Leviticus 4:14

14 ¹when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer ²a bull of the herd for a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting.

Leviticus 4:14 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 4:14

When the sin which they have sinned against it
Any of the commandments of the Lord forbidding such a thing to be done:

is known;
is made known to them by the priest, or any other, so that they are convinced that what has been done is wrong, though done through ignorance:

then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and
bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation;
the same offering with that of the anointed priest, he being, as Aben Ezra on the place observes, equal to all Israel.

Leviticus 4:14 In-Context

12 that is, all the rest of the bull, he is to bring out to a clean place outside the camp where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the ashes are poured out it shall be burned.

13 'Now if the whole congregation of Israel commits error and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, and they commit any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and they become guilty;

14 when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer a bull of the herd for a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting.

15 'Then the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD , and the bull shall be slain before the LORD .

16 'Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the blood of the bull to the tent of meeting;

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 4:3
• 2. Lev 4:3, 23, 28

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "concerning which"
• [b]. Lit "sinned"
• [c]. Lit "son of the herd"