Leviticus 10:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Wherefore... ? Figure of speech Erotesis (App-6) to call attention to Ch. Leviticus 6:26.

sin. Hebrew. chat'a. App-43 and App-44.

to bear. to bear away, or remove. Compare Genesis 50:17; Exodus 32:32.Psalms 32:1; Psalms 32:5.Matthew 8:17. So here, the Chaldee, Syriac, and Septuagint render it "take away" or "remove". The Authorized Version follows the Vulgate here.

iniquity. Hebrew. a'vah. App-44.

make atonement. See note on Exodus 29:33.

Leviticus 10:17

17 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?