Leviticus 4

Procedures for the Sin Offering

4Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H5592"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. This is how you are to deal with those who sin unintentionally by doing anything that violates one of the LORD's commands.H1696H1121H3478H559H5315H2398H7684H4687H3068H6213H6213H259H20073"If the high priest

sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the LORD a young bull with no defects.H3548H4899H2398H819H5971H7126H2403H2398H1241H1121H6499H8549H3068H24034He must bring the bull to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle

, lay his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter it before the LORD.H935H6499H6607H168H4150H6440H3068H5564H3027H6499H7218H7819H6499H6440H30685The high priest will then take some of the bull's blood into the Tabernacle,H3548H4899H3947H6499H1818H935H168H41506dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain of the sanctuary.H3548H2881H676H1818H5137H1818H7651H6471H6440H3068H6440H6532H69447The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull's blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.H3548H5414H1818H7161H4196H5561H7004H6440H3068H168H4150H8210H1818H6499H3247H4196H5930H6607H168H41508Then the priest must remove all the fat of the bull to be offered as a sin offering. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,H7311H2459H6499H2403H2459H3680H7130H2459H71309the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. He must remove these along with the kidneys,H8147H3629H2459H3689H3508H3516H3629H549310just as he does with cattle offered as a peace offering, and burn them on the altar of burnt offerings.H7311H7794H2077H8002H3548H6999H4196H593011But he must take whatever is left of the bull—its hide, meat, head, legs, internal organs, and dung—H5785H6499H1320H7218H3767H7130H656912and carry it away to a place outside the camp that is ceremonially clean, the place where the ashes are dumped. There, on the ash heap, he will burn it on a wood fire.H6499H3318H2351H4264H2889H4725H1880H8211H8313H6086H784H413H1880H8211H831313"If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the LORD's commands, but the people don't realize it, they are still guilty.H5712H3478H7686H1697H5956H5869H6951H6213H259H4687H3068H6213H81614When they become aware of their sin, the people must bring a young bull as an offering for their sin and present it before the Tabernacle.H2403H2398H3045H6951H7126H1241H1121H6499H2403H935H6440H168H415015The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull's head and slaughter it before the LORD.H2205H5712H5564H3027H7218H6499H6440H3068H6499H7819H6440H306816The high priest will then take some of the bull's blood into the Tabernacle,H3548H4899H935H6499H1818H168H415017dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain.H3548H2881H676H1818H5137H7651H6471H6440H3068H6440H653218He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.H5414H1818H7161H4196H6440H3068H168H4150H8210H1818H3247H4196H5930H6607H168H415019Then the priest must remove all the animal's fat and burn it on the altar,H7311H2459H6999H419620just as he does with the bull offered as a sin offering for the high priest. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD

, and they will be forgiven.H6213H6499H6213H6499H2403H6213H3548H3722H554521Then the priest must take what is left of the bull and carry it outside the camp and burn it there, just as is done with the sin offering for the high priest. This offering is for the sin of the entire congregation of Israel.H3318H6499H2351H4264H8313H8313H7223H6499H2403H695122"If one of Israel's leaders sins by violating one of the commands of the LORD his God but doesn't realize it, he is still guilty.H5387H2398H6213H7684H259H4687H3068H430H6213H81623When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects.H2403H2398H3045H935H7133H8163H5795H2145H854924He must lay his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the LORD. This is an offering for his sin.H5564H3027H7218H8163H7819H4725H7819H5930H6440H3068H240325Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.H3548H3947H1818H2403H676H5414H7161H4196H5930H8210H1818H3247H4196H593026Then he must burn all the goat's fat on the altar, just as he does with the peace offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the leader from his sin, making him right with the LORD, and he will be forgiven.H6999H2459H4196H2459H2077H8002H3548H3722H2403H554527"If any of the common people sin by violating one of the LORD's commands, but they don't realize it, they are still guilty.H259H5315H776H5971H2398H7684H6213H259H4687H3068H6213H81628When they become aware of their sin, they must bring as an offering for their sin a female goat with no defects.H2403H2398H3045H935H7133H8166H5795H5347H8549H2403H239829They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.H5564H3027H7218H2403H7819H2403H4725H593030Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.H3548H3947H1818H676H5414H7161H4196H5930H8210H1818H3247H419631Then he must remove all the goat's fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.H5493H2459H2459H5493H2077H8002H3548H6999H4196H5207H7381H3068H3548H3722H554532"If the people bring a sheep as their sin offering, it must be a female with no defects.H935H3532H2403H7133H935H5347H854933They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.H5564H3027H7218H2403H7819H2403H4725H7819H593034Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.H3548H3947H1818H2403H676H5414H7161H4196H5930H8210H1818H3247H419635Then he must remove all the sheep's fat, just as he does with the fat of a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.H5493H2459H2459H3775H5493H2077H8002H3548H6999H4196H801H3068H3548H3722H2403H2398H5545