazen altar within the sacred enclosure from that which consumed the sin-offering without the camp, Leviticus 4:12. That symbolized the wrath of God against sin, while this symbolizes His love and grace, which descend to burn in human hearts. The Apostle was very conscious of the latter when he said: "The love of Christ constraineth us." Whenever you feel the glow of that fire in your heart be sure to nurse it. Ask that it may burn hotly. See Song of Solomon 8:6. It must be fed by the continual fuel of God's Word, consumed and absorbed in meditation. But remember the teaching of the latter part of this paragraph: Only holy souls may partake aught of the Heavenly Bread. "Let a man examine himself!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 6

¹ The trespass offering for sins done wittingly
⁸ The law of the burnt offering
¹⁴ and of the meat offering
¹⁹ The offering at the consecration of a priest
²⁴ The law of the sin offering

What do the individual words in Leviticus 6:23 mean?

For every grain offering for the priest wholly shall be burned Not it shall be eaten -

וְכָל־ מִנְחַ֥ת כֹּהֵ֛ן כָּלִ֥יל תִּהְיֶ֖ה לֹ֥א תֵאָכֵֽל פ

וְכָל־	For every
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
מִנְחַ֥ת	grain offering for
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מִנְחָה Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
כֹּהֵ֛ן	the priest
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּהֵן Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
כָּלִ֥יל	wholly
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כָּלִיל Sense: entire, all, perfect adv.
תִּהְיֶ֖ה	shall be burned
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
תֵאָכֵֽל	it shall be eaten
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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