Summary

Leviticus 4:10 closes a comparative clause: the fatty portions of the sin offering are removed "just as" they are removed from the ox of the peace offering, and the priest then burns them on the altar of burnt offering. The verse establishes a procedural parallel between two sacrificial categories rather than introducing new material.

Key words

• ka'asher ("just as", H0834D with H9004) — a comparative construction combining preposition and relative particle, explicitly linking the ritual being described to a previously known procedure (the peace offering).
• yuram ("it is lifted up", H7311A) — hophal imperfect, a causative-passive form indicating that the fat portions are the ones being removed/lifted, without naming the agent; the imperfect aspect frames this as a standard or repeated procedure.
• zevach hashelamim ("sacrifice of the peace offerings", H2077 + H8002) — construct chain naming the reference offering; shelamim is plural in form though referring to a category of offering.
• hiqtira ("he will make smoke", H6999A) — hiphil sequential perfect, a causative form denoting the specific act of turning the fat into smoke on the altar; the sequential perfect continues the narrative chain begun earlier in the passage.
• mizbach ha'olah ("altar of the burnt offering", H4196 + H5930A) — construct chain identifying the specific altar location, distinguished by its association with the 'olah offering.

What the text says

The verse opens with the comparative particle ka'asher ("just as", H0834D), which syntactically subordinates the entire first clause to an implied prior action (the removal of fat, described in the preceding verses). The verb yuram ("it is lifted up", H7311A) is hophal — a passive-causative stem — meaning the text does not specify who removes the fat; the grammatical focus is on the action happening to the fat itself. This is compared mishor zevach hashelamim ("from the ox of the sacrifice of the peace offerings", H7794/H2077/H8002), a double construct chain that identifies the reference case precisely: not peace offerings in general, but specifically the ox variant of that offering type.

The vav-consecutive on vehiqtira ("and he will make smoke", H9001 + H6999A) shifts the verse into a new main action following the comparison. This hiphil sequential perfect form denotes causing something to go up in smoke — a distinct verb from yuram, marking a different stage of the ritual (removal versus burning). The subject is explicitly hakohen ("the priest", H3548), now stated rather than implied. The pronominal suffix -am ("them", H9038) on the verb refers back to the fat portions collectively. The final phrase 'al mizbach ha'olah ("on the altar of the burnt offering", H5921A + H4196 + H5930A) specifies the location by its customary association with burnt offerings, distinguishing it from any other altar structure.

Differences between versions

The LXX renders yuram ("it is lifted up") with ἀφαιρεῖτε ("you remove"), shifting from the Hebrew's impersonal passive to a second-person active form. The Vulgate's aufertur ("it is taken away") preserves the passive sense closer to the Hebrew hophal. The Hebrew mizbach ha'olah ("altar of the burnt offering") appears in the LXX as θυσιαστήριον τῆς καρπώσεως ("altar of the burnt offering/consumption by fire"), using a Greek term (κάρπωσις) that emphasizes the consuming-by-fire aspect rather than a direct equivalent of 'olah ("that which goes up", H5930A).