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Leviticus 6:26

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 6:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Leviticus 6:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.
24And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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.
26The 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.
27Whatsoever 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.
28But the earthen vessel wherein it is boiled shall be broken; and if it be boiled in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.
29Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it, etc.] Thereby signifying that he bore the sin of the person that brought the offering, and made atonement for it; as a type of Christ, who bore the sins of his people in his own body on the tree, and made satisfaction for them; (see <031017> Leviticus 10:17 <280408>Hosea 4:8). This is to be understood not of that single individual priest only that was the offerer, but of him and his family; for, as Ben Gersom observes, it was impossible for one man to eat all the flesh of a beast at one meal or two; but it means, as he says, the family of the priest that then officiated, the male part; in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the…”
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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
“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. Leviticus 6:27”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“priest: Lev 10:17, Lev 10:18; Num 18:9, Num 18:10; Eze 44:28, Eze 44:29, Eze 46:20; Hos 4:8 in the holy: Lev 6:16 in the court: Exo 27:9-18, Exo 38:9-19, Exo 40:33; Eze 42:13 Leviticus 6:27”
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