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How many chapters are in Leviticus?

Leviticus has 27 chapters and 859 verses. The King James Version text of Leviticus runs 24,543 words, about 1 hour 43 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 3 of the 66 books of the Bible (3rd of the 39 Old Testament books) and the 13th longest by word count.

27
Chapters
of 1,189 in the Bible
859
Verses (KJV)
WEB: 859
24,543
Words (KJV)
13th longest of 66
1 h 43 min
Reading time
at 238 words a minute

Verses in each chapter of Leviticus

The longest chapter is Leviticus 13 with 59 verses; the shortest is Leviticus 12 with 8.

Chapter 1
17
Chapter 2
16
Chapter 3
17
Chapter 4
35
Chapter 5
19
Chapter 6
30
Chapter 7
38
Chapter 8
36
Chapter 9
24
Chapter 10
20
Chapter 11
47
Chapter 12
8
Chapter 13
59
Chapter 14
57
Chapter 15
33
Chapter 16
34
Chapter 17
16
Chapter 18
30
Chapter 19
37
Chapter 20
27
Chapter 21
24
Chapter 22
33
Chapter 23
44
Chapter 24
23
Chapter 25
55
Chapter 26
46
Chapter 27
34

Longest and shortest verse in Leviticus

Longest: Leviticus 4:35, 64 words in the KJV.

And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 4:35 (KJV)

Shortest: Leviticus 11:15, 5 words in the KJV.

Every raven after his kind;

Leviticus 11:15 (KJV)

How Leviticus begins and ends

First verse, Leviticus 1:1

And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

Leviticus 1:1 (KJV)

Yahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,

Leviticus 1:1 (WEB)

Last verse, Leviticus 27:34

These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.

Leviticus 27:34 (KJV)

These are the commandments which Yahweh commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai.

Leviticus 27:34 (WEB)

Leviticus in our topic collections

13 verses from Leviticus appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:

Leviticus: common questions

How many chapters are in the book of Leviticus?

Leviticus has 27 chapters. The longest chapter is Leviticus 13 with 59 verses; the shortest is Leviticus 12 with 8.

How many verses are in Leviticus?

Leviticus has 859 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.

How long does it take to read Leviticus?

About 1 hour 43 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 24,543 words and the World English Bible text is 23,305 words.

What is the longest verse in Leviticus?

Leviticus 4:35 is the longest verse in Leviticus, at 64 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Leviticus 11:15 (5 words): "Every raven after his kind;"

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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-02.