The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Tent of Meeting. Whatever shall touch its flesh shall be holy. When there is any of its blood sprinkled on a garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled in a holy place. But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken; and if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water. Every male among the priests shall eat of it. It is most holy. No sin offering, of which any of the blood is brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be eaten. It shall be burned with fire.
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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before Yahweh. It is most holy. The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Tent of Meeting. Whatever shall touch its flesh shall be holy. When there is any of its blood sprinkled on a garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled in a holy place. But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken; and if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water. Every male among the priests shall eat of it. It is most holy. No sin offering, of which any of the blood is brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be eaten. It shall be burned with fire.
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The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Tent of Meeting.
Whatever shall touch its flesh shall be holy. When there is any of its blood sprinkled on a garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled in a holy place.
But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken; and if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.
Every male among the priests shall eat of it. It is most holy.
No sin offering, of which any of the blood is brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be eaten. It shall be burned with fire.
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The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.
But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.
All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.
And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.
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(6-19) The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it; in a holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting.
(6-20) Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy; and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in a holy place.
(6-21) But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.
(6-22) Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it is most holy.
(6-23) And no sin-offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire.
Cross-references (30)
- Leviticus 11:33 (v28) Every earthen vessel into which any of them falls and all that is in it shall be unclean. You shall break it.
- Leviticus 10:17-18 (v26) “Why haven’t you eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, since it is most holy, and he has given it to you to bear the…
- Leviticus 15:12 (v28) “ ‘The earthen vessel, which he who has the discharge touches, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
- Ezekiel 44:28-29 (v26) “ ‘They shall have an inheritance. I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel. I am their possession. They…
- Exodus 29:37 (v27) Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall be…
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- Leviticus 4:3-21 (v30) if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without…
- Leviticus 10:18 (v30) Behold, its blood was not brought into the inner part of the sanctuary. You certainly should have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I…
- Leviticus 16:27-28 (v30) The bull for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be…
- Ezekiel 42:13 (v26) Then he said to me, “The north rooms and the south rooms, which are before the separate place, are the holy rooms, where the priests who…
- Ezekiel 46:20 (v26) He said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the…
- Hosea 4:8 (v26) They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
- Hebrews 13:11 (v30) For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside…
- Exodus 27:9-18 (v26) “You shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one…
- Exodus 30:29 (v27) You shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.
- Exodus 38:9-19 (v26) He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits; their pillars were…
- Exodus 40:33 (v26) He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
- Leviticus 6:16 (v26) That which is left of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They shall eat it in the court of…
- Leviticus 6:17-18 (v29) It shall not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire. It is most holy, as are the sin offering…
- Leviticus 6:18 (v27) Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as their portion forever throughout your generations, from the offerings of Yahweh…
- Leviticus 6:25 (v29) “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin…
- Leviticus 11:32 (v27) Anything they fall on when they are dead shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel…
- Numbers 18:9-10 (v26) This shall be yours of the most holy things from the fire: every offering of theirs, even every meal offering of theirs, and every sin…
- Numbers 18:10 (v29) You shall eat of it like the most holy things. Every male shall eat of it. It shall be holy to you.
- Haggai 2:12 (v27) ‘If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with his fold touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any food, will it become…
- Matthew 9:21 (v27) for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.”
- 2 Corinthians 7:1 (v27) Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear…
- 2 Corinthians 7:11 (v27) For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation,…
- Hebrews 9:9-10 (v28) This is a symbol of the present age, where gifts and sacrifices are offered that are incapable, concerning the conscience, of making the…
- Hebrews 9:11-12 (v30) But Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands,…
- Matthew 14:36 (v27) and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv27, 28, 30 Meaning, the garment of the Priest.
Meaning, the garment of the Priest.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv26–30 Lev 6:26 The priest that offereth it for sin…
Lev 6:26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Ver. 26. Shall eat it.] Except in that case, Lev 6:30.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv26, 27, 28, 30 For sin; for the sins of the rulers, or…
For sin; for the sins of the rulers, or of the people, or any of them, but not for the sins of the priests; for then its blood was brought into the tabernacle, and therefore it might not be eaten.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv26–29 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy,....…
Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy,.... None but holy persons, such as were devoted to holy services, even the priests and their sons, might touch and eat of the flesh of the sin offering: all that did so were sacred persons; and even what were used in eating it, dishes and knives, were to be put to no other use, not to any common service, or for anything but holy things; which was done to keep up a veneration for the sacrifices, and especially for the great sacrifice they typified, the sacrifice of Christ, whose flesh is meat indeed; and whoever eats of that by faith dwells in Christ, and Christ dwells in him, Joh 6:55,
and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment; the garment of the priest that slays and offers it:
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thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place; it was not to be carried out of the tabernacle, and washed elsewhere, but in the sanctuary; either at the laver, where the priests washed their hands and feet, or in some room in the court for that purpose. This was done to preserve an esteem and value for the blood of the sacrifice, as typical of the precious blood of Christ.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv26–28 For sin - For the sins of the rulers,…
For sin - For the sins of the rulers, or of the people, or any of them, but not for the sins of the priests; for then its blood was brought into the tabernacle, and therefore it might not be eaten.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv26–28 Verse 26. The priest - shall eat it] From…
Verse 26. The priest - shall eat it] From the expostulation of Moses with Aaron, Le 10:17, we learn that the priest, by eating the sin-offering of the people, was considered as bearing their sin, and typically removing it from them: and besides, this was a part of their maintenance, or what the Scripture calls their inheritance; see Eze 44:27-30. This was afterwards greatly abused; for improper persons endeavoured to get into the priest's office merely that they might get a secular provision, which is a horrible profanity in the sight of God. See 1Sa 2:36; Jer 23:12; Eze 34:2-4; and Ho 4:8.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv26–28 Lev 6:26. The priest that offereth it for sin…
Lev 6:26. The priest that offereth it for sin — For the sins of the rulers, or of the people, or any of them, but not for the sins of the priests; for then its blood was brought into the tabernacle, and therefore it might not be eaten.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv28, 30 The earthen vessel - Unglazed pottery would absorb some…
The earthen vessel - Unglazed pottery would absorb some of the juices of the meat: and a vessel made holy could not be put to any other purpose.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv26, 27, 28, 30 Tabernacle. No part shall be given to those who…
Tabernacle. No part shall be given to those who are not of the sacerdotal race. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv26, 27, 30 26. The priest… shall eat — God required the…
26. The priest… shall eat — God required the priests to eat the flesh in order that they might “bear (away, or expiate) the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them.” Lev_10:17. Eating symbolizes the complete reception of any thing. Jer_15:16; Joh_6:51. Hence the priests, as God’s representatives, by their incorporation with the sin offering gave assurance of the completeness of the reconciliation, and demonstrated that the sacrifice which entirely removes guilt, is converted even into the nutriment of the holiest life. Jesus is both our propitiation and our bread of life.
That offereth it for sin —
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Or expiates sin by it. The word expiates sin, in the Hebrew, is from the same radicals with sin offering. See 2Co_5:21.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv26–30 26. What remains after the sacrifice has been offered…
26. What remains after the sacrifice has been offered (except in the cases specified in Lev_6:30 and Lev_4:3-21) is ‘most holy’—to be eaten in the same place and manner as the Meal-Offering (Lev_6:16-18).
in a holy place] Here and in Lev_6:16 further designated as ‘the court of the tent of meeting’ and prescribed for the Guilt-Offering in Lev_7:6. Cp. the command to eat the flesh of the ram of consecration at ‘the door of the tent of meeting’ (Exo_29:32). The remainder belongs to the priest who officiates, but any male among the priests may join in eating it (Lev_6:29).
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The passages which assign a portion of the sacrifice to the officiating priest are Lev_6:26 a, Lev_7:7-10; Lev_7:33. May these be parts of a law of sacrifice which has been combined with rest of Lev_6:8 to Lev_7:38? If on a particular occasion the priestly dues of a sacrifice fell to any one priest, he might invite his fellow priests to share in the meal, and the custom of eating these portions of the sacrifice together would be embodied in a law which asserted the right of all priests to partake of the sacrificial meal.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv26–30 (26) The priest that offereth it for sin.—Rather, the…
(26) The priest that offereth it for sin.—Rather, the priest that offereth it for expiation, or, the priest that expiateth sin by it. That is, who makes atonement by the blood thereof. (See Lev_9:15.)
Shall eat it.—God gave the sin offering as food for the priests to bear the iniquity of the congregation, and to make atonement for them (Lev_10:17). It constituted a part of their livelihood (Eze_44:28-29). The officiating priest to whom fell this perquisite could invite not only his family but other priests and their sons to partake of it. Covetous priests abused this gift (Hos_4:8).
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In the holy place shall it be eaten.—That is, within the forecourt of the sanctuary. Eight of the offerings had to be eaten in the precincts of the sanctuary: (1) the flesh of the sin offering (Lev_4:26); (2); the flesh of the trespass offering (Lev_7:6); (3) the peace offering of the congregation (Lev_23:19-20); (4), the remainder of the omer (Lev_23:10-11); (5), of the meat offering of the Israelites (Leviticus 2, 3-10); (6), the two loaves (Leviticus 23, 20); (7), the shew-bread (Lev_24:9); and (8), the leper’s log of oil (Lev_14:10-13).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v27 Vers. 27-29. Communicated sanctity.
Vers. 27-29. Communicated sanctity.
When any victim had been presented in sacrifice to God, and had been slain, its blood (the "blood of atonement"), and also its flesh, became "most holy" (verse 29). And whatsoever was touched by the one or the other received, in virtue of such contact, a communicated sanctity (verses 27, 28). The lesson here conveyed is that whatsoever comes into close association with a holy one or a holy thing does thereby acquire a measure of sacredness, and should be treated accordingly by us. This imparted sanctity gives back again to that which acts upon it some additional importance; it reflects that which it receives on the object from which it comes. We have abundant illustration of this truth; sanctity is communicated
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I FROM THE GOD-MAN TO HUMAN NATURE. Man is far more to Got and to the spiritual universe now that the "Word was made flesh," that "himself" was "partaker of flesh and blood." In Jesus Christ the Divine touched the human, and henceforth the human is holy.
II FROM THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MEN. Poverty, shame, sorrow, tears, the grave, are not these other than they were, sacred things, since he "had not where to lay his head;" since the crown of thorns rested on that sacred head; since the Man of sorrows bore his burden; since "Jesus wept;" since they "laid him in a sepulcher"?
III FROM THE SERVICE TO THE SANCTUARY. "This is none other than the house of God.
IV FROM THE FUNCTION TO THE MINISTER. "Esteem them very highly in love for their work"s sake.
V FROM THE SPIRIT TO THE BODY. The exceeding preciousness of the human spirit imparts a sanctity to the body which is its residence and organ.
VI FROM THE TRUTH TO THE WORD. We must deal reverently with the words in which the eternal truth of God is uttered. C.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v30 Heb. "kaphar," to cover. (See Scofield "Dan 9:24") See…
reconcile
Heb. "kaphar," to cover. (See Scofield "Dan 9:24") See Scofield "Exo 29:33"
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv27, 29 Whatever touches its meat will become holy
Whatever touches its meat will become holy
This is an implied warning that no one besides the priests should touch the meat of the sin offering. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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if the blood is sprinkled on
This can be translated in active form. AT: "if the blood sprinkles on" (See: Active or Passive)
the clay pot in which it is boiled must be broken
This can be stated in active form. AT: "you must break the clay pot in which you boiled the meat" (See: Active or Passive)
If it is boiled in a bronze pot, it must be scrubbed and rinsed clean in water
This can be stated in active form. AT: "If you boiled the meat in a bronze pot, then you must scrub the pot and rinse it with clean water" (See: Active or Passive)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv28, 30 6:28 A clay pot was porous and could not…
6:28 A clay pot was porous and could not be cleansed as thoroughly as a metal one—some of the holy food might stick to it or soak in. Reuse would cause an act of sacrilege. However, a bronze pot could be thoroughly scoured to prevent this problem (see also 11:33; 15:12).
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