there is one law for them It is doubtful whether these words, and those immediately preceding them, can be taken as enjoiningthe sěmîkahor laying on of hands (see on Leviticus 1:4). But according to tradition, that ceremony was applied in the case of Guilt-Offerings, and this passage was quoted in support of the practice.

the priest … shall have it Cp. 2 Kings 12:16, where both Guilt-and Sin-Offerings are assigned to the priest. At the close of the injunctions concerning the -most holy" sacrifices, a short summary (Leviticus 7:8-10) of the priests" dues from such sacrifices is given. Most of them have been mentioned before; the priests" due from the Guilt-Offering is settled in Leviticus 7:7; their dues from the Burnt-Offering and Meal-Offering are assigned in Leviticus 7:8.

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