Lev 10:16-20 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Lev 10:16-17: 10:16-17 The goat of the sin offering was the offering for the people (9:3 , 15-17 ; cp. 9:2 , 8-11 ). On this special occasion, its blood was not carried into the Holy Place as required. The remaining portion, after the portions allocated to God had been offered, should have been eaten by the priests (see 6:29 ). But the goat was entirely burned, even though its blood had not been taken into the sanctuary (10:18 ; see 6:30 ).

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‏ Leviticus 10:16-20

Summary for Lev 10:16-17: 10:16-17 ^a The goat of the sin offering was the offering for the people (9:3 ^b, 15-17 ^c; cp. 9:2 ^d, 8-11 ^e). On this special occasion, its blood was not carried into the Holy Place as required. The remaining portion, after the portions allocated to God had been offered, should have been eaten by the priests (see 6:29 ^f). But the goat was entirely burned, even though its blood had not been taken into the sanctuary (10:18 ^g; see 6:30 ^h).
10:19 ⁱ yet this tragedy has happened to me: Aaron was saying either that eating the goat of the sin offering would not have prevented the deaths of Nadab and Abihu or that it would not have been appropriate for him to eat it on the heels of such a grievous event.