Leviticus Chapter 10 verse 17 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Wherefore have ye not eaten? . . . --As enjoined in Leviticus 6:26.God hath given it.--That is, He has given to you the flesh of the sin offering to cat. (See Leviticus 6:29.)To bear the iniquity of the congregation.--Better, to remove the iniquity of the congregation, which the priests did by making atonement for them before the Lord, as is explained in the next clause. Accordingly the flesh of the sin offering is given to the priests, that by the act of eating it they may visibly show the offerer that God has graciously accepted the expiatory sacrifice, and that it is a most holy thing. The phrase "to bear iniquity" often signifies "to bear away, to remove, to forgive iniquity." (Comp. Genesis 1:17; Exodus 32:32; Psalm 32:1; Psalm 32:5, &c.) Hence the most ancient Versions translate it here, "that ye may take away or remove" (LXX., the Chaldee, the Syriac, &c.). The rendering of the Authorised Version, however, is that of the Vulgate, which has been followed by the Reformers both in England and on the continent, as well as by several modern expositors. This is supported by the meaning of the phrase "to bear the iniquity" in Exodus 28:38; Numbers 18:1; Ezekiel 4:4-6. Those who follow this rendering take the passage to mean that the priest, by eating or incorporating the victim on which the offerer had laid his guilt, actually took away the sin, or neutralised it in a mysterious way, by virtue of the sanctifying power belonging to the sacerdotal office. Others, again, who also take the phrase to mean that the priest literally takes the sin upon himself, do not explain it, but simply say, that by eating the sin-laden victim the sins of the offerer were, in some sort, laid upon the priest to be taken away by him, thus prefiguring Christ, who should be both priest and sacrifice. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Whyמַדּ֗וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)InterrogativeStrong's 4069: Why? for what reason?did you notלֹֽא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noeatאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם (’ă·ḵal·tem)Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 398: To eatthe sin offeringהַֽחַטָּאת֙ (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offenderin the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ (haq·qō·ḏeš)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctityplace?בִּמְק֣וֹם (bim·qō·wm)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a conditionForכִּ֛י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionitהִ֑וא (hî)Pronoun - third person feminine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, areis mostקֹ֥דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctityholy;קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים (qā·ḏā·šîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctityit was givenנָתַ֣ן (nā·ṯan)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setto youלָכֶ֗ם (lā·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew to take awayלָשֵׂאת֙ (lā·śêṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5375: To lift, carry, takethe guiltעֲוֺ֣ן (‘ă·wōn)Noun - common singular constructStrong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityof the congregationהָעֵדָ֔ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5712: A stated assemblageby making atonementלְכַפֵּ֥ר (lə·ḵap·pêr)Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructStrong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancelfor themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstbeforeלִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructStrong's 6440: The facethe LORD.יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of IsraelJump to PreviousArea Atonement Bear Community Congregation Eat Eaten Guilt Holy Iniquity Offering Sanctuary Sin Sin-Offering Wherefore