KJV King James Version
But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.
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Leviticus 6:28
But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water.
WEB World English Bible
But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken; and if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.
ASV American Standard Version
But the earthen vessel wherein it is boiled shall be broken; and if it be boiled in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and an earthen vessel in which it is boiled is broken, and if in a brass vessel it is boiled, then it is scoured and rinsed with water.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 6
25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This [is] the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it [is] most holy.
26 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.
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.
28 But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.
29 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it [is] most holy.
30 And no sin offering, whereof [any] of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile [withal] in the holy [place], shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּכְלִי־H3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilחֶ֛רֶשׂH2789 · che.re.searthenwareאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichתְּבֻשַּׁל־H1310 · ba.shalto boilבּ֖וֹH9033 · ohimיִשָּׁבֵ֑רH7665 · sha.varto breakוְאִם־H518 · imifבִּכְלִ֤יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙H5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeבֻּשָּׁ֔לָהH1310 · ba.shalto boilוּמֹרַ֥קH4838 · ma.raqto polishוְשֻׁטַּ֖ףH7857 · sha.taphto overflowבַּמָּֽיִם׃H4325 · ma.yimwater
Cross-references
Leviticus 11:33And every earthen vessel, whereinto [any] of them falleth, whatsoever [is] in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.Leviticus 15:12And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.Hebrews 9:9-10Which [was] a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
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