And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire:
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire:
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire;
And Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put fire on the altar and put the wood in order on the fire:
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire.
The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay wood in order on the fire;
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire:
Put fire - The fire that came out of the tabernacle from before the Lord, and which was kept perpetually burning; see Leviticus 9:24. Nor was it lawful to use any other fire in the service of God. See the case of Nadab and Abihu, Leviticus 10 (note).
Put fire upon the altar - This must specifically refer to the first burnt-offering on the newly-constructed altar. The rule was afterward to be, "it shall never go out," Leviticus 6:13.
1:7 Put fire - Or, dispose the fire, that is, blow it up, and put it together, so as it might be fit for the present work. For the fire there used and allowed came down from heaven, Lev 9:24, and was to be carefully preserved there, and all other fire was forbidden, Lev 10:1, and c.