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He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before Yahweh: it is a sin-offering.

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A Sacred, Specific Location

Multiple commentators (Barnes, Ellicott, Gill) point out that the sin offering was killed in the exact same place as the burnt offering: the north side of the altar. This specific, shared location emphasizes that atonement for sin must follow God's prescribed, holy procedures, linking the sin offering to the established system of worship.

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Leviticus

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Leviticus 4:24

18th Century

Theologian

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Leviticus 4:24

19th Century

Bishop

And kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering. — See Leviticus 1:5.

John Gill

John Gill

On Leviticus 4:24

17th Century

Pastor

And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat
His right hand, as the Targum of Jonathan; (See Gill on Levi…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Leviticus 4:22–26

17th Century

Minister

Those who have power to call others to account are themselves accountable to the Ruler of rulers. The sin of the ruler, committed through ignorance…