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Leviticus 4:35

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 4:35 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, upon the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, upon the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
Leviticus 4:35 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
32And if he bring a lamb as his oblation for a sin-offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.
33And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill it for a sin-offering in the place where they kill the burnt-offering.
34And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and all the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar:
35and all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, upon the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“it shall be forgiven him--None of these sacrifices possessed any intrinsic value sufficient to free the conscience of the sinner from the pollution of guilt, or to obtain his pardon from God; but they gave a formal deliverance from a secular penalty (Heb 9:13-14); and they were figurative representations of the full and perfect sin offering which was to be made by Christ. Next: Leviticus Chapter 5”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Burn them - The fat; but he useth the plural number, because the fat was of several kinds, as we saw Lev 4:8-9, Heb. upon the offerings, together with them, or after them; because the burnt - offerings were to have the first place. Next: Leviticus Chapter 5”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“And he: Lev 4:31 according: Lev. 1:1-6:19 and the priest shall make: Lev 4:20, Lev 4:26, Lev 4:30, Lev 4:31, Lev 1:4, Lev 5:6, Lev 5:10, Lev 5:13, Lev 6:7, Lev 9:7, Lev 12:8, Lev 14:18, Lev 14:53, 16:1-34; Num 15:25; Rom 3:24-26, Rom 4:25, Rom 5:6-11, Rom 5:15-21, Rom 8:1, Rom 8:3, Rom 8:4, Rom 10:4; Co2 5:21; Eph 1:6, Eph 1:7, Eph 5:2; Col 1:14; Heb 1:3, Heb 4:14, Heb 7:26, Heb 9:14; Pe1 1:18, Pe1 1:19; Pe1 2:22, Pe1 2:24, Pe1 3:18; Jo1 1:7, Jo1 2:2, Jo1 4:9, Jo1 4:10; Rev 1:5, Rev 1:6 Next: Leviticus Chapter 5”
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