Leviticus 4:11

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 4:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung,
Leviticus 4:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung,

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the skin of the bullock, etc.] Not taken off; for the sin offerings that were burnt were not flayed at all, but were cut in pieces with their skins on them f96; in other burnt offerings the skin was taken off, and was a perquisite of the priest, (<030708>Leviticus 7:8) but this being an offering for the priest, the skin was burnt with the rest: and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung; the burning of these denoted the sufferings of Christ, and these several parts the extent of them, they reaching to all parts of his body as stretched upon the cross; and the dung particularly the reproach of them, he dying the death of the cross, and was made sin…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh--In ordinary circumstances, these were perquisites of the priests. But in the expiation necessary for a sin of the high priest, after the fat of the sacrifice was offered on the altar, the carcass was carried without the camp [Lev 4:12], in order that the total combustion of it in the place of ashes might the more strikingly indicate the enormity of the transgression, and the horror with which he regarded it (compare Heb 13:12-13).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“4:11-12 Only the offerings for the priest or the entire community were burned outside the camp. Perhaps this was commanded because the offering had figuratively absorbed the contamination of the high priest or the community and therefore had to be disposed of outside the camp. Those guilty were not to partake of or reap any benefit from their own sin offerings, even if they were priests (6:19-23).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lev 4:21, Lev 6:30, Lev 8:14-17, Lev 9:8-11, Lev 16:27; Exo 29:14; Num 19:5; Psa 103:12; Heb 13:11-13 Leviticus 4:12”
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