Laws for Sin Offerings (Leviticus 5:1–13; Leviticus 6:24–30)
1 ULT And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 ULT “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying,‘A person, when he sins by mistake from any of the commands of Yahweh that shall not be done, and he does from one from them, BSB BSB: “Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them:
3 ULT if the anointed priest sins to the guilt of the people, then he shall present for his sin that he sinned a bull, a perfect son of the cattle, to Yahweh as a sin offering. BSB BSB: If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
4 ULT And he shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting to the face of Yahweh. And he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull and he shall slaughter the bull to the face of Yahweh. BSB BSB: He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
5 ULT And the anointed priest shall take some of the blood of the bull, and he shall bring it to the tent of meeting. BSB BSB: Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting.
6 ULT And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and he shall sprinkle some of the blood seven times to the face of Yahweh, toward the face of the curtain of the Holy{ Place}. BSB BSB: The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
7 ULT And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of incense of the spices to the face of Yahweh, which{ is} in the tent of meeting. And all the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which{ is at} the entrance of the tent of meeting. BSB BSB: The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
8 ULT And all the fat of the bull of the sin offering he shall lift up from it: the fat covering over the innards and all the fat that{ is} on the innards BSB BSB: Then he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
9 ULT and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them that is near the loins and the lobe on the liver(he shall remove it with the kidneys) BSB BSB: both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—
10 ULT just as it is lifted up from the ox of the sacrifice of the peace offering. And the priest shall cause them to become smoke on the altar of the burnt offering. BSB BSB: just as the fat is removed from the ox of the peace offering. Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.
11 ULT And the skin of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and with its legs and its innards and its dung BSB BSB: But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung—
12 ULT — and he shall bring out all of the bull to{ a place} on the outside of the camp, to a clean place, to the pouring out place of the fatty ash. And he shall burn it on wood on the fire; on the pouring out place of the fatty ash, it shall be burned. BSB BSB: all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.
13 ULT And if the whole congregation of Israel mistakenly errs, and the matter is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do one{ thing} from all the commands of Yahweh which shall not be done, and they become guilty, BSB BSB: Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,
14 ULT and the sin that they sinned concerning it becomes known, then the assembly shall present a bull, a son of the cattle, for a sin offering. And they shall bring it to the face of the tent of meeting. BSB BSB: when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting.
15 ULT And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull to the face of Yahweh. And he shall slaughter the bull to the face of Yahweh. BSB BSB: The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
16 ULT And the anointed priest shall bring some of the blood of the bull to the tent of meeting. BSB BSB: Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tent of Meeting,
17 ULT And the priest shall dip his finger from the blood, and he shall sprinkle{ it} seven times to the face of Yahweh, toward the face of the curtain. BSB BSB: and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.
18 ULT And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that{ is} to the face of Yahweh, which{ is} in the tent of meeting. And all the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which{ is at} the entrance of the tent of meeting. BSB BSB: He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting, and he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
19 ULT And all of its fat he shall lift up from it and he shall cause{ it} to become smoke on the altar. BSB BSB: And he is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.
20 ULT And he shall do with the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering; thus he shall do with it. And the priest shall make atonement for them, and it will be forgiven to them. BSB BSB: He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
21 ULT And he shall bring out the bull to{ a place} on the outside of the camp and he shall burn it just as he burned the first bull. It{ is} the sin offering of the assembly. BSB BSB: Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.
22 ULT When a leader sins and does by mistake one{ thing} from all the commands of Yahweh his God that shall not be done, and he becomes guilty, BSB BSB: When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt.
23 ULT or his sin that he sinned with it is made known to him, then he shall bring his offering, a buck of the goats, a perfect male. BSB BSB: When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
24 ULT And he shall lay his hand on the head of the buck and he shall slaughter it in the place where one slaughters the burnt offering to the face of Yahweh. It{ is} a sin offering. BSB BSB: 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 ULT And the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and he shall put{ it} on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering. And its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of the burnt offering. BSB BSB: 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 ULT And all of its fat he shall cause to become smoke on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of the peace offerings. And the priest shall make atonement for him from his sin, and it will be forgiven to him. BSB BSB: 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.
27 ULT And if one person from the people of the land sins by mistake by doing it, one{ thing} from the commands of Yahweh that shall not be done, and he becomes guilty, BSB BSB: And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt.
28 ULT or his sin that he sinned is made known to him, then he shall bring his offering, a doe of the goats, a perfect female, for his sin that he sinned. BSB BSB: When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin.
29 ULT And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and he shall slaughter the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. BSB BSB: He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
30 ULT And the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and he shall put{ it} on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering. And all its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar. BSB BSB: Then the priest is to take some of its blood 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.
31 ULT And all its fat he shall remove, just as the fat is removed from on the sacrifice of the peace offerings. And the priest shall cause{ it} to become smoke on the altar as a scent of pleasing to Yahweh. And the priest shall make atonement for him, and it will be forgiven to him. BSB BSB: Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
32 ULT And if he brings a lamb{ as} his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring it, a perfect female. BSB BSB: If, however, he brings a lamb as a sin offering, he must bring an unblemished female.
33 ULT And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and he shall slaughter it as a sin offering in the place where he slaughters the burnt offering. BSB BSB: And he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.
34 ULT And the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and he shall put{ it} on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering. And all its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar. BSB BSB: 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 its blood at the base of the altar.
35 ULT And all of its fat he shall remove, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offerings. And the priest shall cause them to become smoke on the altar above the gifts of Yahweh. And the priest will make atonement for him for his sin that he sinned, and it will be forgiven to him. BSB BSB: And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the food offerings to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
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