Leviticus 14:13

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The priest executes this step during the ritual cleansing of a recovered individual, immediately after presenting the guilt offering and before applying its blood to the cleansed person.

The words — The Hebrew verb שָׁחַט (sha.Chat, "he will slaughter") appears twice to anchor the action to a specific location, while חַטָּאת (cha.Tat, "sin offering") identifies the parallel ritual category.

The thread — This spatial directive aligns with the slaughter protocols for other offerings in Exodus 29:11, Leviticus 1:11, and Leviticus 4:24, which all designate precise locations for killing sacrificial animals.

Why it lands — The text establishes that the guilt offering shares the sin offering's most holy status and priestly allotment, requiring the practitioner to observe identical slaughter boundaries without deviation.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

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:

Cross-references

Exodus 29:11 And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Leviticus 1:11 He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to splatter its blood against the altar on all sides.
Leviticus 4:24 He 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.
Leviticus 2:3 The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.
Leviticus 4:4 He 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.
Leviticus 7:6 Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
Leviticus 1:5 And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Leviticus 6:24 And the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 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.
Leviticus 21:22 He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,