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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

23 When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.

24 He 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.

25 Then 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.

26 He 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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References and Original Words

Verse 22

Cross-references

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

Original words

When אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative a leader נָשִׂ֖יא H5387 Noun - masculine singular sins יֶֽחֱטָ֑א H2398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular unintentionally בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה H7684 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular and does וְעָשָׂ֡ה H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular what אֲשֶׁ֧ר H834 Pronoun - relative is prohibited לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle by any אַחַ֣ת H259 Number - feminine singular of מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the commandments מִצְוֺת֩ H4687 Noun - feminine plural construct of the LORD יְהוָ֨ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular his God אֱלֹהָ֜יו H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular . . . תֵעָשֶׂ֛ינָה H6213 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural he incurs guilt וְאָשֵֽׁם׃ H816 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

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

Original words

- אֽוֹ־ H176 Conjunction When he becomes aware הוֹדַ֤ע H3045 Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֵלָיו֙ H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular of the sin חַטָּאת֔וֹ H2403 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative he has committed חָטָ֖א H2398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular he must bring וְהֵבִ֧יא H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker an unblemished תָּמִֽים׃ H8549 Adjective - masculine singular male goat שְׂעִ֥יר H8163 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . עִזִּ֖ים H5795 Noun - feminine plural . . . זָכָ֥ר H2145 Noun - masculine singular as his offering קָרְבָּנ֛וֹ H7133 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 24

Cross-references

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

Original words

He is to lay וְסָמַ֤ךְ H5564 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular his hand יָדוֹ֙ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the head רֹ֣אשׁ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct of the goat הַשָּׂעִ֔יר H8163 Article | Noun - masculine singular and slaughter וְשָׁחַ֣ט H7819 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֹת֔וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular it at the place בִּמְק֛וֹם H4725 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct where אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative the burnt offering הָעֹלָ֖ה H5930 Article | Noun - feminine singular is slaughtered יִשְׁחַ֥ט H7819 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular It הֽוּא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is a sin offering חַטָּ֖את H2403 Noun - feminine singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

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

Original words

Then the priest הַכֹּהֵ֜ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular is to take וְלָקַ֨ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular some of the blood מִדַּ֤ם H1818 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of the sin offering הַֽחַטָּאת֙ H2403 Article | Noun - feminine singular with his finger בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹ H676 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular put it וְנָתַ֕ן H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the horns קַרְנֹ֖ת H7161 Noun - feminine plural construct of the altar מִזְבַּ֣ח H4196 Noun - masculine singular construct of burnt offering הָעֹלָ֑ה H5930 Article | Noun - feminine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker pour out יִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְ H8210 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the rest of the blood דָּמ֣וֹ H1818 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular at אֶל־ H413 Preposition the base יְס֖וֹד H3247 Noun - masculine singular construct of the altar מִזְבַּ֥ח H4196 Noun - masculine singular construct - הָעֹלָֽה׃ H5930 Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 26

Cross-references

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

Original words

- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker He must burn יַקְטִ֣יר H6999 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct its fat חֶלְבּוֹ֙ H2459 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular on the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular like the fat כְּחֵ֖לֶב H2459 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct vvv זֶ֣בַח H2077 Noun - masculine singular construct of the peace offerings הַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים H8002 Article | Noun - masculine plural thus the priest הַכֹּהֵ֛ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular will make atonement וְכִפֶּ֨ר H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for עָלָ֧יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular that man’s sin מֵחַטָּאת֖וֹ H2403 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular and he will be forgiven וְנִסְלַ֥ח H5545 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

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