18. Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the inner sanctuary; ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.
19. And Aaron replied unto Moses, Behold, today they have offered their sin and their burnt offering before the Lord; with all this, these things have befallen me; therefore if I had eaten of the atonement for sin today, would it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord?
20. And when Moses heard that, he was content.