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Selected Verse: Leviticus 10:17 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Le 10:17 |
King James |
Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| To bear the iniquity - See Exo 28:38 note. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
atonement
(See Scofield) - (Exo 29:33). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| God hath given it to you - As a reward of your service, whereby you expiate, bear, and take away their sins, by offering those sacrifices, by which God through Christ is reconciled to the penitent and believing offerers. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| To bear the iniquity of the congregation - See on Lev 6:26 (note), etc. |
38 And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.
33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.
26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.