61 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 2 'When any person doth sin, and hath committed a trespass against Jehovah, and hath lied to his fellow concerning a deposit, or concerning fellowship, or concerning violent robbery, or hath oppressed his fellow; 3 or hath found a lost thing, and hath lied concerning it, and hath sworn to a falsehood, concerning one of all 'these' which man doth, sinning in them: 4 'Then it hath been, when he sinneth, and hath been guilty, that he hath returned the plunder which he hath taken violently away, or the thing which he hath got by oppression, or the deposit which hath been deposited with him, or the lost thing which he hath found; 5 or all that concerning which he sweareth falsely, he hath even repaid it in its principal, and its fifth he is adding to it; to him whose it 'is' he giveth it in the day of his guilt-offering. 6 'And his guilt-offering he bringeth in to Jehovah, a ram, a perfect one, out of the flock, at thy estimation, for a guilt-offering, unto the priest, 7 and the priest hath made atonement for him before Jehovah, and it hath been forgiven him, concerning one thing of all that he doth, by being guilty therein.'
8 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 9 'Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This 'is' a law of the burnt-offering (it 'is' the burnt-offering, because of the burning on the altar all the night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar is burning on it,) 10 that the priest hath put on his long robe of fine linen, and his fine linen trousers he doth put on his flesh, and hath lifted up the ashes which the fire consumeth with the burnt-offering on the altar, and hath put them near the altar; 11 and he hath stripped off his garments, and hath put on other garments, and hath brought out the ashes unto the outside of the camp, unto a clean place. 12 'And the fire on the altar is burning on it, it is not quenched, and the priest hath burned on it wood morning by morning, and hath arranged on it the burnt-offering, and hath made perfume on it 'with' the fat of the peace-offerings; 13 fire is continually burning on the altar, it is not quenched.
14 'And this 'is' a law of the present: sons of Aaron have brought it near before Jehovah unto the front of the altar, 15 and 'one' hath lifted up of it with his hand from the flour of the present, and from its oil, and all the frankincense which 'is' on the present, and hath made perfume on the altar, sweet fragrance—its memorial to Jehovah. 16 'And the remnant of it do Aaron and his sons eat; 'with' unleavened things it is eaten, in the holy place, in the court of the tent of meeting they do eat it. 17 It is not baken 'with' any thing fermented, their portion I have given it, out of My fire-offerings; it 'is' most holy, like the sin-offering, and like the guilt-offering. 18 Every male among the sons of Aaron doth eat it—a statute age-during to your generations, out of the fire-offerings of Jehovah: all that cometh against them is holy.' 19 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 20 'This 'is' an offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they bring near to Jehovah in the day of his being anointed; a tenth of the ephah of flour 'for' a continual present, half of it in the morning, and half of it in the evening; 21 on a girdel with oil it is made—fried thou dost bring it in; baked pieces of the present thou dost bring near, a sweet fragrance to Jehovah. 22 'And the priest who is anointed in his stead, from among his sons, doth make it,—a statute age-during of Jehovah: it is completely perfumed; 23 and every present of a priest is a whole burnt-offering; it is not eaten.'
24 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 25 'Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, This 'is' a law of the sin-offering: in the place where the burnt-offering is slaughtered is the sin-offering slaughtered before Jehovah; it 'is' most holy. 26 'The priest who is making atonement with it doth eat it, in the holy place it is eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting; 27 all that cometh against its flesh is holy, and when 'any' of its blood is sprinkled on the garment, that on which it is sprinkled thou dost wash in the holy place; 28 and an earthen vessel in which it is boiled is broken, and if in a brass vessel it is boiled, then it is scoured and rinsed with water. 29 'Every male among the priests doth eat it—it 'is' most holy; 30 and no sin-offering, 'any' of whose blood is brought in unto the tent of meeting to make atonement in the sanctuary is eaten; with fire it is burnt.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 6:1-34
Commentary on Leviticus 6:1-7
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Though all the instances relate to our neighbour, yet it is called a trespass against the Lord. Though the person injured be mean, and even despicable, yet the injury reflects upon that God who has made the command of loving our neighbour next to that of loving himself. Human laws make a difference as to punishments; but all methods of doing wrong to others, are alike violations of the Divine law, even keeping what is found, when the owner can be discovered. Frauds are generally accompanied with lies, often with false oaths. If the offender would escape the vengeance of God, he must make ample restitution, according to his power, and seek forgiveness by faith in that one Offering which taketh away the sin of the world. The trespasses here mentioned, still are trespasses against the law of Christ, which insists as much upon justice and truth, as the law of nature, or the law of Moses.
Commentary on Leviticus 6:8-13
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The daily sacrifice of a lamb is chiefly referred to. The priest must take care of the fire upon the altar. The first fire upon the altar came from heaven, 24; by keeping that up continually, all their sacrifices might be said to be consumed with the fire from heaven, in token of God's acceptance. Thus should the fire of our holy affections, the exercise of our faith and love, of prayer and praise, be without ceasing.
Commentary on Leviticus 6:14-23
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The law of the burnt-offerings put upon the priests a great deal of care and work; the flesh was wholly burnt, and the priests had nothing but the skin. But most of the meat-offering was their own. It is God's will that his ministers should be provided with what is needful.
Commentary on Leviticus 6:24-30
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The blood of the sin-offering was to be washed out of the clothes on which it should happen to be sprinkled, which signified the regard we ought to have to the blood of Christ, not counting it a common thing. The vessel in which the flesh of the sin-offering was boiled must be broken, if it were an earthen one; but if a brazen one, well washed. This showed that the defilement was not wholly taken away by the offering; but the blood of Christ thoroughly cleanses from all sin. All these rules set forth the polluting nature of sin, and the removal of guilt from the sinner to the sacrifice. Behold and wonder at Christ's love, in that he was content to be made a sin-offering for us, and so to procure our pardon for continual sins and failings. He that knew no sin was made sin (that is, a sin-offering) for us, Romans 8:3.