Leviticus 4:20
What does Leviticus 4:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 4:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thus shall he do with the bullock; as he did with the bullock of the sin-offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thus shall he do with the bullock; as he did with the bullock of the sin-offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Let him do with the ox as he did with the ox of the sin-offering; and the priest will take away their sin and they will have forgiveness.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And he hath done to the bullock as he hath done to the bullock of the sin-offering, so he doth to it; and the priest hath made atonement for them, and it hath been forgiven them;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Doing so with this calf, as he did also with that before. And the priest praying for them, the Lord will be merciful unto them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock of sin-offering: so shall he do with it. And the priest shall make atonement for them; and it shall be forgiven them.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 John 2:2
and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
- Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.
- Numbers 15:28
And the priest shall make atonement for the soul that erreth, when he sinneth unwittingly, before Jehovah, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven.
- Leviticus 4:26
And all the fat thereof shall he burn upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
- Hebrews 10:10
By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- Exodus 32:30
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto Jehovah; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin.
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