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give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.
6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, a ram
without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:
7 and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord:
and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.
The Law of the Offerings
8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, this is the law of the burnt
offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.
10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen
breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
The priest must take care of the ashes of the burnt-offering, that they be decently disposed of, Le 6:10,11. He must clear the altar of them every morning, and put them on the east side of the altar, which was furthest from the sanctuary; this he must do in his linen garment, which he always wore when he did any service at the altar; and then he must shift himself, and put on other garments, either such as were his common wear, or (as some think) other priestly garments less honourable, and must carry the ashes into a clean place without the camp.
Now, 1. God would have this done, for the honour of his altar and the sacrifices that were burnt upon it. Even the ashes of the sacrifices must be preserved, to testify the regard God had to it; by the burnt-offering he was honoured, and