Focused Passage

Leviticus 4:22-26

The Sin Offering: Purification for Unintentional Sin

The LORD provides sin offering instructions for unintentional sins by the anointed priest, the whole congregation, a leader, or an ordinary member of the community, showing that guilt at every level must be brought before God through sacrifice, blood, priestly mediation, and atonement.

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22When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt.

23When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat 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 is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.

25Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

26He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.

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Verse 22

Cross-references

Leviticus 4:2Classic cross-references Leviticus 5:17Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:13Classic cross-references Numbers 18:9Classic cross-references

Original words

Whenאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativea leaderנָשִׂ֖יאH5387Noun - masculine singularsinsיֶֽחֱטָ֑אH2398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularunintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָ֖הH7684Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularand doesוְעָשָׂ֡הH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularwhatאֲשֶׁ֧רH834Pronoun - relativeis prohibitedלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleby anyאַחַ֣תH259Number - feminine singularofמִכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe commandmentsמִצְוֺת֩H4687Noun - feminine plural constructof the LORDיְהוָ֨הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhis Godאֱלֹהָ֜יוH430Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular. . .תֵעָשֶׂ֛ינָהH6213Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralhe incurs guiltוְאָשֵֽׁם׃H816Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

Leviticus 4:28Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:14Classic cross-references Numbers 15:24Classic cross-references Numbers 7:16Classic cross-references Leviticus 9:3Classic cross-references

Original words

-אֽוֹ־H176ConjunctionWhen he becomes awareהוֹדַ֤עH3045Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֵלָיו֙H413Preposition | third person masculine singularof the sinחַטָּאת֔וֹH2403Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativehe has committedחָטָ֖אH2398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularhe must bringוְהֵבִ֧יאH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeran unblemishedתָּמִֽים׃H8549Adjective - masculine singularmale goatשְׂעִ֥ירH8163Noun - masculine singular construct. . .עִזִּ֖יםH5795Noun - feminine plural. . .זָכָ֥רH2145Noun - masculine singularas his offeringקָרְבָּנ֛וֹH7133Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 24

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Leviticus 4:29Classic cross-references Leviticus 6:25Classic cross-references Leviticus 1:4Classic cross-references Leviticus 14:13Classic cross-references 2 Kings 12:16Classic cross-references

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He is to layוְסָמַ֤ךְH5564Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhis handיָדוֹ֙H3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe headרֹ֣אשׁH7218Noun - masculine singular constructof the goatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירH8163Article | Noun - masculine singularand slaughterוְשָׁחַ֣טH7819Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularit at the placeבִּמְק֛וֹםH4725Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructwhereאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הH5930Article | Noun - feminine singularis slaughteredיִשְׁחַ֥טH7819Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularItהֽוּא׃H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis a sin offeringחַטָּ֖אתH2403Noun - feminine singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:1Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:18Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:30Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:34Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularis to takeוְלָקַ֨חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularsome of the bloodמִדַּ֤םH1818Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּאת֙H2403Article | Noun - feminine singularwith his fingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹH676Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularput itוְנָתַ֕ןH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe hornsקַרְנֹ֖תH7161Noun - feminine plural constructof the altarמִזְבַּ֣חH4196Noun - masculine singular constructof burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֑הH5930Article | Noun - feminine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerpour outיִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְH8210Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe rest of the bloodדָּמ֣וֹH1818Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularatאֶל־H413Prepositionthe baseיְס֖וֹדH3247Noun - masculine singular constructof the altarמִזְבַּ֥חH4196Noun - masculine singular construct-הָעֹלָֽה׃H5930Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 26

Cross-references

Hebrews 9:22Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:31Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:35Classic cross-references Leviticus 1:4Classic cross-references Leviticus 5:10Classic cross-references

Original words

-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerHe must burnיַקְטִ֣ירH6999Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructits fatחֶלְבּוֹ֙H2459Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularlike the fatכְּחֵ֖לֶבH2459Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructvvvזֶ֣בַחH2077Noun - masculine singular constructof the peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםH8002Article | Noun - masculine pluralthus the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwill make atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רH3722Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularforעָלָ֧יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularthat man’s sinמֵחַטָּאת֖וֹH2403Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand he will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חH5545Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

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