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Leviticus 6:27

in Leviticus 6

Anything 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.

This verse in Leviticus 6

Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Upon 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 slaughtered where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest who offers it eats it. Leviticus 10:17 gives the reason, to take away the guilt of the congregation.

This site's exposition

if any of the blood is spattered on a garment

John Wesley takes the garment to be the priest's own, since he alone sprinkled the blood and might easily spatter himself. The washing in a holy place shows reverence for the blood of the sacrifices and keeps garments fit for sacred service, he says.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), 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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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

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 words

Every 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.

  • 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 stops

Each 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 7:1

    Therefore, 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.

  • Through

    Haggai 2:12

    If 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.

  • Through

    Matthew 9:21

    She 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.”

Where this verse is studied

About Leviticus

The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.

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.