◄ Leviticus 7:8 ►
And the priest that offers any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered.
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even the priest all the flesh of the burnt offerings being consumed upon the altar, as well as the fat, there could nothing fall to the share of the priest but the skin; which must have been very valuable, as they were used as mattresses (ch.

Leviticus 15:17 And every garment, and every skin, where on is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

,) or as carpets to sit upon in the day. They are still used for the same purpose by some of the inhabitants and dervishes of the East. Bishop Patrick remarks, that Adam himself offered the first sacrifice, and had the skin given him by God, to make garments for him and his wife; in conformity with which, the priests ever after had the skin of the whole burnt offerings for their portion.

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Leviticus 1:6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.

Leviticus 4:11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,

Genesis 3:21 To Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

Exodus 29:14 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shall you burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.

Numbers 19:5 And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

Romans 13:14 But put you on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.



Context
The Guilt Offering

1Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. 2In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about on the altar. 3And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covers the inwards, 4And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the lobe that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away: 5And the priest shall burn them on the altar for an offering made by fire to the LORD: it is a trespass offering. 6Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy. 7As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that makes atonement therewith shall have it. 8And the priest that offers any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered. 9And all the meat offering that is baked in the oven, and all that is dressed in the frying pan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offers it. 10And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.
Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
And the priest that offereth any man's burnt-offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath offered.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The priest that offereth the victim of holocaust, shall have the skin thereof.

Darby Bible Translation
And as to the priest that presenteth any man's burnt-offering, the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath presented shall be the priest's for himself.

King James Bible
And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered.

Young's Literal Translation
'And the priest who is bringing near any man's burnt-offering, the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath brought near, it is the priest's, his own;

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