Leviticus 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. ”

Leviticus 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it apart. The priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.”

Leviticus 1:17 — World English Bible

Leviticus 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and he shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 1:17 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he hath cleaved it with its wings (he doth not separate <FI>it<Fi> ), and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar, on the wood, which <FI>is<Fi> on the fire; it <FI>is<Fi> a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.”

Leviticus 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and he shall split it open at its wings, [but] shall not divide [it] asunder; and the priest shall burn it on the altar on the wood that is on the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour. ”

Leviticus 1:17 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he shall cleaue it with his wings, but not deuide it asunder: and the Priest shall burne it vpon the altar vpon the wood that is in the fire: for it is a burnt offering, an oblation made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lord. ”

Leviticus 1:17 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 1:17 in Context — Leviticus 1

15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:

17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

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What Does Leviticus 1:17 Mean?

Leviticus 1:17 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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