The Meaning of Leviticus 6:26 Explained

Leviticus 6:26

KJV: The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.

YLT: 'The priest who is making atonement with it doth eat it, in the holy place it is eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting;

Darby: The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in a holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting.

ASV: The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in a holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The priest  that offereth it for sin  shall eat  it: in the holy  place  shall it be eaten,  in the court  of the tabernacle  of the congregation. 

What does Leviticus 6:26 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 6:24-30 - Laws Of The Sin- And Trespass-Offerings
The peculiar sanctity of the flesh of the sin- and the trespass-offerings is clearly emphasized throughout this paragraph. Notice the repeated phrase, "it is most holy." This seems intended to emphasize the holiness of our Lord, who, though He became a sin-offering for us all, knew no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth. He was searched with the minutest scrutiny, but Pilate, Herod and Judas agreed in asserting that in Him there was no fault. He was holy, harmless and separate from sin.
Never was our Lord more absolutely "the Holy One of God" than when He was numbered with the transgressors and bare the sin of many. The Cross was the climax of His obedience. How watchful we should be against anything that might soil us in our handling of sin in its infinite ramifications. As the priests, who dealt with these offerings, were permitted to eat of the flesh, are we not reminded that we derive the richest sustenance of our spiritual life by humble, penitent and thankful meditation on the finished work of the Cross? [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 6

1  The trespass offering for sins done wittingly
8  The law of the burnt offering
14  and of the meat offering
19  The offering at the consecration of a priest
24  The law of the sin offering

What do the individual words in Leviticus 6:26 mean?

The priest who offers it for sin - shall eat it In a place holy it shall be eaten in the court of the tabernacle of meeting
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן הַֽמְחַטֵּ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ יֹאכֲלֶ֑נָּה בְּמָק֤וֹם קָדֹשׁ֙ תֵּֽאָכֵ֔ל בַּחֲצַ֖ר אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד

הַכֹּהֵ֛ן  The  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
הַֽמְחַטֵּ֥א  who  offers  it  for  sin 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָטָא 
Sense: to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness.
אֹתָ֖הּ  - 
Parse: Direct object marker, third person feminine singular
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יֹאכֲלֶ֑נָּה  shall  eat  it 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בְּמָק֤וֹם  In  a  place 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
קָדֹשׁ֙  holy 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָדֹושׁ  
Sense: sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart.
תֵּֽאָכֵ֔ל  it  shall  be  eaten 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בַּחֲצַ֖ר  in  the  court 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
אֹ֥הֶל  of  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
מוֹעֵֽד  of  meeting 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹועֵד  
Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.