Leviticus 6:27
in Leviticus 6Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy; and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in a holy place.
KJV
Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.
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This verse in Leviticus 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseUpon any garment - Upon the priest's garment; for it was he only that sprinkled it, and in so doing he might easily sprinkle his garments. In the holy place - Partly out of reverence to the blood of sacrifices, which hereby was kept from a profane or common touch; and partly that such garments might be decent, and fit for sacred administrations.
This site's exposition
This is the law of the sin offering
on Leviticus 6:25-27
The sin offering is killed in the same spot as the burnt offering, and the flesh is eaten by the priest who offered it. The chapter gives no reason for that, and the reason arrives later at Leviticus 10:17, where Moses says God gave it them to bear the iniquity of the congregation. Verse 27 treats holiness as something that transfers, since whatever touches the flesh becomes holy and a garment caught by the sprinkled blood is washed inside the holy place rather than carried home. Leviticus 10:16-20 is the one place the eating rule is broken, when Aaron's surviving sons burn a goat they were to have eaten and Moses calls them to account.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), which signified the awful regard we ought to have to the blood of Christ, not counting it a common thing; that blood must be sprinkled on the conscience, not on the raiment. The vessel in which the flesh of the sin-offering was boiled must be broken if it were an earthen one, and, if a brazen one, well washed,
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Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
This is the law of the sin offering--It was slain, and the fat and inwards, after being washed and salted, were burnt upon the altar. But the rest of the carcass belonged to the officiating priest.
Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy - The following note of Mr. Ainsworth is not less judicious than it is pious: - “All this rite was peculiar to the sin-offering, (whether it were that which was to be eaten, or that which was to be burnt), above all the other most holy things.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֛ל | kol | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִגַּ֥ע | yiga' | it will touch | H5060 → | 150 times |
| בִּבְשָׂרָ֖הּ | bivsarah | <in> meat its | H1320 → | 270 times |
| יִקְדָּ֑שׁ | yikdash | it will be holy | H6942 → | 171 times |
| וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר | vaasher | and [one] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִזֶּ֤ה | yizeh | he will spatter | H5137 → | 24 times |
| מִדָּמָהּ֙ | midamah | any of blood its | H1818 → | 360 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַבֶּ֔גֶד | habeged | the garment | H899 → | 217 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | [that] which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִזֶּ֣ה | yizeh | he will spatter | H5137 → | 24 times |
| עָלֶ֔יהָ | ʾaleiha | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תְּכַבֵּ֖ס | tekhabes | you will wash | H3526 → | 51 times |
| בְּמָק֥וֹם | bemakom | in a place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| קָדֹֽשׁ׃ | kadosh | holy | H6918 → | 116 times |
כֹּ֛לall
kolH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יִגַּ֥עit will touch
yiga'H5060 →150 times
בִּבְשָׂרָ֖הּ<in> meat its
bivsarahH1320 →270 times
יִקְדָּ֑שׁit will be holy
yikdashH6942 →171 times
וַאֲשֶׁ֨רand [one] who
vaasherH834 →5497 times
יִזֶּ֤הhe will spatter
yizehH5137 →24 times
מִדָּמָהּ֙any of blood its
midamahH1818 →360 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַבֶּ֔גֶדthe garment
habegedH899 →217 times
אֲשֶׁר֙[that] which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יִזֶּ֣הhe will spatter
yizehH5137 →24 times
עָלֶ֔יהָon it
ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 times
תְּכַבֵּ֖סyou will wash
tekhabesH3526 →51 times
בְּמָק֥וֹםin a place
bemakomH4725 →401 times
קָדֹֽשׁ׃holy
kadoshH6918 →116 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
- 1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
- James 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Proverbs 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
- Psalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7
Through
Haggai 2:12If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.
it leads to
- Matthew 23:19
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 23:19
Through
Matthew 9:21She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”
it leads to
- Mark 5:26–33
She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
- Luke 8:45–47
“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
- Mark 5:26–33
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.