¹⁷ “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the sanctuary area?^(A) For it is especially holy, and he has assigned it to you to take away the guilt^(B) of the community^(C) and make atonement for them before the Lord.

¹⁶ by letting the people eat their holy offerings and having them bear the penalty of restitution.^(A) For I am the Lord who sets them apart.”

Provision for the Priesthood

18 The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your ancestral family^[a](A) will be responsible for iniquity against the sanctuary. You and your sons will be responsible for iniquity involving your priesthood.

⁴ “Then lie down on your left side and place the iniquity^[a] of the house of Israel on it. You will bear their iniquity for the number of days you lie on your side. ⁵ For I have assigned you the years of their iniquity according to the number of days you lie down, 390 days; so you will bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.^{(A) 6} When you have completed these days, lie down again, but on your right side, and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah. I have assigned you forty days, a day for each year.