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Leviticus 6

Lev. 6:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the fire
'esh (Hebrew #784)
fire (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
Pronounce: aysh
Origin: a primitive word
upon the altar
mizbeach (Hebrew #4196)
an altar
KJV usage: altar.
Pronounce: miz-bay'-akh
Origin: from 2076
shall be burning
yaqad (Hebrew #3344)
to burn
KJV usage: (be) burn(-ing), X from the hearth, kindle.
Pronounce: yaw-kad'
Origin: a primitive root
in it; it shall not be put out
kabah (Hebrew #3518)
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
KJV usage: go (put) out, quench.
Pronounce: kaw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
: and the priest
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
shall burn
ba`ar (Hebrew #1197)
to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); also (as denominative from 1198) to be(-come) brutish
KJV usage: be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set ((on fire)), waste.
Pronounce: baw-ar'
Origin: a primitive root
wood
`ets (Hebrew #6086)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
KJV usage: + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Pronounce: ates
Origin: from 6095
on it every morning
boqer (Hebrew #1242)
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
KJV usage: (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
Pronounce: bo'-ker
Origin: from 1239
, and lay the burnt offering
`olah (Hebrew #5930)
feminine active participle of 5927; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
KJV usage: ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also 5766.
Pronounce: o-law'
Origin: or mowlah {o-law'}
in order
`arak (Hebrew #6186)
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
Pronounce: aw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
upon it; and he shall burn
qatar (Hebrew #6999)
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
KJV usage: burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
Pronounce: kaw-tar'
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 7000 through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants)
thereon the fat
cheleb (Hebrew #2459)
from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
KJV usage: X best, fat(-ness), X finest, grease, marrow.
Pronounce: kheh'-leb
Origin: or cheleb {khay'-leb}
of the peace offerings
shelem (Hebrew #8002)
properly, requital, i.e. a (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks
KJV usage: peace offering.
Pronounce: sheh'-lem
Origin: from 7999
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More on:

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Altar,
Burnt Offering or Sacrifice,
Fat,
Fire,
Offering; Offering Up,
Peace Offering,
Priest; Priesthood

Cross References

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the fire.
Lev. 9:24• 24And 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. (Lev. 9:24)
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Num. 4:13‑14• 13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
 14And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. (Num. 4:13‑14)
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Mark 9:48‑49• 48Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
 49For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. (Mark 9:48‑49)
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Heb. 10:27• 27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. (Heb. 10:27)
burn wood.
Lev. 1:7‑9• 7And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:
 8And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
 9But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the Lord. (Lev. 1:7‑9)
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Lev. 3:3‑5,9‑11,14‑16• 3And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
 4And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
 5And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the Lord.
 9And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
 10And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
 11And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord.
 14And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
 15And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
 16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor: all the fat is the Lord's. (Lev. 3:3‑5,9‑11,14‑16)
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Ex. 29:38‑42• 38Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.
 39The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
 40And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.
 41And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
 42This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. (Ex. 29:38‑42)
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Neh. 13:31• 31And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good. (Neh. 13:31)
The efficacy of the priesthood and mediation of Christ is perpetual, and we can never approach to God in his name, by day or night, unseasonably.
The ministers of Christ should have the fire of their zeal constantly burning.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning on 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.