Leviticus 6:25

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 6:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin-offering: in the place where the burnt-offering is killed shall the sin-offering be killed before Jehovah: it is most holy.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin-offering: in the place where the burnt-offering is killed shall the sin-offering be killed before Jehovah: it is most holy.
Leviticus 6:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin-offering: in the place where the burnt-offering is killed shall the sin-offering be killed before Jehovah: it is most holy.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, saying, this [is] the law of the sin [offering], etc.] Or the rules to be observed concerning that, besides what had been already delivered in (<030401>Leviticus 4:1-35): in the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin [offering] be killed before the Lord; and that was on the north side of the altar, (see <030111> Leviticus 1:11) and so Aben Ezra and Ben Gersom observe, that the place of slaying every sin offering was the north; and some have observed that Mount Calvary, where our Lord was crucified, lay pretty much to the north of Jerusalem, (see <194802>Psalm 48:2): it is most holy; sacred to the Lord, offered up to him, and accepted by him,…”
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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 LAW OF THE SIN OFFERING. (Lev 6:21-30) This is the law of the sin offering--It was slain, and the fat and inwards, after being washed and salted, were burnt upon the altar. But the rest of the carcass belonged to the officiating priest. He and his family might feast upon it--only, however, within the precincts of the tabernacle; and none else were allowed to partake of it but the members of a priestly family--and not even they, if under any ceremonial defilement. The flesh on all occasions was boiled or sodden, with the exception of the paschal lamb, which was roasted [Exo 12:8-9]; and if an earthen vessel had been used, it being porous and likely to imbibe some of the liquid particles,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The place where ... - See Leviticus 1:11. It is most holy - See Leviticus 2:3. The key to the special sanctity of the flesh of the sin-offering, as set forth in Leviticus 6:26-30, must, it would seem, be found in the words of Moses to the priests Leviticus 10:17. The flesh of the victim, which represented the sinner for whom atonement was now made, was to be solemnly, and most exclusively, appropriated by those who were appointed to mediate between the sinner and the Lord. The far-reaching symbolism of the act met its perfect fulfillment in the One Mediator who took our nature upon Himself. Philippians 2:7. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the law: Lev 4:2, 3-20, Lev 4:21, Lev 4:24, Lev 4:33, Lev 4:34 In the: Lev 1:3, Lev 1:5, Lev 1:11, Lev 4:24, Lev 4:29, Lev 4:33 it is: Lev 6:17, Lev 21:22 Leviticus 6:26”
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