The Meaning of Leviticus 4:8 Explained

Leviticus 4:8

KJV: And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

YLT: And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering he doth lift up from it, the fat which is covering over the inwards, and all the fat which is on the inwards,

Darby: And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering shall he take off from it; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,

ASV: And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering he shall take off from it; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he shall take off  from it all the fat  of the bullock  for the sin offering;  the fat  that covereth  the inwards,  and all the fat  that [is] upon the inwards, 

What does Leviticus 4:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 4:1-21 - Sin-Offerings For Priests And Congregation
The sweet savor offerings have now been considered. They are all concerned with consecration and communion. We now approach the sacrifices for sin; and first, for sins of ignorance. Here provision is made for the anointed priest, for the whole assembly, for the ruler and for one of the common people. Do we realize sufficiently the sinfulness of our sins of omission-i.e., of coming short of God's glory? See how much they cost! The innocent victim had to suffer; as afterward our Lord suffered without the gate, that He might make an atonement and sanctify His people with His own blood. We learn what the Apostle meant when he described our Lord as being "made sin for us."
After certain portions had been placed upon the altar of burned-offering, the remainder of the carcass was burned without the camp, as though it were an altogether polluted thing. Note that the sin of the priest was deemed to require a more costly offering than that of the ordinary man, because he had sinned against fuller light. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 4

1  The sin offering of ignorance
3  for the priest
13  for the congregation
22  for the ruler
27  for any of the people

What do the individual words in Leviticus 4:8 mean?

And all the fat of the bull as the sin offering He shall take from it - the fat that covers - the entrails and the fat which [is] on the entrails
וְאֶת־ כָּל־ חֵ֛לֶב פַּ֥ר הַֽחַטָּ֖את יָרִ֣ים מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה עַל־ הַקֶּ֔רֶב וְאֵת֙ הַחֵ֔לֶב אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ הַקֶּֽרֶב

חֵ֛לֶב  the  fat 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֵלֶב  
Sense: fat.
פַּ֥ר  of  the  bull 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פַּר  
Sense: .
הַֽחַטָּ֖את  as  the  sin  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חַטָּאָה 
Sense: sin, sinful.
יָרִ֣ים  He  shall  take 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ  from  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
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.
הַחֵ֙לֶב֙  the  fat 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵלֶב  
Sense: fat.
הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה  that  covers 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: כָּסָה  
Sense: to cover, conceal, hide.
עַל־  - 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַקֶּ֔רֶב  the  entrails 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.
הַחֵ֔לֶב  the  fat 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵלֶב  
Sense: fat.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר  which  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
הַקֶּֽרֶב  the  entrails 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.