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So the priest will make atonement[a] on his behalf before the Lord and he will be forgiven[b] for whatever he has done to become guilty.”[c]

Sacrificial Instructions for the Priests: The Burnt Offering

(6:1)[d] Then the Lord spoke to Moses:[e] “Command Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth[f] on the altar all night until morning, and the fire of the altar must be kept burning on it.[g] 10 Then the priest must put on his linen robe and must put linen leggings[h] over his bare flesh, and he must take up the fatty ashes of the burnt offering that the fire consumed on the altar,[i] and he must place them[j] beside the altar. 11 Then he must take off his clothes and put on other clothes, and he must bring the fatty ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean[k] place,

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 6:7 sn Regarding “make atonement” see the note on Lev 1:4.
  2. Leviticus 6:7 tn Heb “there shall be forgiveness to him” or “it shall be forgiven to him” (KJV similar).
  3. Leviticus 6:7 tn Heb “on one from all which he does to become guilty in it”; NAB “whatever guilt he may have incurred.”
  4. Leviticus 6:8 sn Lev 6:8 in the English Bible = 6:1 in the Hebrew text. See also the note on 6:1.
  5. Leviticus 6:8 sn The following paragraphs are Lev 6:8-30 in the English Bible but 6:1-23 in the Hebrew text. This initial verse makes the special priestly regulations for the people’s burnt and grain offerings into a single unit (i.e., Lev 6:8-18 [6:1-11 HT]; cf. Lev 1-2 above). Note also the separate introductions for various priestly regulations in Lev 6:19 [12 HT], 24 [17 HT], and for the common people in Lev 7:22, 28 below.
  6. Leviticus 6:9 tn Heb “It is the burnt offering on the hearth.”
  7. Leviticus 6:9 tn Heb “in it.” In this context “in it” apparently refers to the “hearth” which was on top of the altar.
  8. Leviticus 6:10 tn The exact nature of this article of the priest’s clothing is difficult to determine. Cf. KJV, ASV “breeches”; NAB “drawers”; NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “undergarments”; NCV “underclothes”; CEV “underwear”; TEV “shorts.”
  9. Leviticus 6:10 tn Heb “he shall lift up the fatty ashes which the fire shall consume the burnt offering on the altar.”
  10. Leviticus 6:10 tn Heb “it,” referring the “fatty ashes” as a single unit.
  11. Leviticus 6:11 tn The word “ceremonially” has been supplied in the translation to clarify that the uncleanness of the place involved is ritual or ceremonial in nature.

In this way the priest will make atonement(A) for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”

The Burnt Offering

The Lord said to Moses: “Give Aaron and his sons this command: ‘These are the regulations for the burnt offering(B): The burnt offering is to remain on the altar hearth throughout the night, till morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar.(C) 10 The priest shall then put on his linen clothes,(D) with linen undergarments next to his body,(E) and shall remove the ashes(F) of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar. 11 Then he is to take off these clothes and put on others, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean.(G)

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