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:
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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 thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- Lev 1:11And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.
- Lev 4:24And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering.
- Lev 2:3And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
- Lev 7:6–7Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.
- Lev 4:4And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock’s head, and kill the bullock before the LORD.
- Lev 6:24–30And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
- Lev 21:22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
- Lev 1:5And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- Lev 10:17Wherefore 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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