The Meaning of Leviticus 1:16 Explained

Leviticus 1:16

KJV: 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:

YLT: and he hath turned aside its crop with its feathers, and hath cast it near the altar, eastward, unto the place of ashes;

Darby: And he shall remove its crop with its feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east, into the place of the ashes;

ASV: and he shall take away its crop with the filth thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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: 

What does Leviticus 1:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 1:1-17 - Burned-Offerings Of The Herd, Flocks And Fowls
Jehovah speaks with Moses, not from Sinai's summit, but from the Tabernacle, because He has come to dwell with men on the earth. Compare Exodus 20:22; Exodus 25:8. The early chapters of this book contain the law of the offerings. He who was to be worshiped prescribed the manner in which He was to be approached. These sacrifices also were intended to typify the great offering which our Lord would one day, in the fullness of time, consummate on Calvary. Here we have the burned-offering, presenting the more general aspect of our Lord's self-giving. It represents His entire surrender to the Father's will. See Hebrews 10:8-9. The principal feature of this offering was that the whole body of the victim was consumed and ascended in fire and smoke. The Hebrew word comes from a root which means to ascend. Three grades of this offering were permitted-herd, flock, fowl-to bring it within the means of all, and to typify the varying degrees in which men apprehend and value Christ. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 1

1  The law of burnt offerings
3  of the herd
10  of the flocks
14  of the fowls

What do the individual words in Leviticus 1:16 mean?

And he shall remove - its crop with its feathers and cast it beside the altar on the east side into the place for ashes
וְהֵסִ֥יר אֶת־ מֻרְאָת֖וֹ בְּנֹצָתָ֑הּ וְהִשְׁלִ֨יךְ אֹתָ֜הּ אֵ֤צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ קֵ֔דְמָה אֶל־ מְק֖וֹם הַדָּֽשֶׁן

וְהֵסִ֥יר  And  he  shall  remove 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מֻרְאָת֖וֹ  its  crop 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מֻרְאָה  
Sense: crop or craw (of a bird), alimentary canal (of a bird).
בְּנֹצָתָ֑הּ  with  its  feathers 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: נׄוצָה 
Sense: plumage, feathers.
וְהִשְׁלִ֨יךְ  and  cast 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלַךְ  
Sense: to throw, cast, hurl, fling.
אֵ֤צֶל  beside 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֵצֶל  
Sense: beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity subst.
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙  the  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
קֵ֔דְמָה  on  the  east  side 
Parse: Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: קֶדֶם 
Sense: east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime.
אֶל־  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
מְק֖וֹם  the  place  for 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
הַדָּֽשֶׁן  ashes 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֶּשֶׁן  
Sense: fat ashes, fatness.