King James Version
What Does Leviticus 6:30 Mean?
“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.”
Context
28
But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.
29
All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.
30
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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(30) **And no sin offering, whereof . . . —**Better, *but no sin offering, *&c. The rule set forth in the preceding verse only applies to the sin offerings of the laity (Leviticus 4:22, &c.); their flesh fell to the share of the priests, but the flesh of the sin offerings, the blood of which was brought into the tabernacle, “to make atonement in the sanctuary,” was not to be eaten but to be burnt. Such were the sin offerings for the high priest (Leviticus 4:3; Leviticus 4:12), and the whole congregation (Leviticus 4:13-21), and the sin offering of the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:27).
**To reconcile withal.**—Better, *to make atonement for, *as the Authorised Version renders it in Leviticus 1:4*, *and generally wherever it occurs.
**Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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