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A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Leviticus is unavailable, but you can change that!

Lange’s Commentary on the Holy Scriptures has served as a standard reference for more than a century. The subtitle “Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical” aptly describes the three-pronged approach to the biblical text. This translated version of the German text is often considered by many to be superior to the original.

of sin (Heb. 9:22), since this alternative was altogether of an exceptional character and allowed only in case of necessity. It was also supplemented by the general sin offering on the great day of atonement. The tenth part of an Ephah.—The Ephah according to Josephus was about 1:1–9 bushels; according to the Rabbins, rather less than half that amount. The tenth of an Ephah (called an Omer, Ex. 16:36) was therefore, according to the lower and more probable estimate, very nearly three pints and a
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