Open English Translation LEV Chapter 4

4 Then Yahweh told Mosheh (Moses), 2 “Tell the Israelis that if a person breaks any of Yahweh’s regulations unintentionally, or does anything that he said shouldn’t be done, then this is the procedure:

3 “If it’s the high priest who’s done it, that causes the nation to be guilty, and for his transgression he must present a bull with no defects to Yahweh as a sin offering. 4 He must bring the bull before Yahweh at the entrance of the sacred tent, then he must place his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of Yahweh. 5 Then the high priest must get some of the bull’s blood and bringing it into the sacred tent, 6 he must dip his finger into it and seven times he must flick the blood towards the front of the curtain of the sanctuary in front of Yahweh. 7 Then the high priest must put some of the blood on the four projecting corners of the incense altar (located inside the sacred tent in front of Yahweh and used for burning fragrant incense). Then he must go back outside and pour the rest of the bull’s blood out at the base of the altar for burnt offerings (which is out at the entrance to the sacred tent). 8 Then the high priest must remove all the fat from the bull being offered as a sin offering, including the fat covering the innards and which is a part of the innards, 9 both kidneys and the fat that’s attached to them, and the lobe on the liver (all of which need to be removed from the animal) 10 just like you’d do for the bull of the peace offering. Then the priest must burn them on the altar for the burnt offering. 11 However, the bull’s hide and its meat, plus it’s head and feet, and innards and dung, 12 must be taken outside the camp to the clean place where they pour out the ashes, and they must make a fire with wood there on top of the ashes and burn it there.

13 “If it’s the whole community that unintentionally transgresses by doing something that Yahweh prohibited, then they’ll be guilty even if the community didn’t actually notice.[ref] 14 When they become aware of what they’ve done wrong, then the community must present a young bull in front of the sacred tent as a sin offering. 15 Then the community elders must place their hands of the bull’s head in front of Yahweh, and slaughter it there. 16 The high priest must take some of the bull’s blood into the sacred tent 17 and seven times he must dip his finger in it and flick the blood towards the front of the curtain of the sanctuary in front of Yahweh. 18 Then he must put some of the blood on the four projecting corners of the incense altar (located inside the sacred tent in front of Yahweh). Then he must go back outside and pour the rest of the bull’s blood out at the base of the altar for burnt offerings (which is out at the entrance to the sacred tent). 19 Then he must remove all the fat from the slaughtered bull and burn up that fat on the altar, 20 and he should process the bull just the same as for a sin offering. Then the priest will have made them right with God and they’ll be forgiven. 21 Then he must take the remaining parts of the bull outside the camp and burn it as described above and it will be the sin offering for the community.

22 “If it’s a leader that unintentionally transgresses by doing something that his god Yahweh prohibited, then he’ll be guilty. 23 Alternatively, maybe someone else will point out his failing to him. Then he must bring an offering of a male goat with no defects. 24 He must place his hand on its head and slaughter it in the place where the animals for the burnt offering are slaughtered. It will be a sin offering, 25 and the priest must take some of the blood of that sin offering and with his finger, put some of the blood on the four projecting corners of the altar for burnt offerings. 26 He must burn up all the fat on the altar just like the fat from the peace offering, and that way, the priest will make that leader right with God and he’ll be forgiven.

27 “If it’s an ordinary person who unintentionally transgresses by doing something that Yahweh prohibited, then they’ll be guilty.[ref] 28 Alternatively, maybe someone else will point out their failing to them. Then due to their transgression, that person must bring an offering of a female goat with no defects. 29 He must place his hand on the head of the goat that’s a sin offering, and slaughter it at the place for burnt offerings. 30 Then the priest must take some of the blood and with his finger, put some of the blood on the four projecting corners of the altar for burnt offerings, and then pour the rest of the blood at the altar’s base. 31 Then the presenter must pull out all the fat (just like it’s done for the peace offering), and the priest will burn it on the altar to make a pleasing aroma for Yahweh, and to make that person right with God, and they’ll be forgiven.

32 “But if it’s a lamb that the individual wants to bring as their sin offering, then it must be a female with no defects. 33 The presenter must put their hand on the head of the lamb and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered. 34 Then the priest must take some of the blood and with his finger, put some of the blood on the four projecting corners of the altar for burnt offerings, and then pour the rest of the blood at the altar’s base. 35 Then the presenter must pull out all the fat (just like it’s done for the peace offering), and the priest will burn it on the altar to make a pleasing aroma for Yahweh, and to make that person right with God, and they’ll be forgiven.