Since its blood was not brought inside the holy place, you should have eaten it in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Behold, its blood was not brought into the inner part of the sanctuary: you certainly should have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.”
- KJV Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.
- NKJV See! Its blood was not brought inside the holy place; indeed you should have eaten it in a holy place, as I commanded.”
- NASB Behold, since its blood had not been brought inside, into the sanctuary, you certainly should have eaten it in the sanctuary, just as I commanded!”
- NLT Since the animal’s blood was not brought into the Holy Place, you should have eaten the meat in the sacred area as I ordered you.”
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Quick answer
Since the blood was not taken into the sanctuary, the priests should have eaten the offering as commanded. Moses presses for full conformity to God's instructions.
Overview
Moses cites the rule (cf. 6:30) that sin offerings whose blood was not brought inside were to be eaten by the priests. His insistence highlights the precision God requires in worship, freshly underscored by the day's judgment. The episode shows how carefully God's people must handle holy things, a seriousness fulfilled in the perfect obedience of Christ.
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