Leviticus 1:7
New International Version
The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

New Living Translation
The sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar.

English Standard Version
and the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

King James Bible
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:

New King James Version
The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire.

New American Standard Bible
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

NASB 1995
‘The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

NASB 1977
‘And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Aaron the [high] priest shall put fire on the altar [of burnt offering] and arrange wood on the fire.

Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Aaron the priest will prepare a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Aaron the priest will prepare a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

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

Contemporary English Version
while the priests pile wood on the altar fire to make it start blazing.

English Revised Version
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the sons of the priest Aaron will start a fire on the altar and lay the wood on the fire.

Good News Translation
and the priests shall arrange firewood on the altar and light it.

International Standard Version
Aaron's sons, the priests, are to build a fire on the altar and arrange the wood over the fire.

Majority Standard Bible
The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

NET Bible
and the sons of Aaron, the priest, must put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

New Heart English Bible
The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay wood in order on the fire;

Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire.

World English Bible
The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay wood in order on the fire;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the sons of Aaron the priest have put fire on the altar, and arranged wood on the fire;

Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Aaron the priest have put fire on the altar, and arranged wood on the fire;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the sons of Aaron, the priests, gave fire upon the altar, and arranged the wood upon the fire.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And shall put fire on the altar, having before laid in order a pile of wood:

Catholic Public Domain Version
and they shall toss fire under the altar, having arranged beforehand a stack of wood.

New American Bible
After Aaron’s sons, the priests, have put burning embers on the altar and laid wood on them,

New Revised Standard Version
The sons of the priest Aaron shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall put fire upon the altar and lay the wood in order upon the fire;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Priests, the sons of Ahron, will put fire on the altar and they shall pile wood on the fire:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the sons of Aaron the priests shall put fire on the altar, and shall pile wood on the fire.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Laws for Burnt Offerings
6Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces. 7The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. 8Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar.…

Cross References
Exodus 29:38-42
This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight. / With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ...

Numbers 28:3-8
And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight, / along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives. ...

1 Kings 18:33
Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,

2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

2 Chronicles 13:11
Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.

Ezra 3:3
They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.

Nehemiah 10:33
for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.

Psalm 20:3
May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah

Psalm 66:15
I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah

Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”

Ezekiel 43:18-27
Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be splattered on it: / You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD. / You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it. ...

Malachi 1:10
“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

Matthew 5:23-24
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Mark 12:33
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Luke 1:9
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.


Treasury of Scripture

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

fire

Leviticus 6:12,13
And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings…

Leviticus 9:24
And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

Leviticus 10:1
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

lay

Genesis 22:9
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

Nehemiah 13:31
And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

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The sons of Aaron the priest
This phrase identifies the specific group responsible for the sacrificial duties: the descendants of Aaron, who was the brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. The Hebrew word for "sons" is "בְּנֵי" (benei), which can mean literal sons or descendants. Aaron's lineage was chosen by God to serve as priests, a role that carried significant spiritual responsibility and authority. This highlights the importance of a divinely appointed priesthood in maintaining the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The priesthood was not just a familial duty but a sacred calling, emphasizing the need for holiness and dedication in service to God.

shall put fire on the altar
The act of putting fire on the altar is central to the sacrificial system. The Hebrew word for "fire" is "אֵשׁ" (esh), which symbolizes God's presence, purity, and judgment. Fire was a divine element, often associated with God's holiness and the consuming nature of His presence. The altar, "מִזְבֵּחַ" (mizbeach), was the place where sacrifices were offered, representing a meeting point between God and man. The fire on the altar was to be kept burning continually, as instructed in Leviticus 6:13, symbolizing the perpetual worship and devotion required of God's people. This ongoing fire signifies the constant need for atonement and the unending nature of God's covenant with Israel.

and arrange wood on the fire
The Hebrew word for "arrange" is "עָרַךְ" (arak), meaning to set in order or prepare. This indicates that the priests were to carefully and thoughtfully prepare the altar for sacrifice. The wood, "עֵצִים" (etzim), was the fuel for the fire, necessary for the burning of the offerings. The act of arranging wood signifies preparation and intentionality in worship. It reflects the need for order and diligence in approaching God, reminding believers of the importance of preparing their hearts and lives for worship. The wood also symbolizes the human effort and participation required in the sacrificial process, pointing to the cooperation between divine provision and human response in the covenant relationship.

(7) And the sons of Aaron.--The priests are to put the fire upon the altar, because they offered the sacrifice upon the altar. This applies to the first burnt offering which was offered upon the newly-erected altar, since afterwards the fire was always burning, and was never allowed to go out (Leviticus 6:13).

And lay the wood.--No other fuel but wood was allowed for the altar, and no one was allowed to bring it from his own house, but it had to be the wood of the congregation. (Comp. Nehemiah 10:34; Nehemiah 13:31.) It had to be of the best kind; worm-eaten wood or timber from pulled-down buildings was not allowed.

Verse 7. - The priest shall put fire upon the altar. The fire once kindled was never to be allowed to go out (Leviticus 6:13). Unless, therefore, these words refer to the first occasion only on which a burnt sacrifice was offered, they must mean "make up the fire on the altar" or it might possibly have been the practice, as Bishop Wordsworth (after Maimonides) supposes, that fresh fire was added to the altar fire before each sacrifice.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The sons
בְּנֵ֨י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֧ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

the priest
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

shall prepare
וְ֠נָתְנוּ (wə·nā·ṯə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

a fire
אֵ֖שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the altar
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4196: An altar

and arrange
וְעָרְכ֥וּ (wə·‘ā·rə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order

wood
עֵצִ֖ים (‘ê·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the fire.
הָאֵֽשׁ׃ (hā·’êš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire


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