Leviticus 4:8-18

8 He must remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering -- the fat on and around the inner organs,
9 both kidneys with the fat that is on them near the lower back muscle, and the best part of the liver which he will remove with the kidneys.
10 (He must do this in the same way the fat is removed from the bull of the fellowship offering.) Then the priest must burn the animal parts on the altar of burnt offering.
11 But the priest must carry off the skin of the bull and all its meat, along with the rest of the bull -- its head, legs, intestines, and other inner organs.
12 He must take it outside the camp to the special clean place where the ashes are poured out. He must burn it on a wood fire on the pile of ashes.
13 "'If the whole nation of Israel sins accidentally without knowing it and does something the Lord has commanded not to be done, they are guilty.
14 When they learn about the sin they have done, they must offer a young bull as a sin offering and bring it before the Meeting Tent.
15 The older leaders of the group of people must put their hands on the bull's head before the Lord, and it must be killed before the Lord.
16 Then the appointed priest must bring some of the bull's blood into the Meeting Tent.
17 Dipping his finger in the blood, he must sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the curtain.
18 Then he must put some of the blood on the corners of the altar that is before the Lord in the Meeting Tent. The priest must pour out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.

Leviticus 4:8-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 4

This chapter contains the law of the sin offering, which was offered for sins committed through ignorance, error, and mistake, Le 4:1,2 and gives an account of the matter of them, and the rites belonging thereunto, which were different according to the persons for whom it was made, as for the anointed priest, Le 4:3-12 for the whole congregation, Le 4:13-21 and for the ruler, Le 4:22-26 and for any of the common people, Le 4:27-35.

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