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Leviticus 7:2

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The guilt offering must be killed in the same place where they kill the burnt offering, and the priest must sprinkle its blood all around the altar.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse explains that guilt offerings were to be sacrificed in the same holy location as burnt offerings, with the blood ceremonially sprinkled around the altar.

📚 Historical Context

This instruction was part of the detailed sacrificial system God gave to Moses for the Israelites after they left Egypt. The guilt offering (or trespass offering) was a specific type of sacrifice made when someone had committed certain sins or needed to make restitution. These rituals took place at the tabernacle, and later the temple, where priests would perform the ceremonies according to God's precise instructions.

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