And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
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Gill's Exposition
And he shall bring them unto the priest,.... Either two turtledoves, or two young pigeons:
who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first; that which is chosen for it, as the Targum of…
Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offence for which atonement is sought Lev 5:5. Lev 5:1 Swearing - Adjuration. The case appears…
Adam Clarke
But shall not divide it - See Clarke's note on Lev 1:16.
Provision is here made for the poor of God's people, and the pacifying of their consciences under the sense of guilt. Those that were not able to bring a lamb might bring for a sin-offering a pair of…
Cambridge Bible
and wring off as in Lev 1:15. It has been thought that the last clause of the v.refers still to the neck, indicating that in this case the head of the bird was not to be wholly separated from the…
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