Then he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.
Parallel translations
- WEB He shall kill the male lamb in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the place of the sanctuary; for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering. It is most holy.
- KJV And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:
- NKJV Then he shall kill the lamb in the place where he kills the sin offering and the burnt offering, in a holy place; for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering. It is most holy.
- NASB Next he shall slaughter the male lamb in the place where they slaughter the sin offering and the burnt offering, at the place of the sanctuary—for the guilt offering, like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy.
- NLT He will then slaughter the male lamb in the sacred area where sin offerings and burnt offerings are slaughtered. As with the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest. It is a most holy offering.
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Quick answer
The lamb is killed in the holy place where sin and burnt offerings are slain, for it is most holy and belongs to the priest. It matters because the guilt offering shared the sanctity of the most sacred sacrifices.
Overview
The guilt offering is slain in the sanctuary's holy place, ranked among the most holy offerings and reserved for the priest. Its location and holiness underscore the seriousness of the atonement being made. As a most holy offering, it points to Christ, whose sacrifice is supremely holy and whose priestly office secures the cleansing of his people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Exod 29:11And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Lev 1:11He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.
- Lev 4:24He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
- Lev 2:3The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
- Lev 7:6–7Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
- Lev 4:4He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
- Lev 6:24–30And the LORD said to Moses,
- Lev 21:22He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,
- Lev 1:5And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Lev 10:17“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD.
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