¹⁷ “Why ^(A)did you not eat the sin offering at the holy place? For it is most holy, and ^[a]He gave it to you to bear away ^(B)the guilt of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord.

¹⁶ and so cause them ^(A)to bear ^[a]punishment for guilt by eating their holy gifts; for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

Duties of Levites

18 So the Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s household with you shall ^(A)bear the guilt ^[a]in connection with the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the guilt ^[b]in connection with your priesthood.