And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
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- WEB The bull for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp; and they shall burn their skins, their flesh, and their dung with fire.
- BSB The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.
- NKJV The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp. And they shall burn in the fire their skins, their flesh, and their offal.
- NASB But the bull of the sin offering and the goat of the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be taken outside the camp, and they shall burn their hides, their flesh, and their refuse in the fire.
- NLT “The bull and the goat presented as sin offerings, whose blood Aaron takes into the Most Holy Place for the purification ceremony, will be carried outside the camp. The animals’ hides, internal organs, and dung are all to be burned.
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Quick answer
The bodies of the sin-offering bull and goat are burned outside the camp. What bore the people's sin is consumed away from the holy community.
Overview
The carcasses of the sin offerings, whose blood was brought into the Holy Place, are carried outside the camp and burned. Hebrews 13:11-12 draws on this: just as these were burned outside, so Jesus suffered outside the gate to sanctify His people by His own blood. The pattern points unmistakably to Christ's atoning death.
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Cross-references · 6
- Lev 6:30And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.
- Lev 4:21And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
- Lev 4:11–12And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,
- Heb 13:11–14For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
- Matt 27:31–33And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
- Lev 8:17But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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