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“Speak to the Israelites,[a] saying, ‘If a person[b] sins by an unintentional wrong from any of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated,[c] and he violates[d] any of them[e] if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people,[f] then,[g] concerning the sin that he has committed,[h] he shall bring a young bull[i] without defect for Yahweh as a sin offering. He shall bring[j] the bull to the tent of assembly’s entrance before Yahweh, place[k] his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter the bull before Yahweh.

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  1. Leviticus 4:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Leviticus 4:2 Or “a soul”
  3. Leviticus 4:2 Literally “done”
  4. Leviticus 4:2 Literally “does”
  5. Leviticus 4:2 Literally “from one from them”; see NET
  6. Leviticus 4:3 Literally “to the guilt of the people”
  7. Leviticus 4:3 Or “and”
  8. Leviticus 4:3 Literally “sinned”
  9. Leviticus 4:3 Literally “a bull, a son of cattle”
  10. Leviticus 4:4 Or “And he shall bring”
  11. Leviticus 4:4 Or “And place”

“Say to the Israelites: ‘When anyone sins unintentionally(A) and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands(B)

“‘If the anointed priest(C) sins,(D) bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the Lord a young bull(E) without defect(F) as a sin offering[a](G) for the sin he has committed.(H) He is to present the bull at the entrance to the tent of meeting before the Lord.(I) He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it there before the Lord.

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  1. Leviticus 4:3 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapter