The Meaning of Leviticus 6:22 Explained

Leviticus 6:22

KJV: And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD; it shall be wholly burnt.

YLT: And the priest who is anointed in his stead, from among his sons, doth make it, -- a statute age-during of Jehovah: it is completely perfumed;

Darby: And the priest who is anointed of his sons in his stead shall prepare it: it is an everlasting statute; it shall be wholly burned to Jehovah.

ASV: And the anointed priest that shall be in his stead from among his sons shall offer it: by a statute for ever it shall be wholly burnt unto Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the priest  of his sons  that is anointed  in his stead shall offer  it: [it is] a statute  for ever  unto the LORD;  it shall be wholly  burnt. 

What does Leviticus 6:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 6:8-23 - Law Of The Burned-Offering
Notice well the teaching of this paragraph, which has special reference to the fire, which was to be kept always burning upon the altar. Thrice is the injunction repeated, Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 6:12-13. As it originally descended from God, Leviticus 9:24, so it was to be ever maintained by the watchful care of the priests. It is interesting to notice that a different Hebrew word is used for the fire that burned on the great brazen altar within the sacred enclosure from that which consumed the sin-offering without the camp, Leviticus 4:12. That symbolized the wrath of God against sin, while this symbolizes His love and grace, which descend to burn in human hearts. The Apostle was very conscious of the latter when he said: "The love of Christ constraineth us." Whenever you feel the glow of that fire in your heart be sure to nurse it. Ask that it may burn hotly. See Song of Solomon 8:6. It must be fed by the continual fuel of God's Word, consumed and absorbed in meditation. But remember the teaching of the latter part of this paragraph: Only holy souls may partake aught of the Heavenly Bread. "Let a man examine himself!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 6

1  The trespass offering for sins done wittingly
8  The law of the burnt offering
14  and of the meat offering
19  The offering at the consecration of a priest
24  The law of the sin offering

What do the individual words in Leviticus 6:22 mean?

And the priest who is anointed in his place from among his sons shall offer it [it is] a statute forever to Yahweh wholly it shall be burned
וְהַכֹּהֵ֨ן הַמָּשִׁ֧יחַ תַּחְתָּ֛יו מִבָּנָ֖יו יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹתָ֑הּ חָק־ עוֹלָ֕ם לַיהוָ֖ה כָּלִ֥יל תָּקְטָֽר

וְהַכֹּהֵ֨ן  And  the  priest 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
הַמָּשִׁ֧יחַ  who  is  anointed 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: מָשִׁיחַ  
Sense: anointed, anointed one.
תַּחְתָּ֛יו  in  his  place 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
מִבָּנָ֖יו  from  among  his  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה  shall  offer 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
חָק־  [it  is]  a  statute 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֹק  
Sense: statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due.
עוֹלָ֕ם  forever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
לַיהוָ֖ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כָּלִ֥יל  wholly 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּלִיל  
Sense: entire, all, perfect adv.
תָּקְטָֽר  it  shall  be  burned 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מֻקְטָר 
Sense: .