Levítico 4:22

22 "Cuando es un jefe el que peca e inadvertidamente hace cualquiera de las cosas que el SEÑOR su Dios ha mandado que no se hagan, haciéndose así 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 y hará con el novillo lo mismo que hizo con el novillo de la ofrenda por el pecado; hará lo mismo con él. Así el sacerdote hará expiación por ellos, y ellos serán perdonados.

21 "Sacará el novillo fuera del campamento y lo quemará como quemó el primer novillo; es la ofrenda por el pecado de la asamblea.

22 "Cuando es un jefe el que peca e inadvertidamente hace cualquiera de las cosas que el SEÑOR su Dios ha mandado que no se hagan, haciéndose así culpable,

23 y se le hace saber el pecado que ha cometido, traerá como su ofrenda un macho cabrío sin defecto.

24 "Pondrá su mano sobre la cabeza del macho cabrío y lo degollará en el lugar donde se deguella el holocausto delante del SEÑOR; es una ofrenda por el pecado.