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?
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Gill's Exposition
Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place,.... When that was the case, indeed, the flesh of the sin offering was not to be eaten, but burnt, see Lev 6:30 but this was not the…
Adam Clarke
To bear the iniquity of the congregation - See on Lev 6:26 (note), etc.
Moses is here directing Aaron to go on with his service after this interruption. Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty than take us off from it. Observe (Lev 10:12), He spoke unto Aaron and…
Cambridge Bible
and he hath given it you to bear[mg. to take away the iniquity of the congregation Two interpretations of this clause have been proposed, (a) God has given the Sin-Offering for the purpose of taking…
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