Leviticus 6:26
New International Version
The priest who offers it shall eat it; it is to be eaten in the sanctuary area, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting.

New Living Translation
The priest who offers the sacrifice as a sin offering must eat his portion in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.

English Standard Version
The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting.

Berean Standard Bible
The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of meeting.

New American Standard Bible
The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting.

NASB 1995
‘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.

NASB 1977
‘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.

Legacy Standard Bible
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.

Amplified Bible
The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

Christian Standard Bible
The priest who offers it as a sin offering will eat it. It is to be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The priest who offers it as a sin offering is to eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
The priest who offers this sacrifice must eat it in the sacred courtyard of the sacred tent,

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The priest who makes the offering for sin will eat it in a holy place, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting.

Good News Translation
The priest who sacrifices the animal shall eat it in a holy place, the courtyard of the Tent of the LORD's presence.

International Standard Version
The priest who offers it as a sin offering is to eat it at a sacred place in the court of the Tent of Meeting.

Majority Standard Bible
The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

NET Bible
The priest who offers it for sin is to eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Meeting Tent.

New Heart English Bible
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The priest who is making atonement with it eats it; it is eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Tent of Meeting;

Young's Literal Translation
'The priest who is making atonement with it doth eat it, in the holy place it is eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting;

Smith's Literal Translation
The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Lev 6:19The priest offering it for sin, shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the enclosure of the tent of appointment.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The priest that offereth it, shall eat it in a holy place, in the court of the tabernacle.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The priest who offers it shall eat it in the holy place, in the atrium of the tabernacle.

New American Bible
The priest who offers the purification offering shall eat of it; it shall be eaten in a sacred place, in the court of the tent of meeting.

New Revised Standard Version
The priest who offers it as a sin offering shall eat of it; it shall be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the tent of meeting.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it; in a holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Priest who sacrifices it shall eat it in the holy place; it shall be eaten in the court of the Time Tabernacle.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The priest that offers it shall eat it: in a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of witness.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Sin Offering
25“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy. 26The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. 27Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.…

Cross References
Hebrews 13:10-13
We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat. / Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. / And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood. ...

1 Corinthians 9:13
Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?

Numbers 18:9-10
A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons. / You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy.

Exodus 29:31-33
You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. / At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. / They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.

Leviticus 10:17-18
“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD. / Since its blood was not brought inside the holy place, you should have eaten it in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.”

Leviticus 7:6-7
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy. / The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.

Leviticus 4:5-7
Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting. / The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary. / The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 4:11-12
But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung— / all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.

Leviticus 16:27
The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.

Numbers 18:1
So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.

Ezekiel 44:29
They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.

Matthew 12:4
He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

1 Samuel 21:4-6
“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.” / David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!” / So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.

1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Romans 15:16
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.


Treasury of Scripture

The priest that offers it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.

priest

Leviticus 10:17,18
Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? …

Numbers 18:9,10
This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons…

Ezekiel 44:28,29
And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession…

in the holy

Leviticus 6:16
And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.

in the court

Exodus 27:9-18
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side: …

Exodus 38:9-19
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits: …

Exodus 40:33
And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.

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1. The trespass offering for sins done wittingly
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14. and of the meat offering
19. The offering at the consecration of a priest
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The priest who offers it
This phrase highlights the specific role of the priest in the sacrificial system. The Hebrew word for "priest" is "kohen," which denotes someone who is set apart for sacred duties. In the context of ancient Israel, the priest acted as a mediator between God and the people, offering sacrifices to atone for sins. The phrase underscores the personal involvement and responsibility of the priest in the sacrificial process, emphasizing the intimate connection between the priest and the offering. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the necessity of a mediator, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, our High Priest.

shall eat it
The act of eating the sacrifice by the priest signifies participation in the holiness of the offering. In Hebrew culture, eating was not merely a physical act but a spiritual one, symbolizing fellowship and communion. The consumption of the sacrifice by the priest indicates that the offering is accepted by God and that the priest shares in the sanctity of the sacrifice. This foreshadows the New Testament concept of believers partaking in the body and blood of Christ, symbolizing unity with Him.

it must be eaten in a holy place
The requirement for the sacrifice to be eaten in a "holy place" underscores the sanctity of the act. The Hebrew word for "holy" is "qodesh," meaning set apart or consecrated. The holy place, in this context, refers to a location designated by God for sacred purposes, free from the defilement of the ordinary world. This stipulation highlights the importance of maintaining purity and reverence in worship, reminding believers of the need to approach God with respect and awe.

in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting
The "courtyard of the Tent of Meeting" was a specific area within the tabernacle complex where certain sacrificial rituals were performed. The Tent of Meeting, or "Ohel Moed" in Hebrew, was the place where God met with Moses and the Israelites. The courtyard served as a transitional space between the secular and the sacred, where the community could come near to God. This setting emphasizes the accessibility of God to His people while maintaining the necessary boundaries of holiness. It serves as a reminder of the privilege and responsibility of approaching God, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture and finds its ultimate expression in the believer's access to God through Christ.

(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 Leviticus 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 (Leviticus 10:17). It constituted a part of their livelihood (Ezekiel 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 (Hosea 4:8).

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 (Leviticus 4:26); (2); the flesh of the trespass offering (Leviticus 7:6); (3) the peace offering of the congregation (Leviticus 23:19-20); (4), the remainder of the omer (Leviticus 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 (Leviticus 24:9); and (8), the leper's log of oil (Leviticus 14:10-13). . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The priest
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

who offers
הַֽמְחַטֵּ֥א (ham·ḥaṭ·ṭê)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

it
אֹתָ֖הּ (’ō·ṯāh)
Direct object marker | third person feminine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

shall eat it;
יֹאכֲלֶ֑נָּה (yō·ḵă·len·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

it must be eaten
תֵּֽאָכֵ֔ל (tê·’ā·ḵêl)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

in a holy
קָדֹשׁ֙ (qā·ḏōš)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

place,
בְּמָק֤וֹם (bə·mā·qō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

in the courtyard
בַּחֲצַ֖ר (ba·ḥă·ṣar)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet

of the Tent
אֹ֥הֶל (’ō·hel)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 168: A tent

of Meeting.
מוֹעֵֽד׃ (mō·w·‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting


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