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17 Why have ye not eaten the chattat in the makom hakodesh, seeing it is kodesh kodashim, and G-d hath given it you to bear away the avon HaEdah, to make kapporah for them before Hashem?

18 Since the dahm of it was not brought in within HaKodesh, ye should indeed have eaten it in the Kodesh, as I commanded.

19 And Aharon said unto Moshe, See, today have they offered their chattat (sin offering) and their olah (burnt offering) before Hashem; and such things have befallen me; and if I had eaten the chattat today, should it have been accepted in the sight of Hashem?

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17 “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering(A) in the sanctuary area? It is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt(B) of the community by making atonement for them before the Lord. 18 Since its blood was not taken into the Holy Place,(C) you should have eaten the goat in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.(D)

19 Aaron replied to Moses, “Today they sacrificed their sin offering and their burnt offering(E) before the Lord, but such things as this have happened to me. Would the Lord have been pleased if I had eaten the sin offering today?”

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