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dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of it seven times before God in front of the curtain.
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He will smear some of the blood on the horns of the Altar which is before God in the Tent of Meeting and pour the rest of it at the base of the Altar of Whole-Burnt-Offering at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
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He will remove all the fat and burn it on the Altar.
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He will follow the same procedure with this bull as with the bull for the Absolution-Offering. The priest makes atonement for them and they are forgiven.
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They then will take the bull outside the camp and burn it just as they burned the first bull. It's the Absolution-Offering for the congregation.
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"When a ruler sins unintentionally by straying from one of the commands of his God which must not be broken, he is guilty.
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When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring a goat for his offering, a male without any defect,
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lay his hand on the head of the goat, and slaughter it in the place where they slaughter the Whole-Burnt-Offering in the presence of God - it's an Absolution-Offering.
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The priest will then take some of the blood of the Absolution-Offering with his finger, smear it on the horns of the Altar of Whole-Burnt-Offering, and pour the rest at the base of the Altar.
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He will burn all its fat on the Altar, the same as with the fat of the Peace-Offering. "The priest makes atonement for him on account of his sin and he's forgiven.
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"When an ordinary member of the congregation sins unintentionally, straying from one of the commandments of God which must not be broken, he is guilty.