Leviticus 4
4
The Sin Offering
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Tell the people of Israel this: ‘A person might sin by accident. He might do some things the Lord has commanded not to be done. If so, that person must do these things:
3“‘It may be the appointed priest who has sinned. If so, he has brought guilt on the people. So he must offer a young bull to the Lord. It must have nothing wrong with it. This will be a sin offering for the sin he has done. 4He will bring the bull to the entrance of the Meeting Tent. He must bring it in front of the Lord. Then he will put his hand on the bull’s head. And he will kill the bull before the Lord. 5Then the appointed priest must bring some of the bull’s blood into the Meeting Tent. 6The priest is to dip his finger into the blood. He must sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the curtain. This curtain is in front of the Most Holy Place. 7The priest must also put some of the blood on the corners of the altar of incense. It stands before the Lord in the Meeting Tent. Then the priest must pour out the rest of the bull’s blood. It must be poured at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. That altar is at the door of the Meeting Tent. 8He must remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering. He must remove the fat on and around the inner organs. 9He must remove both kidneys and the fat on them. They are near the lower back muscle. He must remove the best part of the liver with the kidneys. 10He must do this in the same way the fat is removed from the bull of the fellowship offering. Then the priest must burn the animal parts on the altar of burnt offering. 11-12But the priest must carry out the skin of the bull and all its meat. He must take these with the rest of the bull—its head, legs, intestines and other inner organs. He must take it outside the camp to the special clean place where the ashes are poured out. He must burn it on a wood fire on the pile of ashes.
13“‘The whole nation of Israel might sin without knowing it. They might do something the Lord has commanded not to be done. If this happens, they are guilty. 14When they learn about the sin they have done, a young bull must be offered. It is a sin offering for the whole nation. They must bring it and give it before the Meeting Tent. 15The elders of the group of people must put their hands on the bull’s head. It must be done before the Lord. And the bull must be killed before the Lord. 16Then the appointed priest must bring some of the bull’s blood into the Meeting Tent. 17The priest will dip his finger in the blood. He must sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the curtain. 18Then he must put some of the blood on the corners of the altar. The altar is before the Lord in the Meeting Tent. The priest must pour out the rest of the blood. He must pour it at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. That altar is at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. 19The priest must remove all the fat from the animal. And he must burn it on the altar. 20He will do the same thing with this bull that he did with the first bull of the sin offering. In this way the priest removes the sins of the people so they will belong to the Lord. And the Lord will forgive them. 21Then the priest must carry the bull outside the camp and burn it. He must do this just as he did with the first bull. This is the sin offering for the whole community.
22“‘A ruler might sin by accident. He might do something the Lord his God has commanded must not be done. If he does, he is guilty. 23When he learns about his sin, he must bring a male goat. It must have nothing wrong with it. That will be his sin offering. 24The ruler must put his hand on the goat’s head and kill it. This must be done where they kill the whole burnt offering before the Lord. The goat is a sin offering. 25The priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering on his finger. He must put it on the corners of the altar of burnt offering. He must pour out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. 26He must burn all the goat’s fat on the altar. He must burn it in the same way he burns the fat of the fellowship offerings. In this way the priest removes the ruler’s sin so he belongs to the Lord. And the Lord will forgive him.
27“‘A person in the community might sin by accident. He might do something which the Lord has commanded must not be done. He is guilty of sin. 28When the person learns about his sin, he must bring a female goat. It must have nothing wrong with it. That will be his sin offering. 29He must put his hand on the animal’s head. He must kill it at the place of the whole burnt offering. 30Then the priest must take some of the goat’s blood on his finger. He must put it on the corners of the altar of burnt offering. He must pour out the rest of the goat’s blood at the bottom of the altar. 31Then the priest must remove all the goat’s fat. He must do it in the same way the fat is removed from the fellowship offerings. He must burn it on the altar. Its smell is pleasing to the Lord. In this way the priest will remove that person’s sin so he will belong to the Lord. And the Lord will forgive him.
32“‘This person may bring a lamb as his sin offering. If he does, he must bring a female. It must have nothing wrong with it. 33The person must put his hand on the animal’s head. He must kill it as a sin offering. He must kill it where they kill the whole burnt offering. 34The priest must take some of the blood from the sin offering on his finger. He must put it on the corners of the altar of burnt offering. Then he must pour out the rest of the lamb’s blood at the bottom of the altar. 35The priest must remove all the lamb’s fat. He must do it in the same way that the lamb’s fat is removed from the fellowship offerings. He must burn the pieces on the altar. They go on top of the offerings made by fire for the Lord. In this way the priest will remove that person’s sins so he will belong to the Lord. And the Lord will forgive him.
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Leviticus 4
4
Laws for Sin Offerings
1Then#Or “And” Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Speak to the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” saying, ‘If a person#Or “a soul” sins by an unintentional wrong from any of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated,#Literally “done” and he violates#Literally “does” any of them#Literally “from one from them”; see NET— 3if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people,#Literally “to the guilt of the people” then,#Or “and” concerning the sin that he has committed,#Literally “sinned” he shall bring a young bull#Literally “a bull, a son of cattle” without defect for Yahweh as a sin offering. 4He shall bring#Or “And he shall bring” the bull to the tent of assembly’s entrance before Yahweh, place#Or “And place” his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter the bull before Yahweh. 5The anointed priest#Or “And the anointed priest” shall take some of#Literally “from” the bull’s blood and shall bring it to the tent of assembly, 6and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and shall spatter some of#Literally “from” the blood seven times before Yahweh in front of the sanctuary’s curtain. 7The priest#Or “And the priest” shall put some of#Literally “from” the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before Yahweh, which is in the tent of assembly, and all the rest#Implied by the context of the bull’s blood he must pour out on the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
8“ ‘He must remove#Or “And he must remove” all the fat from the bull of the sin offering: the fat that covers the inner parts#Or “entrails” and all of the fat that is on the inner parts,#Or “entrails” 9the two#Or “and the two” kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the liver’s lobe that he must remove in addition to the kidneys— 10just as it is removed from the ox of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice—and the priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar of the burnt offering. 11But#Or “And” the bull’s skin and its meat, in addition to its head, its lower leg bones,#Literally “and in addition to its lower leg bones” its#Or “and its” inner parts,#Or “entrails” and its offal— 12he shall carry#Or “and he shall carry out” all of the bull outside the camp#Literally “to from an outside place of the camp” to a ceremonially clean place, to the fatty ashes’ dump, and he shall burn it on wood in the fire; it must be burned up on the fatty ashes’ dump.
13“ ‘If#Or “And if” Israel’s whole assembly did wrong unintentionally and the matter#Or “thing” was concealed from the assembly’s eyes, and they acted#Or “did” against any of#Literally “one from all of” Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated,#Literally “done” so that#Or “and” they incur guilt, 14when#Or “and” the sin that they have committed#Literally “sinned” against that command#The 3fs pronominal suffix may refer to “one of Yahweh’s commands”—“one” is also fs becomes known, the assembly#Or “and the assembly” shall present a young bull#Literally “a bull, a son of cattle” as a sin offering, and they shall bring it before the tent of assembly. 15And the elders of the community shall place their hands on the bull’s head before Yahweh, and he#Or “someone”; see NET—the 3ms refers to either one of the elders or the priest shall slaughter the bull before Yahweh. 16Then the anointed priest shall bring some of#Literally “from” the bull’s blood to the tent of assembly, 17and the priest shall dip his finger in#Or “from” the blood and shall spatter it seven times before Yahweh in front of the curtain. 18He must put#Or “And he must put” some of#Literally “from” the blood on the altar’s horns before Yahweh in the tent of assembly,#Literally “which is in the tent of assembly”—the reference is to the altar and all the rest#Indicated by the context of the blood he must pour out on the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the tent of assembly’s entrance. 19He must remove#Or “And he must remove” all its fat from it, and he shall turn it into smoke on the altar. 20He shall do#Or “And he shall do” to the bull just as#Literally “as that” he did to the sin offering’s bull, so he must do to it. The priest#Or “And the priest” shall make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.#Literally “it shall be forgiven to them” 21He shall bring#Or “And he shall bring out” the rest of#Indicated by the context the bull outside the camp,#Literally “to from an outside place of the camp” and he shall burn it just as#Literally “as that” he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.
22“ ‘When a leader sins and commits#Or “does” an unintentional wrong against any of#Literally “one from all of” the commands of Yahweh his God that should not be violated,#Literally “done” so that#Or “and” he incurs guilt, 23or his sin he has committed#Literally “sinned” is made known to him, he shall bring#Or “and he shall bring” or “then he shall bring” a male goat#Literally “a he-goat of goats a male” without defect as his offering. 24He shall place#Or “And he shall place” his hand on the he-goat’s head and slaughter it in the place where he slaughtered the burnt offering before Yahweh; it is a sin offering. 25The priest#Or “And the priest” shall take some of#Literally “from” the sin offering’s blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out the rest of#Indicated by context its blood on the base of the altar of the burnt offering. 26He#Or “And he”; the antecedent is the priest (cp. vv. 10, 31) must turn all of its fat into smoke on the altar like the fat of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, and the priest shall make atonement for him because of#Literally “from” his sin, and he will be forgiven.#Literally “it shall be forgiven to him”
27“ ‘If#Or “And if” anyone#Literally “a soul one” of the people of the land sins by an unintentional wrong by violating#Literally “doing” one of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated,#Literally “done” so that#Or “and” he incurs guilt, 28or his sin he has committed#Literally “sinned” is made known to him, he shall bring#Or “and he shall bring” or “then he shall bring” as his offering a female goat without defect#Literally “a she-goat of goats without defect a female” as his offering for his sin that he committed.#Literally “sinned” 29He shall place#Or “And he shall place” his hand on the sin offering’s head and slaughter the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. 30The priest#Or “And the priest” shall take some of#Literally “from” its blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of#Indicated by context its blood on the altar’s base. 31He#Or “And he” must remove all of its fat just as#Literally “as that” the fat was removed from#Or “from on” or “from upon” the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, and the priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. The priest#Or “And the priest” shall make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.#Literally “it shall be forgiven to him”
32“ ‘But#Or “And” if he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he must bring a female without defect. 33He shall place#Or “And he shall place” his hand on the sin offering’s head, and he shall slaughter it as a sin offering in the place where he slaughtered the burnt offering. 34The priest#Or “And the priest” shall take some of#Literally “from” the sin offering’s blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest#Indicated by context of its blood on the altar’s base. 35He must remove#Or “And he must remove” all of its fat just as#Literally “as that” the lamb’s fat from the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice was removed, and the priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar upon Yahweh’s offerings made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him because of#Or “for” his sin that he committed,#Literally “sinned” and he will be forgiven.’ ”#Literally “it will be forgiven to him”
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