Leviticus 4:1

Laws for Sin Offerings

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Leviticus 4:1 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 4:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying.
] Continued to speak to him, or, after some pause made, proceeded to speak to him, and give things in commandment concerning the sin offering, what it should be, and for whom, as follows.

Leviticus 4:1 In-Context

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "Speak to the {Israelites}, saying, 'If a person sins by an unintentional wrong from any of Yahweh's commands that should not be {violated}, and he {violates} {any of them}--

3 if the anointed priest sins, {bringing guilt on the people}, then, concerning the sin that he has {committed}, he shall bring {a young bull} without defect for Yahweh as a sin offering.

4 He shall bring the bull to [the] tent of assembly's entrance before Yahweh, place his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter the bull before Yahweh.

5 The anointed priest shall take {some of} the bull's blood and shall bring it to [the] tent of assembly,

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "And"