Hebrews 13:11

Translations

Modern

Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.

Traditional

For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.

Literal

For animals whose blood is brought for sin into the holy places by the high priest—the bodies of those are burned outside the camp.

Latin

Quorum enim animalium infertur sanguis pro peccato in Sancta per pontificem, horum corpora cremantur extra castra.

Original

Greek

English

Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.

Notes

Hebrews 13:11–12

The author explains the sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:1 –28), where animals were burned outside the camp (Leviticus 16:27). Similarly, Jesus suffered and died outside Jerusalem's city gates. He was the ultimate Day of Atonement sacrifice (Hebrews 9:11 –14, 24 –28; 10:1 –4).

Hebrews 13:7–19

This middle part of chapter 13 is framed by mentions of the community's leaders (13:7, 17–19). Rabbis often used a technique called inclusio, where similar words or phrases mark the start and end of a section, like a subheading in a modern book. This part suggests there were several challenges in the church that the book of Hebrews originally addressed.

Theme notes and profiles

Altars

Related verses

Leviticus 16:27
The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.
Exodus 29:14
But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering.
Numbers 19:3
Give it to Eleazar the priest, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.
Leviticus 9:11
But he burned up the flesh and the hide outside the camp.
Leviticus 6:30
But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.
Leviticus 16:14–19
And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.
Leviticus 4:16–21
Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tent of Meeting,
Leviticus 4:5–7
Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting.
Leviticus 4:11–12
But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung—
Leviticus 9:9
The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Places

Holy Place: The inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle and Temple

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Blood Hebrews, Letter to the

Topics

Gates: Carcase of Sin-Offering Burned Without Jesus, the Christ: Design of his Death Offerings: Animal Sacrifices: A Type of Christ Offerings: Sin: Ordinances Concerning Sanitation: Filth, Disposition of Sin-Offering was Typical of Christ's Sacrifice Types of Christ: Sin offering Types of the Saviour: The Sacrifices

Hebrews 13:11

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