Leviticus 4

1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

1The LORD said to Moses,

2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any one shall sin unwittingly, in any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done, and shall do any one of them:

2“Speak to the people of Israel and say: This is what you must do when someone sins unintentionally by doing anything that the LORD has commanded not to be done.

3if the anointed priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto Jehovah for a sin-offering.

3If the anointed high priest sins and brings guilt on the people, he must offer a young bull with no defects to the LORD as a sin offering for his mistake.

4And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting before Jehovah; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before Jehovah.

4He must bring the bull to the entrance of the Tabernacle before the LORD. He is to lay his hand on the bull’s head and slaughter it there in the LORD’s presence.

5And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting:

5Then the anointed priest will take some of the bull’s blood and carry it into the Tabernacle.

6and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before Jehovah, before the veil of the sanctuary.

6He will dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain of the sanctuary.

7And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before Jehovah, which is in the tent of meeting; and all the blood of the bullock shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.

7The priest will put some of the blood on the horns of the incense altar that stands before the LORD inside the Tabernacle. He will then pour the rest of the bull’s blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the entrance to the Tabernacle.

8And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering he shall take off from it; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

8He must remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the internal organs and all the fat attached to them,

9and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away,

9both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which he will remove along with the kidneys.

10as it is taken off from the ox of the sacrifice of peace-offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of burnt-offering.

10This is done just as it is with the ox sacrificed for a peace offering. The priest will then burn these parts on the altar of burnt offering.

11And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung,

11But the hide of the bull and all its meat, including the head, the legs, the internal organs, and the waste,

12even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt.

12he must carry outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out. There, on a wood fire, he must burn the entire bull where the ashes are dumped.

13And if the whole congregation of Israel err, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty;

13If the whole community of Israel sins unintentionally and the matter is hidden from their eyes—if they do something the LORD commanded not to be done—they are guilty.

14when the sin wherein they have sinned is known, then the assembly shall offer a young bullock for a sin-offering, and bring it before the tent of meeting.

14When the sin they committed becomes known, the whole community must offer a young bull as a sin offering and bring it before the Tabernacle.

15And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before Jehovah; and the bullock shall be killed before Jehovah.

15The elders of the community will lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and the bull will be slaughtered in the LORD’s presence.

16And the anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bullock to the tent of meeting:

16Then the anointed priest will bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle.

17and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before Jehovah, before the veil.

17He will dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain.

18And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before Jehovah, that is in the tent of meeting; and all the blood shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.

18He will put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tabernacle, and he will pour out all the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tabernacle.

19And all the fat thereof shall he take off from it, and burn it upon the altar.

19He will remove all the fat from the bull and burn it on the altar.

20Thus 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.

20He must do the same with this bull as he did with the first bull for the sin offering. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the people, and they will be forgiven.

21And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bullock: it is the sin-offering for the assembly.

21Then he must take the rest of the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first one. This is the sin offering for the whole community.

22When a ruler sinneth, and doeth unwittingly any one of all the things which Jehovah his God hath commanded not to be done, and is guilty;

22If a leader sins unintentionally by doing something that the LORD his God commanded not to be done, he is guilty.

23if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be made known to him, he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a male without blemish.

23When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring a male goat with no defects as his offering.

24And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before Jehovah: it is a sin-offering.

24He is to lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it in the place where the burnt offerings are killed before the LORD. This is a sin offering.

25And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering.

25Then the priest will take some of the blood from the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He will pour the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar.

26And 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.

26He will burn all the fat on the altar, just like the fat of the peace offering. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the leader’s sin, and he will be forgiven.

27And if any one of the common people sin unwittingly, in doing any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done, and be guilty;

27If any of the common people sin unintentionally by doing something the LORD commanded not to be done, they are guilty.

28if his sin, which he hath sinned, be made known to him, then he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.

28When they are made aware of the sin they committed, they must bring a female goat with no defects as an offering for that sin.

29And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill the sin-offering in the place of burnt-offering.

29The person must lay their hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.

30And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and all the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar.

30Then the priest will take some of the blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar.

31And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor unto Jehovah; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.

31He will remove all the fat, just as the fat is removed from the peace offering, and the priest will burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way, the priest will make atonement for that person, and they will be forgiven.

32And if he bring a lamb as his oblation for a sin-offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.

32If the person brings a lamb as their sin offering, they must bring a female with no defects.

33And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill it for a sin-offering in the place where they kill the burnt-offering.

33The person will lay their hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offerings are killed.

34And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and all the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar.

34Then the priest will take some of the blood from the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar.

35And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, upon the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.

35He will remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offering. The priest will burn it on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the sin that was committed, and the person will be forgiven.