Leviticus 16:27

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God issues this command to Moses and Aaron during the Day of Atonement ritual. The instruction occurs immediately after the blood of the bull and goat is presented in the Most Holy Place and before the priest who will burn the remains.

The words — הַֽ/חַטָּאת (ha./cha.Tat) literally means "the sin offering," appearing twice to designate both the bull and the goat. The verb הוּבָא (hu.Va') translates as "it was brought," describing the blood's movement into the sanctuary.

The thread — The command to take the sin offerings outside the camp mirrors the earlier directive for the first bull in Leviticus 4:21. It also establishes a consistent pattern for all sin offerings whose blood enters the Tent of Meeting, as recorded in Leviticus 6:30.

Why it lands — The text requires the complete removal and burning of the bull and goat, indicating that their remains are ritually unclean after the atonement is made. The reader must follow the physical separation and subsequent washing mandated in Leviticus 16:26 and 16:28.

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The Hebrew words

וְאֵת֩ve./'Etand/ <obj.>פַּ֨רpar[the] bull of הַֽחַטָּ֜אתha./cha.Tatthe/ sin offering וְאֵ֣ת׀ve./'Etand/ <obj.>שְׂעִ֣ירse.'Ir[the] male goat of הַֽחַטָּ֗אתha./cha.Tatthe/ sin offering אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich הוּבָ֤אhu.Va'it was brought אֶת־'et-<obj.>דָּמָם֙da.Ma/mblood/ their לְכַפֵּ֣רle./kha.Perto/ make atonement בַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba./Ko.deshin the/ holy place יוֹצִ֖יאyo.Tzi'someone will bring out אֶל־'el-to מִח֣וּץmi./Chutzfrom/ [the] outside לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla./ma.cha.Nehof the/ camp וְשָׂרְפ֣וּve./sa.re.Fuand/ people will burn בָאֵ֔שׁva./'Eshwith <the>/ fire אֶת־'et-<obj.>עֹרֹתָ֥ם'o.ro.Ta/mhides/ their וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>בְּשָׂרָ֖םbe.sa.Ra/mflesh/ their וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>פִּרְשָֽׁם׃pir.Sha/moffal/ their

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Leviticus 4:21 Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.
Leviticus 6:30 But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.
Leviticus 4:11 But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung—
Hebrews 13:11 Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.
Leviticus 8:17 But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him.
Matthew 27:31 After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.