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Leviticus 4:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Leviticus 4:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 (A)Tell the Israelites: When a person inadvertently[a] does wrong by violating any one of the Lord’s prohibitions—
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- 4:2 Inadvertently: the concern in this chapter, and much of chap. 5, is wrongs done unintentionally. Intentional (“high-handed”) sins are punished with being “cut off” from the people (Nm 15:30–31). See note on Lv 7:20. Lord’s prohibitions: not included in the faults figured here is failure to perform positive commandments. Failing to perform positive commands, however, still renders the individual liable to other punishment (e.g., failing to observe the Passover, Nm 9:13). Cf. Nm 15:22–31.
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