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Leviticus 4:20-22
New English Translation
Leviticus 4:20-22
New English Translation
20 He must do with the rest of the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering; this is what he must do with it.[a] So the priest will make atonement[b] on their behalf and they will be forgiven.[c] 21 He[d] must bring the rest of the bull outside the camp[e] and burn it just as he burned the first bull—it is the sin offering of the assembly.
For the Leader
22 “‘Whenever[f] a leader, by straying unintentionally,[g] sins and violates one of the commandments of the Lord his God which must not be violated,[h] and he pleads guilty,
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- Leviticus 4:20 sn Cf. Lev 4:11-12 above for the disposition of “the [rest of] the bull.”
- Leviticus 4:20 sn The focus of sin offering “atonement” was purging impurities from the tabernacle (see the note on Lev 1:4).
- Leviticus 4:20 tn Heb “there shall be forgiveness to them” or “it shall be forgiven to them.”
- Leviticus 4:21 sn See the note on the word “slaughter” in v. 15.
- Leviticus 4:21 tn Heb “And he shall bring out the bull to from outside to the camp.”
- Leviticus 4:22 tn This section begins with the relative pronoun אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) which usually means “who” or “which,” but here means “whenever.”
- Leviticus 4:22 tn See the Lev 4:2 note on “straying.”
- Leviticus 4:22 tn Heb “and does one from all the commandments of the Lord his God which must not be done”; cf. NRSV “ought not to be done”; NIV “does what is forbidden in any of the commands.”
Leviticus 4:20-22
New International Version
Leviticus 4:20-22
New International Version
20 and do with this bull just as he did with the bull for the sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement(A) for the community, and they will be forgiven.(B) 21 Then he shall take the bull outside the camp(C) and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the community.(D)
22 “‘When a leader(E) sins unintentionally(F) and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, when he realizes his guilt
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