Leviticus 4:20

20 He shall do to the bull {just as} he did to the sin offering's bull, so he must do to it. The 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 must put {some of} the blood on the altar's horns before Yahweh {in the tent of assembly}, and all [the rest] of the blood he must pour out on the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which [is at the] tent of assembly's entrance.

19 He must remove all its fat from it, and he shall turn [it] into smoke on the altar.

20 He shall do to the bull {just as} he did to the sin offering's bull, so he must do to it. The priest shall make atonement for them, and {they will be forgiven}.

21 He shall bring [the rest of] the bull {outside the camp}, and he shall burn it {just as} he burned the first bull; it [is] the sin offering for the assembly.

22 " 'When a leader sins and commits an unintentional wrong [against] {any of} the commands of Yahweh his God that should not be {violated}, so that he incurs guilt,

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "And he shall do"
• [b]. Literally "as that"
• [c]. Or "And the priest"
• [d]. Literally "it shall be forgiven to them"