Leviticus 4 - New International Version (NIV)

The Sin Offering

4 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘When anyone sins unintentionally(A) and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands(B)—

3 “‘If the anointed priest(C) sins,(D) bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the Lord a young bull(E) without defect(F) as a sin offering[a](G) for the sin he has committed.(H) 4 He is to present the bull at the entrance to the tent of meeting before the Lord.(I) He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it there before the Lord. 5 Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood(J) and carry it into the tent of meeting. 6 He is to dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle(K) some of it seven times before the Lord,(L) in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.(M) 7 The priest shall then put some of the blood on the horns(N) of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the Lord in the tent of meeting. The rest of the bull’s blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar(O) of burnt offering(P) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 8 He shall remove all the fat(Q) from the bull of the sin offering—all the fat that is connected to the internal organs, 9 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys(R)— 10 just as the fat is removed from the ox[b](S) sacrificed as a fellowship offering.(T) Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.(U) 11 But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, as well as the head and legs, the internal organs and the intestines(V)— 12 that is, all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp(W) to a place ceremonially clean,(X) where the ashes(Y) are thrown, and burn it(Z) there in a wood fire on the ash heap.(AA)

13 “‘If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally(AB) and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though the community is unaware of the matter, when they realize their guilt 14 and the sin they committed becomes known, the assembly must bring a young bull(AC) as a sin offering(AD) and present it before the tent of meeting. 15 The elders(AE) of the community are to lay their hands(AF) on the bull’s head(AG) before the Lord, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the Lord.(AH) 16 Then the anointed priest is to take some of the bull’s blood(AI) into the tent of meeting. 17 He shall dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle(AJ) it before the Lord(AK) seven times in front of the curtain. 18 He is to put some of the blood(AL) on the horns of the altar that is before the Lord(AM) in the tent of meeting. The rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar(AN) of burnt offering at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19 He shall remove all the fat(AO) from it and burn it on the altar,(AP) 20 and do with this bull just as he did with the bull for the sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement(AQ) for the community, and they will be forgiven.(AR) 21 Then he shall take the bull outside the camp(AS) and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the community.(AT)

22 “‘When a leader(AU) sins unintentionally(AV) and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, when he realizes his guilt 23 and the sin he has committed becomes known, he must bring as his offering a male goat(AW) without defect. 24 He is to lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord.(AX) It is a sin offering.(AY) 25 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar(AZ) of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.(BA) 26 He shall burn all the fat on the altar as he burned the fat of the fellowship offering. In this way the priest will make atonement(BB) for the leader’s sin, and he will be forgiven.(BC)

27 “‘If any member of the community sins unintentionally(BD) and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, when they realize their guilt 28 and the sin they have committed becomes known, they must bring as their offering(BE) for the sin they committed a female goat(BF) without defect. 29 They are to lay their hand on the head(BG) of the sin offering(BH) and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.(BI) 30 Then the priest is to take some of the blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering(BJ) and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. 31 They shall remove all the fat, just as the fat is removed from the fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn it on the altar(BK) as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(BL) In this way the priest will make atonement(BM) for them, and they will be forgiven.(BN)

32 “‘If someone brings a lamb(BO) as their sin offering, they are to bring a female without defect.(BP) 33 They are to lay their hand on its head and slaughter it(BQ) for a sin offering(BR) at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.(BS) 34 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and 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.(BT) 35 They shall remove all the fat, just as the fat is removed from the lamb of the fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn it on the altar(BU) on top of the food offerings presented to the Lord. In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 4:3 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapter
  2. Leviticus 4:10 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.

Cross references

  1. Leviticus 4:2 : ver 13, 27; Lev 5:15-18; 22:14; Nu 15:24-29; 35:11-15; Jos 20:3, 9; Heb 9:7
  2. Leviticus 4:2 : ver 22; Nu 15:22
  3. Leviticus 4:3 : S Ex 28:41
  4. Leviticus 4:3 : S Ge 18:23
  5. Leviticus 4:3 : ver 14; Lev 3:12; 8:14; 10:16; 16:3, 5; Nu 15:27; Ps 66:15; Eze 43:19, 23
  6. Leviticus 4:3 : S Ex 12:5
  7. Leviticus 4:3 : S ver 24; S Ex 30:10; Lev 5:6-13; 9:2-22; Heb 9:13-14
  8. Leviticus 4:3 : ver 32
  9. Leviticus 4:4 : ver 15, 24; Lev 1:3; Nu 8:12
  10. Leviticus 4:5 : ver 16; Lev 16:14
  11. Leviticus 4:6 : Ex 24:8
  12. Leviticus 4:6 : ver 17; Lev 16:14, 19
  13. Leviticus 4:6 : S Ex 25:8
  14. Leviticus 4:7 : S Ex 27:2
  15. Leviticus 4:7 : ver 34; S Ex 29:12; Lev 8:15
  16. Leviticus 4:7 : ver 18, 30; Lev 5:9; 9:9; 16:18
  17. Leviticus 4:8 : ver 19
  18. Leviticus 4:9 : S Lev 3:4
  19. Leviticus 4:10 : Lev 9:4
  20. Leviticus 4:10 : S Ex 32:6
  21. Leviticus 4:10 : S Ex 29:13
  22. Leviticus 4:11 : Ex 29:14; Lev 8:17; 9:11; Nu 19:5
  23. Leviticus 4:12 : S Ex 29:14; Lev 8:17; 9:11; Heb 13:11
  24. Leviticus 4:12 : Lev 6:11; 10:14; Nu 19:9
  25. Leviticus 4:12 : S Lev 1:16
  26. Leviticus 4:12 : Lev 6:30
  27. Leviticus 4:12 : Lev 16:3
  28. Leviticus 4:13 : S ver 2
  29. Leviticus 4:14 : S ver 3
  30. Leviticus 4:14 : Nu 15:24
  31. Leviticus 4:15 : S Ex 3:16; S 19:7
  32. Leviticus 4:15 : 2Ch 29:23
  33. Leviticus 4:15 : S Ex 29:10; Lev 8:14, 22; Nu 8:10
  34. Leviticus 4:15 : S ver 4
  35. Leviticus 4:16 : S ver 5
  36. Leviticus 4:17 : Nu 19:4, 18
  37. Leviticus 4:17 : S ver 6
  38. Leviticus 4:18 : Lev 8:15; 17:6; 2Ch 29:22
  39. Leviticus 4:18 : ver 7; Lev 6:30; 10:18
  40. Leviticus 4:18 : Lev 5:9
  41. Leviticus 4:19 : ver 8
  42. Leviticus 4:19 : ver 26
  43. Leviticus 4:20 : S Ex 29:36; S 32:30; S Ro 3:25; Heb 10:10-12
  44. Leviticus 4:20 : ver 26, 31, 35; Nu 15:25
  45. Leviticus 4:21 : S ver 12
  46. Leviticus 4:21 : Lev 16:5, 15; 2Ch 29:21
  47. Leviticus 4:22 : Nu 31:13
  48. Leviticus 4:22 : ver 2
  49. Leviticus 4:23 : S ver 3; S Lev 1:10
  50. Leviticus 4:24 : S ver 4
  51. Leviticus 4:24 : S ver 3; Lev 6:25
  52. Leviticus 4:25 : Lev 16:18; Eze 43:20, 22
  53. Leviticus 4:25 : Lev 9:9
  54. Leviticus 4:26 : S Ex 32:30
  55. Leviticus 4:26 : Lev 5:10; 12:8
  56. Leviticus 4:27 : S ver 2
  57. Leviticus 4:28 : Lev 5:6; Eze 40:39; 44:27
  58. Leviticus 4:28 : S ver 3; S Lev 1:10
  59. Leviticus 4:29 : ver 4, 24
  60. Leviticus 4:29 : S Lev 1:4
  61. Leviticus 4:29 : S Ge 8:20
  62. Leviticus 4:30 : S ver 7
  63. Leviticus 4:31 : ver 35
  64. Leviticus 4:31 : S Ge 8:21
  65. Leviticus 4:31 : Lev 1:4
  66. Leviticus 4:31 : S ver 20
  67. Leviticus 4:32 : Ex 29:38; Lev 9:3; 14:10
  68. Leviticus 4:32 : Lev 1:3
  69. Leviticus 4:33 : Lev 1:5
  70. Leviticus 4:33 : Lev 1:4
  71. Leviticus 4:33 : ver 29
  72. Leviticus 4:34 : S ver 7
  73. Leviticus 4:35 : ver 31

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