Leviticus
Chapter 4
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1God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. spoke to Moses:
2Speak to the sons of Israel: When a person does an offense by mistake, against any of the commands of God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. that ought not to be done, and does one of them,
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Chatat, in the verb, is to do an offense. Bishegagah is by mistake, not with a high hand. The offense offering is named in the next verse.
3if the priest, the Here, the priest who was anointed with oil for his work., does an offense so that the people bear guilt, he shall bring, for the offense he did, a bull, a son of the herd, whole, to God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary., as an offense offering.
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Ha-kohen ha-mashiach is the priest, the Messiah. Mashiach is printed Messiah, as in the glossary. Here it is the priest who has been anointed. Chatat, the noun, is an offense offering, as in Exodus.
4He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary., lay his hand on the head of the bull, and slaughter the bull before God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary..
5The priest, the Here, the priest who was anointed with oil for his work., shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the tent of meeting.
6The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary., toward the face of the curtain of the holy place.
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Parokhet ha-qodesh is the curtain of the holy place, the curtain in front of the chest. Hizzah is to sprinkle, not to dash.
7The priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary., which is in the tent of meeting, and he shall pour out all the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of the whole offering, which is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
8All the fat of the bull of the offense offering he shall lift from it: the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,
9and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe on the liver. He shall remove it along with the kidneys,
10as it is lifted from the ox of the sacrifice of well-being. The priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar of the whole offering.
11The hide of the bull, and all its meat, with its head and its legs, and its innards and its dung,
12he shall bring the whole bull outside the camp, to a clean place, to the pouring-out of the fat ashes, and he shall burn it on wood in the fire. It shall be burned at the pouring-out of the fat ashes.
13If the whole congregation of Israel goes wrong, and the matter is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do one of any of the commands of God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. that ought not to be done, and they become guilty,
14and the offense they did becomes known, the assembly shall bring a bull, a son of the herd, as an offense offering, and they shall bring it in front of the tent of meeting.
15The elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary., and someone shall slaughter the bull before God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary..
16The priest, the Here, the priest who was anointed with oil for his work., shall bring some of the bull’s blood into the tent of meeting.
17The priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood and sprinkle it seven times before God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary., toward the face of the curtain.
18He shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary., which is in the tent of meeting, and he shall pour out all the blood at the base of the altar of the whole offering, which is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
19He shall lift all its fat from it and turn it into smoke on the altar.
20He shall do with the bull as he did with the bull of the offense offering. So he shall do with it. The priest shall make Making someone right with God after a wrong. for them, and they shall be forgiven.
21He shall bring the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the offense offering of the assembly.
22When a chief does an offense and does one of any of the commands of God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. his God that ought not to be done, by mistake, and he becomes guilty,
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Nasi is a chief, one who is lifted up. “Prince” is not printed.
23or his offense that he did is made known to him, he shall bring as his A gift brought close to God. a male goat of the goats, whole.
24He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it in the place where he slaughters the whole offering before God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary.. It is an offense offering.
25The priest shall take some of the blood of the offense offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of the whole offering, and he shall pour out its blood at the base of the altar of the whole offering.
26He shall turn all its fat into smoke on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of well-being. The priest shall make Making someone right with God after a wrong. for him from his offense, and he shall be forgiven.
27If one person from the people of the land does an offense by mistake, by doing one of the commands of God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. that ought not to be done, and he becomes guilty,
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Am ha-aretz is the people of the land, the rest of the people, beside the priest, the assembly, and the chief.
28or his offense that he did is made known to him, he shall bring as his A gift brought close to God. a female goat of the goats, whole, for his offense that he did.
29He shall lay his hand on the head of the offense offering and slaughter the offense offering in the place of the whole offering.
30The priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of the whole offering, and he shall pour out all its blood at the base of the altar.
31He shall remove all its fat, as the fat is removed from the sacrifice of well-being, and the priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar for a soothing scent to God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary.. The priest shall make Making someone right with God after a wrong. for him, and he shall be forgiven.
32If he brings a sheep as his A gift brought close to God. for an offense offering, he shall bring a female that is whole.
33He shall lay his hand on the head of the offense offering and slaughter it as an offense offering in the place where he slaughters the whole offering.
34The priest shall take some of the blood of the offense offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of the whole offering, and he shall pour out all its blood at the base of the altar.
35He shall remove all its fat, as the fat of the sheep is removed from the sacrifice of well-being, and the priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar, on the food gifts of God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary.. The priest shall make Making someone right with God after a wrong. for him, for his offense that he did, and he shall be forgiven.