Leviticus 4:21

21 Then he shall take the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the community.

Leviticus 4:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
ESV
21 And he shall carry the bull outside the camp and burn it up as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.
NLT
21 Then the priest must take what is left of the bull and carry it outside the camp and burn it there, just as is done with the sin offering for the high priest. This offering is for the sin of the entire congregation of Israel.
MSG
21 They then will take the bull outside the camp and burn it just as they burned the first bull. It's the Absolution-Offering for the congregation.
CSB
21 Then he will bring the bull outside the camp and burn it just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

Leviticus 4:21 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 4:21

(See Gill on Leviticus 4:16).

Leviticus 4:21 In-Context

19 He shall remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar,
20 and do with this bull just as he did with the bull for the sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the community, and they will be forgiven.
21 Then he shall take the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the community.
22 “ ‘When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the LORD his God, when he realizes his guilt
23 and the sin he has committed becomes known, he must bring as his offering a male goat without defect.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S ver 12
  • 2. Leviticus 16:5,15; 2 Chronicles 29:21
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