Leviticus 4:20

20 'He shall also do with the bull just as he did with 1the bull of the sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So 2the priest shall make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.

Leviticus 4:20 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 4:20

(See Gill on Leviticus 4:16).

Leviticus 4:20 In-Context

18 'He shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before the LORD in the tent of meeting; and all the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering which is at the doorway of the tent of meeting.
19 'He shall remove all its fat from it and offer it up in smoke on the altar.
20 'He shall also do with the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So the priest shall make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.
21 'Then he is to bring out the bull to a place outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.
22 'When a leader sins and unintentionally does any one of all the things which the LORD his God has commanded not to be done, and he becomes guilty,

Cross References 2

  • 1. Leviticus 4:8, 21
  • 2. Numbers 15:25, 28
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