Leviticus 4:2
1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
“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 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 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.
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.
Compare
- 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:
- KJV
- Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:
- WEB
- “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If anyone sins unintentionally, in any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and does any one of them,
- ASV
- Speak 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:
- DARBY
- Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through inadvertence against any of the commandments of Jehovah [in things] that ought not to be done, and do any of them;
- BLB
- “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: When a soul sins in error from any of the commandments of YHWH which are not to be done, and he does from one of them—
- ÅB
- Tal til Israels barn og si: Når noen synder av vanvare mot noe av Herrens bud og gjør noe som han har forbudt å gjøre,
- OTB
- "Tal til israelittene og si: 'Hvis noen synder uforvarende i noen av de tingene Herren har befalt ikke å gjøre, og begår noen av dem—
- B1930
- Tal til Israels barn og si: Når nogen synder av vanvare mot noget av Herrens bud og gjør noget som han har forbudt å gjøre,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 19:12
Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
Read in contextLeviticus 4:27
And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt.
Read in contextNumbers 15:22–29
Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—
Read in contextHebrews 9:7
But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
Read in contextJames 3:10
Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
Read in context1 Samuel 14:27
Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
Read in contextLeviticus 5:15–18
“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.
Read in contextGenesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
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