Levítico 4:22

22 »Si uno de los líderes de Israel peca al violar uno de los mandatos del Señor
su Dios, pero no se da cuenta de ello, aun así es culpable.

Levítico 4:22 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 4:22

When a ruler hath sinned
Or "prince", the "nasi", one that is lifted up above others in honour, power, and authority, or that bears the weight of government: the word comes from one which signifies to lift up, or to bear; it may be understood of a governor of a family, or of a tribe, as Aben Ezra observes; and so in the Talmud

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 it is said, it means the prince of a tribe, such as Nachson the son of Amminadab, prince of the tribe of Judah. Maimonides ^F12 says a king is designed, over whom none has power; and so Gersom on the place, who observes, that David the king is called a prince, ( Ezekiel 34:24 ) ( 46:2 )

and done [somewhat] through ignorance [against] any of the
commandments of the Lord his God;
the phrase, "his God", is here added, and is not used neither of the anointed priest, nor of the congregation, nor of one of the common people; only of the prince, to show, that though he is above others, God is above him, and he is accountable to him; he is his God, of whom he is, and by whom he rules; wherefore if he breaks any of his commandments, though ignorantly, he must bring a sacrifice for it:

[concerning things] which should not be done, and is guilty;
of transgressing negative precepts, which are as binding on him as others.

F11 T. Bab. Horayot, fol. 11. 1.
F12 Hilchot Shegagot, c. 15. sect. 6.

Levítico 4:22 In-Context

20 así como lo hace con el becerro ofrecido como una ofrenda por el pecado del sumo sacerdote. Mediante este proceso, el sacerdote purificará a los israelitas y los hará justos ante el Señor
,
y serán perdonados.

21 Después el sacerdote debe tomar todo lo que quede del becerro, llevarlo fuera del campamento y quemarlo allí, así como lo hace con la ofrenda por el pecado del sumo sacerdote. Esta ofrenda es por el pecado de toda la congregación de Israel.

22 »Si uno de los líderes de Israel peca al violar uno de los mandatos del Señor
su Dios, pero no se da cuenta de ello, aun así es culpable.

23 En cuanto se dé cuenta de su pecado, debe llevar como ofrenda un chivo sin defecto.

24 Pondrá la mano sobre la cabeza del chivo y lo matará en el lugar donde se matan las ofrendas quemadas ante el Señor
. Esta es una ofrenda por su pecado.