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18 Look! Its blood wasn’t brought inside the sanctuary. You were to have eaten it in the sanctuary, just as I commanded.”

19 But Aaron replied to Moses, “Today they’ve offered their sin and whole burnt offerings in the Lord’s presence. Yet things such as these have happened to me. Had I eaten the sin offering today, would that have pleased the Lord?”[a]

20 When Moses heard that explanation, he was pleased.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 10:19 Lit. have been pleasing in the Lord’s sight?

18 Since its blood was not taken into the Holy Place,(A) you should have eaten the goat in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.(B)

19 Aaron replied to Moses, “Today they sacrificed their sin offering and their burnt offering(C) before the Lord, but such things as this have happened to me. Would the Lord have been pleased if I had eaten the sin offering today?” 20 When Moses heard this, he was satisfied.

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