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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses on the ritual boundaries for the priests regarding the most holy sin offerings. This directive establishes a strict operational limit during the consecration of the Tabernacle service.

The words — חַטָּאת (cha.Tat) denotes the sin offering, and אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד (O.hel mo.'Ed) specifies the tent of meeting where atonement occurs.

The thread — This restriction appears in Leviticus 10:18, where Moses commands the priests to eat the offering because its blood was not brought inside, and aligns with Leviticus 16:27, which mandates burning offerings whose blood entered the Most Holy Place. It contrasts with Leviticus 4:3, where the anointed priest’s sin offering follows different handling procedures.

Why it lands — The text states that blood brought into the Holy Place for atonement requires the offering to be burned rather than eaten. It demands recognition that sacred service operates on precise divine commands regarding location and disposal, leaving no room for human adjustment.

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The Hebrew words

וְכָל־ve./kholand/ any חַטָּ֡אתcha.Tatsin offering אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sherwhich יוּבָ֨אyu.Va'it will be brought in מִדָּמָ֜הּmi./da.Ma/hany of/ blood/ its אֶל־'el-into אֹ֧הֶל'O.hel[the] tent of מוֹעֵ֛דmo.'Edmeeting לְכַפֵּ֥רle./kha.Perto/ make atonement בַּקֹּ֖דֶשׁba./Ko.deshin the/ holy place לֹ֣אlo'not תֵאָכֵ֑לte.'a.Khelit will be eaten בָּאֵ֖שׁba./'Eshwith <the>/ fire תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ פti.sa.Refit will be burned

King James Version

And 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.

Cross-references

Leviticus 4:3 If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
Leviticus 10:18 Since its blood was not brought inside the holy place, you should have eaten it in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.”
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.
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.
Hebrews 9:11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.