Leviticus 4:13
11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,
12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;
14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.
15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- 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,
- KJV
- And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;
- WEB
- “‘If the whole congregation of Israel sins, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and are guilty;
- ASV
- And 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;
- DARBY
- And if the whole assembly of Israel sin inadvertently, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the congregation, and they do [somewhat against] any of all the commandments of Jehovah [in things] which should not be done, and are guilty;
- BLB
- Now if the whole congregation of Israel errs, and the matter is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do one from all the commandments of YHWH which are not to be done, and they are guilty,
- ÅB
- Dersom det er hele Israels menighet som synder av vanvare mot noe av Herrens bud, så det er skjult for folkets øyne, og de gjør noe som han har forbudt å gjøre, og slik fører skyld over seg,
- OTB
- 'Hvis hele Israels menighet synder uforvarende og saken unngår forsamlingens oppmerksomhet, og de gjør noen av de tingene Herren har befalt ikke å gjøre, og blir skyldige;
- B1930
- Dersom det er hele Israels menighet som synder av vanvare mot noget av Herrens bud, så det er skjult for folkets øine, og de gjør noget som han har forbudt å gjøre, og således fører skyld over sig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 5:17
And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
Read in contextLeviticus 5:2–5
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
Read in contextEzra 10:19
And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
Read in context1 Timothy 1:13
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Read in contextLeviticus 6:4
Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
Read in contextHosea 5:15
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
Read in contextHebrews 10:26–29
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Read in contextLeviticus 4:1–2
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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