Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 6:27
Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.
27. Whatsoever ] As rules for contact with a garment or vessels follow, the clause should probably be rendered as R.V. mg. Whosoever. So the LXX.
shall be holy] shall become holy, as in Lev 6:18, where see note.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 27. Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy] The following note of Mr. Ainsworth is not less judicious than it is pious:-
“All this rite was peculiar to the sin-offering, (whether it were that which was to be eaten, or that which was to be burnt,) above all the other most holy things. As the sin-offering in special sort figured Christ, who was made sin for us, (2Co 5:21), so this ordinance for all that touched the flesh of the sin-offering to be holy, the garments sprinkled with the blood to be washed, the vessels wherein the flesh was boiled to be broken, or scoured and rinsed-taught a holy use of this mystery of our redemption, whereof they that are made partakers ought to be washed, cleansed, and sanctified by the Spirit of God; that we possess our vessels in holiness and honour, and yield not our members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin,” 1Th 4:4; Ro 6:13.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Whatsoever shall touch the flesh; of which See Poole “Lev 6:18“.
Upon any garment; upon the priests garment; for it was he only that sprinkled it, and in so doing he might easily sprinkle his garments.
Thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place; partly out of reverence to the blood of sacrifices, which hereby was kept from a profane or common touch; and partly that such garments might be decent, and fit for sacred administrations.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy,…. None but holy persons, such as were devoted to holy services, even the priests and their sons, might touch and eat of the flesh of the sin offering: all that did so were sacred persons; and even what were used in eating it, dishes and knives, were to be put to no other use, not to any common service, or for anything but holy things; which was done to keep up a veneration for the sacrifices, and especially for the great sacrifice they typified, the sacrifice of Christ, whose flesh is meat indeed; and whoever eats of that by faith dwells in Christ, and Christ dwells in him, Joh 6:55:
and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment; the garment of the priest that slays and offers it:
thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place; it was not to be carried out of the tabernacle, and washed elsewhere, but in the sanctuary; either at the laver, where the priests washed their hands and feet, or in some room in the court for that purpose. This was done to preserve an esteem and value for the blood of the sacrifice, as typical of the precious blood of Christ.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(27) Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof.Better, every one that toucheth the flesh thereof, as the Authorised Version rightly renders this phrase in Lev. 6:18 of this very chapter, where it is explained.
And when there is sprinkled . . . . So peculiarly sacred was the sin offering, that when any of its blood chanced to spurt upon the garment of the officiating priest, or the one who brought the sacrifice, the spot which received the stain had to be washed in the room of the court provided for this purpose, wherein was a well which supplied the water for the sanctuary, thus preventing the blood from being profaned outside the holy place.
Thou shalt wash.That is, Aaron, to whom the command was first given, and then his descendants, the priests, not the Israelite or layman.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
27. Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof Of this “most holy” sacrifice. No one but a consecrated person was knowingly allowed “to touch” or handle the offering.
Shall be holy Be deemed devoted to God’s service.
When there is sprinkled upon any garment Not intentionally, but accidentally, in the slaying of the sacrifice or otherwise. So sacred was the blood of the sin offering that not a drop was to be treated as common.
Thou shalt wash in the holy place So that nothing connected with, or any wise belonging to, this holy service should be contaminated by contact with unsanctified persons or things. “As the sin offering in special sort figured Christ, who was made sin for us, (2Co 5:21,) so this ordinance taught a holy use of the mystery of our redemption.” The sacredness which was deemed to appertain to “the blood” of this most holy offering is strikingly typical of that most “precious blood” of our great sacrificial Victim of which Peter speaks in his epistle. 1Pe 1:18-19.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Lev 6:27. And when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof, &c. The moral and typical reasons of all these ablutions and purifications are obvious. Bishop Patrick observes, that, after the temple was built, there was an apartment called the chamber of the spring; out of which water was drawn for the use of the sanctuary; and here, it is probable, these garments, &c. were washed.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Lev 6:27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.
Ver. 27. Shall be holy. ] This taught a holy use of the mystery of our redemption: for the sin offering in special sort figured Christ.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
touch: Lev 6:18, Exo 29:37, Exo 30:29, Hag 2:12, Mat 9:21, Mat 14:36
wash: Lev 11:32, 2Co 7:1, 2Co 7:11
Reciprocal: Eze 44:19 – sanctify
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lev 6:27. Upon any garment Upon the priests garments; for it was he only that sprinkled it, and in so doing he might easily sprinkle his garments. In the holy place Partly out of reverence to the blood of sacrifices, which hereby was kept from a profane or common touch; and partly that such garments might be decent, and fit for sacred administrations.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
6:27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any {k} garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.
(k) Meaning, the garment of the priest.