Leviticus 4:1-6

The Law of Sin Offerings

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'If a person sins ¹unintentionally in any of the things which the LORD has ²commanded not to be done, and commits any of them,

3 ³if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer to the LORD a bull * * without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.

4 'He shall bring the bull to the doorway of the tent of meeting before the LORD, and ⁴he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull and slay the bull before the LORD.

5 'Then the ⁵anointed priest is to take some of the blood of the bull and bring it to the tent of meeting,

6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the LORD, in front of ⁶the veil of the sanctuary.

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Leviticus 4:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 4

This chapter contains the law of the sin offering, which was offered for sins committed through ignorance, error, and mistake, Le 4:1,2 and gives an account of the matter of them, and the rites belonging thereunto, which were different according to the persons for whom it was made, as for the anointed priest, Le 4:3-12 for the whole congregation, Le 4:13-21 and for the ruler, Le 4:22-26 and for any of the common people, Le 4:27-35.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 6

1. Leviticus 4:22, 27; Leviticus 5:15-18; Leviticus 22:14
2. Leviticus 4:13
3. Lev 4:14, 23, 28
4. Leviticus 1:4; Leviticus 4:15; Numbers 8:12
5. Leviticus 4:3, 17
6. Exodus 40:21, 26

Footnotes 3

[a]. Lit "commands of the LORD which are not to be done"
[b]. Or "bull of the herd"
[c]. Lit "sinned"