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Leviticus 4

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 27

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak to the sons of Israel saying, When a person sins against any of the commands of Jehovah through error, which is not to be done, and shall do any one of them;

3 if the priest who is anointed sins, resulting in guilt to the people, then he shall bring near for his sin which he has sinned, a bull, a son of the herd, without blemish, to Jehovah for a sin offering.

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Chapter Summary

1 The sin offering of ignorance, 3 for the priest, 13 for the congregation, 22 for the ruler, 27 for any of the people.

Key Hebrew Words

חַטָּאת sin offering H2403 · TWOT 638e
שְׁגָגָה unintentional error H7684 · TWOT 2324a
כָּפַר atone H3722 · TWOT 1024
סָלַח forgive H5545 · TWOT 1505
מָשִׁיחַ anointed H4899 · TWOT 1255c
דָּם blood H1818 · TWOT 436

People & Context

Jehovah

The God who speaks the sin-offering law to Moses and against whose commands the people sin in error (v1-2)

Moses

The one Jehovah addresses to relay the sin-offering law to the sons of Israel (v1)

Timeline

Jehovah speaks to Moses about Sin Offerings

Instructions for Sin Offerings for the Anointed Priest (bull), Whole Congregation (bull), Ruler (male goat), Common Person (female goat/lamb), and Specific Transgressions (standard female lamb/goat, or doves/flour for the poor).

Leviticus 4:1-5:13

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