Leviticus 4:27

Leviticus 4:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If any member of the community sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, when they realize their guilt
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally in doing any one of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally by doing something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and is guilty,

Context of Leviticus 4:27

25Then the priest will take some of the blood of the offering for sin with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar for burnt offerings. 26He will burn all the fat on the altar the same way the fat of the fellowship offering is burned. So the priest will make peace with the Lord for what the leader did wrong, and the leader will be forgiven. “If a common person unintentionally does something wrong—even one thing forbidden by the Lord’s commands—he will be guilty. 28When he is told about what he has done wrong, he must bring a female goat that has no defects as his offering for what he has done wrong. 29He will place his hand on the animal’s head and slaughter it where animals for burnt offerings are slaughtered.

Leviticus 4:27 word by word

וְאִם־נֶ֧פֶשׁ אַחַ֛ת תֶּחֱטָ֥א בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ בַּ֠עֲשֹׂתָהּ אַחַ֨ת מִמִּצְוֹ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂ֖ינָה וְאָשֵֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if anyאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• oneנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• of the commonאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• sinחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• through ignoranceשְׁגָגָהshegâgâh · sin of errorH7684
• while he doethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• of the commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and be guiltyאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816

Cross-references for Leviticus 4:27

• Leviticus 4:2“Tell the Israelites: If a person unintentionally does something wrong—even one thing that is forbidden by any of the Lord’s commands—this is what he must do.
• Numbers 15:27“If one person unintentionally does something wrong, a one-year-old female goat must be sacrificed as an offering for sin.
• Exodus 12:49The same instructions apply to native-born Israelites as well as foreigners.”
• Numbers 5:6“Tell the Israelites: If you do something wrong to another person, you have been unfaithful to the Lord. When you realize your guilt,
• Numbers 15:16The instructions and rules are the same for you as well as foreigners who are living with you.”

Commentaries on Leviticus 4:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The common people - הארץ עם am haarets, the people of the land, that is, any individual who was not a priest, king, or ruler among the people; any of the poor or ordinary sort. Any of these, having transgressed through ignorance, was obliged to bring a lamb or a kid, the ceremonies being nearly the same as in the preceding cases. The original may denote the very lowest of the people, the laboring or agricultural classes. The law relative to the general…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27The common people - literally, as in the margin, “the people of the land.” Compare Leviticus 20:2, Leviticus 20:4; 2 Kings 11:18. It was the ordinary designation of the people, as distinguished from the priests and the rulers.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-35Verses 27-35 Here is the law of the sin-offering for a common person. To be able to plead, when charged with sin, that we did it ignorantly, and through the surprise of temptation, will not bring us off, if we have no interest in that great plea, Christ hath died. The sins of ignorance committed by a common person, needed a sacrifice; the greatest are not above, the meanest are not below Divine justice. None, if offenders, were overlooked. Here rich and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-35The common people, with fewer responsibilities than priests or leaders, could offer a female sheep or goat. More important social positions required more responsibility (see Amos 3:2; Matthew 25:14–30; James 3:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3427-34. if any one of the common people sin through ignorance--In this case the expiatory offering appointed was a female kid, or a ewe-lamb without blemish; and the ceremonies were exactly the same as those observed in the case of the offending ruler [Le 4:22-26]. In these two latter instances, the blood of the sin offering was applied to the altar of burnt offering--the place where bloody sacrifices were appointed to be immolated. But the transgression…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 4:27

• Atonement
• Ignorance

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Commentaries on Leviticus 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings