Not to eat the meat of the inner sin offering

This mitzvah forbids eating the meat of the Chatat offerings whose blood is applied inside the Sanctuary (e.g., the Yom Kippur bull and goat, or the bull for the Kohen Gadol’s sin). Unlike standard Chatat offerings, which are consumed by the Kohanim, these “inner Chatat” korbanot are elevated to a higher sanctity and must be fully burned outside the camp.

Rambam codifies that eating from such offerings is a serious transgression, as their unique procedure (blood applied in the Holy of Holies or Sanctuary) raises them to an untouchable level of holiness. Sefer HaChinuch emphasizes that burning them highlights that certain sins demand complete separation from physical benefit. The Talmud clarifies that their role is strictly kapparah, not consumption. Ramban teaches that the distinction marks the gravity of sins that require atonement through inner service, demanding reverence and distance.

Commentary & Classical Explanation:

• Rambam (Hilchot Ma’aseh HaKorbanot 2:6–7): States explicitly that inner Chatat meat must not be eaten but burned.
• Sefer HaChinuch (Mitzvah 404): Explains that complete burning demonstrates the severity of the sins atoned for by these offerings.
• Talmud (Zevachim 81a): Rules that any Chatat whose blood is brought into the Sanctuary is invalid for eating and must be burned.
• Rashi (Lev. 6:23): Notes that these offerings are unique in being wholly for Hashem.
• Ramban: Highlights that the requirement for burning separates these korbanot from others, underlining their elevated sanctity.