Leviticus 5:12

And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as the memorial of it, and burn it on the altar, upon the offerings of LORD made by fire. It is a sin-offering.

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In The King James Version

Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.

In Context

11But if his means is not sufficient for two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his oblation for that by which he has sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering. He shall put no oil upon

13And the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And [the remnant] shall be the priest's, as the meal-offering.

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Cross References

Leviticus 1:9but its innards and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to LORD.

Leviticus 1:17And he shall rend it by the wings of it, [but] shall not divide it apart, and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire. It is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to LORD.

Leviticus 2:9And the priest shall take up from the meal-offering the memorial of it, and shall burn it upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to LORD.

Leviticus 3:4and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys.

Leviticus 4:35And all the fat of it he shall take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings, and the priest shall burn them on the altar, upon the offerings of LORD made by fire. And the priest shall make a

Numbers 5:26And the priest shall take a handful of the meal-offering, as the memorial of it, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 5:8-14

7 And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord ; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. 8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder: 9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung… Read the whole commentary →

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