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If a bronze pot is used, it must be scoured and thoroughly rinsed with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the earthenware vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. But if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, that shall be scoured and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. And if it is boiled in a bronze pot, it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also the earthenware vessel in which it was boiled shall be broken; and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then it shall be scoured and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Also the earthenware vessel in which it was boiled shall be broken; and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then it shall be scoured and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Also the earthenware vessel in which it was boiled shall be broken; and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then it shall be scoured and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Also the earthenware vessel in which it was boiled shall be broken; and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then it shall be scoured and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Also the earthenware vessel in which it was boiled shall be broken; and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then that vessel shall be scoured and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled is to be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it is to be scoured and rinsed with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it must be scoured and rinsed with water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If the meat was cooked in a clay pot, the pot must be destroyed, but if it was cooked in a bronze pot, the pot must be scrubbed and rinsed with water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Any piece of pottery in which the offering for sin is cooked must be broken into pieces. Any copper kettle in which the offering for sin is cooked must be scoured and rinsed with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Any clay pot in which the meat is boiled must be broken, and if a metal pot is used, it must be scrubbed and rinsed with water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The earthen vessel in which it was boiled is to be broken, unless it was boiled in a bronze vessel, in which case it is to be polished very well and rinsed in water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Any clay vessel it is boiled in must be broken, and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then that vessel must be rubbed out and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken: and if it shall be boiled in a brazen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and an earthen vessel in which it is boiled is broken, and if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, then it is scoured and rinsed with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Lev 6:21</a></i></font><Rf>And the earthen vessel in which it shall be boiled, shall be broken: and if it was boiled in a brass vessel, it was scoured and washed in water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the earthen vessel, wherein it was sodden, shall be broken, but if the vessel be of brass, it shall be scoured, and washed with water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the earthen vessel, in which it was soaked, shall be broken. But if the vessel will be of brass, it shall be scoured and washed with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A clay vessel in which it has been boiled shall be broken; if it is boiled in a copper vessel, this shall be scoured afterward and rinsed with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />An earthen vessel in which it was boiled shall be broken; but if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, that shall be scoured and rinsed in water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the earthen vessel in which it was cooked shall be broken; and if it is cooked in a bronze vessel, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the earthenware vessel in which it is cooked shall be broken, and if it is cooked in a vessel of brass it shall be scoured and it shall be washed in water.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the earthen vessel, in whichsoever it shall have been sodden, shall be broken; and if it shall have been sodden in a brazen vessel, he shall scour it and wash it with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/6-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=1281" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/6.htm">The Sin Offering</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2789.htm" title="2789: ḥe·reś (N-ms) -- Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd. A collateral form mediating between cherec and cheresh; a piece of pottery.">The clay</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: ū·ḵə·lî- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">pot</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">in which</a> <a href="/hebrew/1310.htm" title="1310: tə·ḇuš·šal- (V-Pual-Imperf-3fs) -- To boil, seethe, grow ripe. A primitive root; properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen.">the sin offering is boiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: yiš·šā·ḇêr (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">must be broken;</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/1310.htm" title="1310: buš·šā·lāh (V-Pual-Perf-3fs) -- To boil, seethe, grow ripe. A primitive root; properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen.">it is boiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">in a bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: biḵ·lî (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">pot,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4838.htm" title="4838: ū·mō·raq (Conj-w:: V-Pual-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To scour, polish. A primitive root; to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse.">the pot must be scoured</a> <a href="/hebrew/7857.htm" title="7857: wə·šuṭ·ṭap̄ (Conj-w:: V-Pual-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To overflow, rinse or wash off. A primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer.">and rinsed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: bam·mā·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">with water.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-37.htm">Exodus 29:37</a></span><br />For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9</a></span><br />Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-15.htm">Numbers 19:15</a></span><br />and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/31-20.htm">Numbers 31:20-23</a></span><br />And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.” / Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses: / Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5</a></span><br />David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Ezekiel 44:19</a></span><br />When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-11.htm">Haggai 2:11-13</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling. / If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests. / So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-19.htm">Matthew 23:19</a></span><br />You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a></span><br />“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-41.htm">Luke 11:41</a></span><br />But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Acts 10:15</a></span><br />The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">1 Corinthians 6:11</a></span><br />And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-31.htm">1 Corinthians 10:31</a></span><br />So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33</a></b></br> And every earthen vessel, whereinto <i>any</i> of them falleth, whatsoever <i>is</i> in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Leviticus 15:12</a></b></br> And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-9.htm">Hebrews 9:9,10</a></b></br> Which <i>was</i> 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; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/29-31.htm">Boiled</a> <a href="/exodus/39-39.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/exodus/39-39.htm">Brazen</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-21.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/exodus/39-39.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/16-29.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-11.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-21.htm">Cooked</a> <a href="/exodus/39-39.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/34-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Earthen</a> <a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Earthenware</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-27.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-23.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Pot</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Rinsed</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Rubbed</a> <a href="/mark/6-55.htm">Scoured</a> <a href="/exodus/12-9.htm">Sodden</a> <a href="/exodus/40-31.htm">Used</a> <a href="/exodus/40-30.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-27.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Water</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-18.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/6-19.htm">Boiled</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/numbers/16-39.htm">Brazen</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-19.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-9.htm">Cooked</a> <a href="/numbers/31-22.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm">Earthen</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm">Earthenware</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-15.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-9.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-9.htm">Pot</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Rinsed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Rubbed</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Scoured</a> <a href="/numbers/6-19.htm">Sodden</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-30.htm">Used</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-6.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/6-1.htm">The trespass offering for sins done wittingly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/6-8.htm">The law of the burnt offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/6-14.htm">and of the meat offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/6-19.htm">The offering at the consecration of a priest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/6-24.htm">The law of the sin offering</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The requirement to break the clay pot after boiling the sin offering underscores the concept of holiness and separation. Once a clay pot absorbed the impurities of the sin offering, it could not be cleansed and was therefore destroyed to prevent contamination. This reflects the seriousness of sin and the need for purification. The breaking of the pot symbolizes the complete removal of sin, as clay pots were porous and could not be fully purified. This practice highlights the importance of maintaining purity in worship and the sacrificial system.<p><b>if it is boiled in a bronze pot,</b><br>Bronze, being a non-porous metal, could be cleansed and reused. The use of bronze pots indicates a level of wealth and status, as metal was more durable and valuable than clay. The distinction between clay and bronze pots in this context emphasizes the different methods required to maintain ritual purity. Bronze's ability to withstand fire and be cleansed aligns with the biblical theme of purification through fire, as seen in other scriptures where fire is used to purify and refine (e.g., <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>).<p><b>the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water.</b><br>The scouring and rinsing of the bronze pot symbolize the thorough cleansing required to remove any residue of the sin offering. Water is often used in the Bible as a symbol of purification and cleansing (e.g., <a href="/john/3-5.htm">John 3:5</a>, <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a>). This process ensures that the pot is ritually clean and fit for future use. The emphasis on cleansing with water also points to the broader biblical theme of spiritual purification and the need for believers to be cleansed from sin. This practice foreshadows the ultimate cleansing from sin through Jesus Christ, who provides a way for believers to be purified and made holy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people to whom the laws were given, specifically regarding the handling of sacrificial offerings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where the sacrificial offerings were made, serving as the dwelling place of God among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The individuals responsible for performing the sacrifices and ensuring the laws were followed correctly.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_offerings.htm">Sacrificial Offerings</a></b><br>The context of the verse, focusing on the handling of offerings and the vessels used in the process.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a></b><br>The requirement to break or cleanse the pots signifies the importance of maintaining holiness and purity in all aspects of worship. This teaches us to approach God with reverence and respect, ensuring that our lives are clean and dedicated to His service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sanctification_of_vessels.htm">Sanctification of Vessels</a></b><br>Just as the vessels used in sacrifices were to be sanctified, we are called to be vessels of honor, set apart for God's purposes. This calls for a life of holiness and dedication to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_worship.htm">Attention to Detail in Worship</a></b><br>The specific instructions for handling the pots remind us that God cares about the details of our worship. We should strive for excellence and obedience in our spiritual practices, recognizing that even small actions matter to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_breaking_and_cleansing.htm">Symbolism of Breaking and Cleansing</a></b><br>The breaking of the clay pot and the cleansing of the bronze pot symbolize the breaking of our old selves and the cleansing of our hearts. This points to the transformative work of Christ in our lives, making us new creations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_1_kings_6_27-28_cherubim_fit_the_era.htm">Considering 1 Kings 6:27-28, does the description of massive cherubim overlaid with gold align with known artistic and technological capabilities of the time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_leviticus_8_1-13's_ceremony_credible.htm">In Leviticus 8:1-13, how historically or archaeologically credible is the elaborate priestly ordination ceremony described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_exodus_27_1-8's_altar_fit_other_texts.htm">Exodus 27:1-8: Does the prescribed size and design of the altar align with the volume and frequency of sacrifices mentioned in other biblical texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_an_altar.htm">What defines an altar?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">But the earthen vessel.</span>--The earthen vessels need by the Hebrews were unglazed. The ordinary domestic vessels throughout the East are so to this day. From their porous character, therefore, they would absorb some of the fat juices of the flesh which was boiled in them for the priests to eat. And as the absorbed juices could not be washed out, the inexpensive earthenware was to be broken up. (See <a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm" title="And every earthen vessel, into where any of them falls, whatever is in it shall be unclean; and you shall break it.">Leviticus 11:33</a>; <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm" title="And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean and shall be unclean to you.">Leviticus 11:35</a>). During the second Temple the fragments were carefully buried in the ground when there was a large accumulation of them.<p><span class= "bld">And if it be sodden in a brasen pot.</span>--Being a solid metal, no juices could sink into it, and any of the most holy flesh that might adhere to it could easily be removed by washing. During the second Temple the scouring was done with hot water, and the rinsing with cold.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/6-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The clay</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֛רֶשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·reś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2789.htm">Strong's 2789: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pot</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְלִי־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·lî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the sin offering] is boiled</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּבֻשַּׁל־</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḇuš·šal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1310.htm">Strong's 1310: </a> </span><span class="str2">To boil up, cooking, to ripen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must be broken;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָּׁבֵ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·šā·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is boiled</span><br /><span class="heb">בֻּשָּׁ֔לָה</span> <span class="translit">(buš·šā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1310.htm">Strong's 1310: </a> </span><span class="str2">To boil up, cooking, to ripen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a bronze</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pot,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּכְלִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(biḵ·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it must be scoured</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֹרַ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mō·raq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4838.htm">Strong's 4838: </a> </span><span class="str2">To polish, to sharpen, to rinse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rinsed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֻׁטַּ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šuṭ·ṭap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7857.htm">Strong's 7857: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gush, to inundate, cleanse, to gallop, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with water.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמָּֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 6:28 But the earthen vessel in which it (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/6-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 6:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 6:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/6-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 6:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 6:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>