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26 He[a] must turn all of its fat into smoke on the altar like the fat of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, and the priest shall make atonement for him because of[b] his sin, and he will be forgiven.[c]

27 “‘If[d] anyone[e] of the people of the land sins by an unintentional wrong by violating[f] one of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated,[g] so that[h] he incurs guilt, 28 or his sin he has committed[i] is made known to him, he shall bring[j] as his offering a female goat without defect[k] as his offering for his sin that he committed.[l]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 4:26 Or “And he”; the antecedent is the priest (cp. vv. 10, 31)
  2. Leviticus 4:26 Literally “from”
  3. Leviticus 4:26 Literally “it shall be forgiven to him”
  4. Leviticus 4:27 Or “And if”
  5. Leviticus 4:27 Literally “a soul one”
  6. Leviticus 4:27 Literally “doing”
  7. Leviticus 4:27 Literally “done”
  8. Leviticus 4:27 Or “and”
  9. Leviticus 4:28 Literally “sinned”
  10. Leviticus 4:28 Or “and he shall bring” or “then he shall bring”
  11. Leviticus 4:28 Literally “a she-goat of goats without defect a female”
  12. Leviticus 4:28 Literally “sinned”

26 He shall burn all the fat on the altar as he burned the fat of the fellowship offering. In this way the priest will make atonement(A) for the leader’s sin, and he will be forgiven.(B)

27 “‘If any member of the community sins unintentionally(C) and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, when they realize their guilt 28 and the sin they have committed becomes known, they must bring as their offering(D) for the sin they committed a female goat(E) without defect.

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