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and he shall take away its crop with its filth, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes:
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A Symbol of Inner Purity
Commentators explain that removing the bird's crop and its contents was not merely a practical step. It symbolized the removal of internal filth and impurity, paralleling the washing of the inwards of larger animals. This act pointed to the need for a pure heart in worship and foreshadowed the perfect, internal purity of Christ.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
His crop with his feathers - The weight of authority is in favor of the marginal rendering. It is most probable that the feathers were burne…
19th Century
Anglican
His crop with his feathers. —Just as in the case of quadrupeds the skin was flayed off the victim before it was put on the altar f…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers Or "with its meat", or "dung", as Onkelos renders it, meaning tha…
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