Verse Lens · Context pointer
Leviticus 16:27 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 27. 27And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
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Role in This Section
This verse takes the two blood-bearing carcasses outside the camp for burning.
Read It With
- Leviticus 16:23-28
Track the movement across 16:23-28. When Leviticus 16:27 takes the two blood-bearing carcasses outside the camp for burning, it contributes to this complete claim: Aaron removes linen clothing, bathes, resumes priestly dress, offers burnt offerings and fat, and the goat handler and carcass burner wash before reentry.
Why It Needs Context
The verse takes the two blood-bearing carcasses outside the camp for burning. Follow Leviticus 16:23-28 before drawing an enduring truth, since the surrounding case determines what this detail does and does not establish.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Leviticus 16:23-28 — Aaron closes the rites and handlers wash before returnSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Leviticus 16:23-28, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 16:23-28
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