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Leviticus 6:25
“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD instructs Moses to tell Aaron and his sons the law governing the sin offering. This occurs during a continuous legal exposition on sacrificial rites.
The words — The Hebrew term תּוֹרַת (to.Rat) denotes the fixed legal procedure or instruction. It establishes the sin offering as a statutory requirement rather than a discretionary act.
The thread — The command to slaughter the sin offering at the burnt offering site runs parallel to Leviticus 4:24 and the north-side slaughter mandated in Leviticus 1:11. These passages collectively anchor the ritual in a single sacred location.
Why it lands — The text demands strict adherence to prescribed locations and procedures for handling sacred offerings. It requires the reader to recognize that ritual holiness dictates both place and protocol without exception.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord: it is most holy.
Cross-references
- 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 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 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
- 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 4:29 He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
- Leviticus 4:2 “Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them:
- Leviticus 4:33 And he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.
- Leviticus 6:17 It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.
- Leviticus 21:22 He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,