Leviticus 4
4
The purification offering
1The LORD said to Moses, 2Say to the Israelites: Do the following whenever someone sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commands, doing something that shouldn’t be done:
3If it is the anointed priest who has sinned, making the people guilty of sin, he must present to the LORD a flawless bull from the herd as a purification offering#4.3 Or sin offering (Heb hatta’t, which recurs frequently in Leviticus) for the sin he has committed. 4He will bring the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the meeting tent and press his hand on the bull’s head. Then he will slaughter the bull before the LORD. 5The anointed priest will take some of the bull’s blood and take it into the meeting tent. 6The priest will dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, toward the sanctuary’s inner curtain. 7Then the priest will put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of perfumed incense, which is in the meeting tent before the LORD. But he will pour out all the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of entirely burned offerings, which is at the meeting tent’s entrance. 8Then he will remove all the fat from the bull for the purification offering: the fat that covers and surrounds the insides; 9the two kidneys and the fat around them at the loins; and the lobe on the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys, 10just as this is removed from the ox for the communal sacrifice of well-being. Then the priest will completely burn these on the altar of entirely burned offerings. 11But the bull’s hide and all of its flesh, along with its head, lower legs, entrails, and dung— 12all that remains of the bull—will be taken to a clean location outside the camp, to the ash heap. It should be burned there at the ash heap on a wood fire.
13If it is the entire Israelite community that has done something wrong unintentionally and the deed escapes the assembly’s notice—but they’ve done something that shouldn’t be done in violation of the LORD’s commands, becoming guilty of sin— 14once the sin that they committed becomes known, the assembly must present a bull from the herd as a purification offering. They will bring it before the meeting tent. 15The community elders will press their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD and then slaughter it before the LORD. 16The anointed priest will take some of the bull’s blood into the meeting tent. 17The priest will dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD toward the inner curtain. 18Then he will put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the meeting tent. But he will pour all the rest of the blood out at the base of the altar of entirely burned offerings that is at the meeting tent’s entrance. 19Then he will remove all the fat from it and completely burn it on the altar. 20He will do the same with this bull as he did with the other bull for the purification offering; that is exactly what he must do. In this way, the priest will make reconciliation for them, and they will be forgiven. 21Then the priest will take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as the first bull was burned. It is the purification offering for the assembly.
22If a leader sins by unintentionally breaking any of the commands of the LORD his God, doing something that shouldn’t be done, and becomes guilty of sin— 23once the sin that he committed is made known to him—he must bring as his offering a flawless male goat. 24He will press his hand on the goat’s head. It will be slaughtered#4.24 Or He will slaughter it … where he would slaughter at the place where an entirely burned offering would be slaughtered before the LORD. It is a purification offering. 25The priest will take some of the blood from the purification offering and, using his finger, will put it on the horns of the altar of entirely burned offerings. But he will pour the rest of the blood out at the base of the altar of entirely burned offerings. 26He will completely burn all of its fat on the altar just as the fat of the communal sacrifice of well-being is burned. In this way the priest will make reconciliation for the leader to remove his sin, and he will be forgiven.
27If any ordinary person#4.27 Or one of the people of the land sins unintentionally by breaking one of the LORD’s commands, doing something that shouldn’t be done, and becomes guilty of sin— 28once the sin they committed is made known to them—they must bring as their offering a flawless female goat because of the sin that was committed. 29They will press their hand on the head of the purification offering. It will be slaughtered#4.29 Or They will slaughter it. at the place for the entirely burned offerings. 30The priest will take some of its blood and, using his finger, will put it on the horns of the altar of entirely burned offerings. But he will pour all the rest of the blood out at the base of the altar. 31He will remove all of its fat, just as the fat from a communal sacrifice of well-being is removed. Then the priest will completely burn it on the altar as a soothing smell to the LORD. In this way, the priest will make reconciliation for them, and they will be forgiven.
32If you offer a sheep as a purification offering, it must be a flawless female. 33You must press your hand on the head of the purification offering. It will be slaughtered#4.33 Or You will slaughter it. as a purification offering in the place where the entirely burned offering is slaughtered. 34Then the priest will take some of the blood from the purification offering and, using his finger, will put it on the horns of the altar of entirely burned offerings. But he will pour all the rest of the blood out at the base of the altar. 35He will remove all of its fat, just as the fat of a sheep would be removed from the communal sacrifice of well-being. Then the priest will completely burn it on the altar along with the LORD’s food gifts. In this way, the priest will make reconciliation for you for the sin you committed, and you will be forgiven.
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Leviticus 4
4
The Sin Offering
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 2“Tell the Israelites: When someone sins unintentionally#Nm 15:22,24 against any of the Lord’s commands and does anything prohibited by them —
3“If the anointed priest#Lv 4:16; 6:15 sins, bringing guilt#Lv 6:5,7; 22:16 on the people, he is to present to the Lord a young, unblemished#Ex 29:1 bull as a sin#4:3 Or purification offering#Ex 29:14 for the sin he has committed. 4He is to bring the bull to the entrance to the tent of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the Lord. 5The anointed priest will then take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the tent of meeting. 6The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times#Lv 16:14 before the Lord in front of the curtain#Mk 15:38; Lk 23:45 of the sanctuary.#Ex 15:17; Lv 10:4 7The priest is to apply some of the blood to the horns of the altar of fragrant incense#Ex 30:27 that is before the Lord in the tent of meeting. He must pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering#Ex 3:5; 35:16 that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 8He is to remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on the entrails, 9and the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins. He will also remove the fatty lobe of the liver with the kidneys, 10just as the fat is removed from the ox of the fellowship sacrifice.#Lv 7:11 The priest is to burn them on the altar of burnt offering. 11But the hide#Lv 7:8 of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs, and its entrails and waste — 12all the rest of the bull — he must bring to a ceremonially clean place#Lv 6:4; 10:14; Nm 19:9 outside the camp#Lv 8:17; Heb 13:11–13 to the ash heap, and must burn it on a wood fire. It is to be burned at the ash heap.
13“Now if the whole community of Israel#Ex 12:47 errs,#Nm 15:22 and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly,#Ex 16:3; Lv 4:21; Nm 10:7; 15:15; 20:6,10 so that they violate any of the Lord’s commands and incur guilt#Nm 5:6; Ps 68:21 by doing what is prohibited, 14then the assembly must present a young bull as a sin offering. They are to bring it before the tent of meeting when the sin they have committed in regard to the command becomes known. 15The elders#Ex 18:12 of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the Lord and it is to be slaughtered before the Lord. 16The anointed priest will bring some of the bull’s blood into the tent of meeting. 17The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the curtain. 18He is to apply some of the blood to the horns of the altar that is before the Lord in the tent of meeting. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19He is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar. 20He is to offer this bull just as he did with the bull in the sin offering; he will offer it the same way. So the priest will make atonement#Ex 30:15 on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.#Lv 5:16; 6:7 21Then he will bring the bull outside the camp#Lv 8:17 and burn it just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.
22“When a leader#4:22 Or ruler#Ex 34:31 sins and unintentionally violates any of the commands of the Lord his God by doing what is prohibited, and incurs guilt, 23or someone informs him about the sin he has committed, he is to bring an unblemished male goat#Lv 9:3; 16:5; 23:19; Nm 7:16–82 as his offering. 24He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering#Gn 22:2; Ex 20:24; Lv 3:5 is slaughtered before the Lord. It is a sin offering.#Ex 29:14 25Then the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering with his finger and apply it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering.#Lv 5:9 The rest of its blood he is to pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering. 26He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the fellowship sacrifice. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for that person’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
27“Now if any of the common people#4:27 Lit the people of the land sins unintentionally by violating one of the Lord’s commands, does what is prohibited, and incurs guilt, 28or if someone informs him about the sin he has committed, then he is to bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for the sin that he has committed. 29He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering. 30Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger and apply it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He is to pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 31He is to remove all its fat just as the fat is removed from the fellowship sacrifice. The priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf, and he will be forgiven.
32“Or if the offering that he brings as a sin offering is a lamb,#Lv 9:3 he is to bring an unblemished female. 33He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. 34Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and apply it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He is to pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 35He is to remove all its fat just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the fellowship sacrifice. The priest will burn it on the altar along with the food offerings to the Lord. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
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