Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 8:16
And he took all the fat that [was] upon the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned [it] upon the altar.
16, 17. The Heb. words for ‘burned,’ ‘burnt’ in these verses are different. That in Lev 8:16 means to make into sweet smelling smoke, and is cognate to the Heb. word for ‘incense’; it is used always of burning sacrificial victims as in Lev 8:20-21 ; Lev 8:28. The burning that is done outside the camp is expressed by the ordinary Heb. word for burning.
The same difference is to be noted in Lev 9:10-11 See Driver on Exo 29:13.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards,…. Called the “omentum”:
and the caul [above] the liver; the lobe upon the liver, as the Septuagint; or “the caul” and “the liver”, so says Jarchi; the liver separately, for he took a little of the liver with it, the caul:
and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned [it] upon the altar: the fat of these several parts, which has been often observed was done; and in imitation of which, the same has been done by the Persians and their Magi, as related by Strabo x and others y; and by the Romans, to which Persius z refers; and these several parts are generally covered with fat in fat creatures, and especially sheep, as Aristotle a observes.
x Geograph. l. 15. p. 504. y “Omentum in flamma pingue”, &c. Catullus. z “Tot tibi cum in flammis”, &c. Satyr. 2. a Hist. Animal. l. 3. c. 17.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(16) And he took all the fat.That is, in accordance with the directions given in Exo. 29:13. For the different portions of the sacrifice see Lev. 3:3-5.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
burned: as incense. Hebrew. katar. App-43.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Lev 3:3-5, Lev 4:8, Lev 4:9, Exo 29:13
Reciprocal: Lev 3:4 – General Lev 9:10 – the fat