You must bring them to the priest, who will present the first bird as the sin offering. He will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offense for which atonement is sought ([R…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And wring off his head. —For the manner in which this was performed, see Leviticus 1:15. It should be noted that it is di…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he shall bring them unto the priest
Either two turtledoves, or two young pigeons:

who shall o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The offenses noted here are:

  1. A man's concealing the truth when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and n…