Leviticus 8:28
Good News Translation
Then Moses took the food from them and burned it on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as an ordination offering. This was a food offering, and its odor was pleasing to the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Moses took them from their hands and turned them into smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering for a pleasing odor, an offering by fire to the LORD.

Contemporary English Version
After this, Moses placed it on the fires of the altar and sent it up in smoke with a smell that pleased the LORD. This was part of the ordination ceremony.

New American Bible
When Moses had removed them from their palms, he burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for a sweet aroma, an oblation to the LORD.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He took them again from their hands, and burnt them upon the altar of holocaust: because it was the oblation of consecration, for a sweet odour of sacrifice to the Lord.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He took them again from their hands, and burnt them upon the altar of holocaust: because it was the oblation of consecration, for a sweet odour of sacrifice to the Lord.

Moses

Exodus 29:25 And thou shalt take all from their hands; and shalt burn them upon the altar for a holocaust, a most sweet savour in the sight of the Lord, because it is his oblation.

Psalm 22:13,14 They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring. . . .

Zechariah 13:7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that cleaveth to me, saith the Lord of hosts: strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand to the little ones.

Hebrews 10:14-22 For by one oblation he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. . . .

they were

Leviticus 8:22 He offered also the second ram, in the consecration of priests: and Aaron, and his sons put their hands upon the head thereof.

Context
The Ram of Ordination
27Delivering all to Aaron, and to his sons. Who having lifted them up before the Lord, 28He took them again from their hands, and burnt them upon the altar of holocaust: because it was the oblation of consecration, for a sweet odour of sacrifice to the Lord.29And he took of the ram of consecration, the breast for his portion, elevating it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded him.…
Cross References
Genesis 8:21
And the Lord smelled a sweet savour, and said: I will no more curse the earth for the sake of man: for the imagination and thought of man's heart are prone to evil from his youth: therefore I will no more destroy every living soul as I have done.

Exodus 29:25
And thou shalt take all from their hands; and shalt burn them upon the altar for a holocaust, a most sweet savour in the sight of the Lord, because it is his oblation.

Leviticus 8:27
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