¹⁷ “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering^(A) in the sanctuary area? It is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt^(B) of the community by making atonement for them before the Lord.

¹⁸ Since its blood was not taken into the Holy Place,^(A) you should have eaten the goat in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.^(B)”

⁹ You are to have the part of the most holy offerings^(A) that is kept from the fire. From all the gifts they bring me as most holy offerings, whether grain^(B) or sin^[a](C) or guilt offerings,^(D) that part belongs to you and your sons.

¹⁰ Eat it as something most holy; every male shall eat it.^(A) You must regard it as holy.^(B)

²⁸ “‘I am to be the only inheritance^(A) the priests have. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I will be their possession.

²⁹ They will eat^(A) the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings; and everything in Israel devoted^[a] to the Lord^(B) will belong to them.^(C)