Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 4

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyH3605one shallsinתֶחֱטָ֤אte.che.Ta'H2398unwittingly, inanyH3605of the thingswhichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedH559notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to bedoneתֵעָשֶׂ֑ינָהte.'a.Sei.nahH6213, and shalldoוְעָשָׂ֕הve.'a.SahH6213anyH3605one of them:

3ifאִ֣ם'imH518theanointedהַמָּשִׁ֛יחַha.ma.Shi.achH4899priestהַכֹּהֵ֧ןha.ko.HenH3548shallsinH2398soH834as tobringH7126guiltלְאַשְׁמַ֣תle.'ash.MatH819on thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; then let himofferH7126for hissinH2398,whichH834he hathsinnedH2398, ayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullockwithoutH8549blemishH8549unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068for asinH2398offering.

4And he shallbringוְהֵבִ֣יאve.he.Vi'H935the bullock unto thedoorפֶּ֛תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and he shalllayוְסָמַ֤ךְve.sa.MakhH5564hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the bullock, andkillוְשָׁחַ֥טve.sha.ChatH7819the bullockbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5And theanointedהַמָּשִׁ֖יחַha.ma.Shi.achH4899priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947of thebloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of the bullock, andbringוְהֵבִ֥יאve.he.Vi'H935it to thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

6and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shalldipוְטָבַ֧לve.ta.ValH2881hisfingerאֶצְבָּע֖וֹ'etz.ba.'OH676in thebloodבַּדָּ֑םba.DamH1818, and sprinkle of thebloodהַדָּ֜םha.DamH1818sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440theveilפָּרֹ֥כֶתpa.Ro.khetH6532of thesanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

7And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548shallputוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414of thebloodהַדָּ֜םha.DamH1818uponעַל־'al-H5921thehornsקַ֠רְנוֹתKar.notH7161of thealtarמִזְבַּ֨חmiz.BachH4196ofsweetהַסַּמִּים֙ha.sa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֤רֶתke.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thebloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of the bullock shall hepourיִשְׁפֹּךְ֙yish.poKhH8210outמִן־min-H4480at thebaseיְסוֹד֙ye.sOdH3247of thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930offering,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is at thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

8Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thefatחֵ֛לֶבChe.levH2459of the bullock of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403offering he shalltakeיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311offעַל־'al-H5921from it; thefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459that covereth the inwards, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thefatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459that isuponעַל־'al-H5921the inwards,

9and thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147kidneysהַכְּלָיֹ֔תha.ke.la.YotH3629, and thefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459that isuponH5921them,whichH834is by theloinsהַכְּסָלִ֑יםha.ke.sa.LimH3689, and the cauluponH5921theliverהַכָּבֵ֔דha.ka.VedH3516, with thekidneysהַכְּלָי֖וֹתha.ke.la.YotH3629, shall hetakeH5493awayH5493,

10as it is takenoffH5921from theoxמִשּׁ֖וֹרmi.ShorH7794of thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallburnוְהִקְטִירָם֙ve.hik.ti.RamH6999themuponH5921thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930offering.

11And theskinע֤וֹרorH5785of the bullock, andallH3605itsH3605fleshבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320, withitsH3605headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218, and withitsH3605legsכְּרָעָ֑יוke.ra.'AvH3767, anditsH3605inwards, anditsH3605dungוּפִרְשֽׁוֹ׃u.fir.ShoH6569,

12evenH853thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605bullock shall hecarryH3318forthH3318without thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הla.ma.cha.NehH4264unto acleanטָהוֹר֙ta.hOrH2889placeמָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725,whereH4725theashesהַדֶּ֔שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880arepouredשֶׁ֣פֶךְShe.fekhH8211outH3318, andburnוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313it onwoodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784:whereH4725theashesהַדֶּ֖שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880arepouredשֶׁ֥פֶךְShe.fekhH8211outH3318shall it beburntיִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ פyi.sa.RefH8313.

13Andifוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall err, and thethingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697be hid from theeyesמֵעֵינֵ֖יme.'ei.NeiH5869of theassemblyהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951, and they havedoneוְ֠עָשׂוּVe.'a.suH6213anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the thingswhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedמִצְוֹ֧תmitz.VotH4687notלֹא־lo'-H3808to bedoneתֵעָשֶׂ֖ינָהte.'a.Sei.nahH6213, and areguiltyוְאָשֵֽׁמוּ׃ve.'a.She.muH816;

14when thesinH2398whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they havesinnedH2398isknownוְנֽוֹדְעָה֙ve.nod.'AhH3045, then theassemblyהַקָּהָ֜לha.ka.HalH6951shallofferוְהִקְרִ֨יבוּve.hik.Ri.vuH7126ayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullock for asinH2398offering, andbringוְהֵבִ֣יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935itbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

15And theeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of thecongregationהָעֵדָ֧הha.'e.DahH5712shalllayוְ֠סָמְכוּVe.sa.me.khuH5564theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.HemH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the bullockbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and the bullock shall bekilledוְשָׁחַ֥טve.sha.ChatH7819beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16And theanointedהַמָּשִׁ֖יחַha.ma.Shi.achH4899priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shallbringוְהֵבִ֛יאve.he.Vi'H935of thebloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of the bullock to thetentאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

17and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shalldipוְטָבַ֧לve.ta.ValH2881hisfingerאֶצְבָּע֖וֹ'etz.ba.'OH676in thebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818, and sprinkle itsevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440theveilהַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ha.pa.Ro.khetH6532.

18And he shallputיִתֵּ֣ן׀yi.TenH5414of thebloodהַדָּ֞םha.DamH1818uponעַל־'al-H5921thehornsקַרְנֹ֣תkar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196whichH834isbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that is in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thebloodהַדָּ֗םha.DamH1818shall hepourיִשְׁפֹּךְ֙yish.poKhH8210outוּמִן־u.min-H4480at thebaseיְסוֹד֙ye.sOdH3247of thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930offering,whichH834is at thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

19Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thefatחֶלְבּ֖וֹchel.BoH2459thereof shall hetakeיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311offמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480from it, andburnוְהִקְטִ֖ירve.hik.TirH6999it upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

20ThusH3651shall hedoH6213with the bullock; as hedidH6213with the bullock of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֔אתha.cha.TatH2403offering,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651shall hedoH6213with this: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֧רve.khi.PerH3722for them, and they shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.LachH5545.

21And he shallcarryH3318forthH3318the bullock without thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264, andburnוְשָׂרַ֣ףve.sa.RafH8313it as heburnedשָׂרַ֔ףsa.RafH8313thefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223bullock: it is thesinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403offering for theassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951.

22When a ruler sinneth, and doeth unwittinglyanyH3605one ofallH3605the thingswhichH834theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֜יו'e.lo.HavH430hathcommandedמִצְוֹת֩mitz.VotH4687notלֹא־lo'-H3808to bedoneH6213, and isguiltyוְאָשֵֽׁם׃ve.'a.ShemH816;

23ifH834hissinH2398,whereinH834he hathsinnedH2398, bemadeH3045knownH3045to him, he shallbringוְהֵבִ֧יאve.he.Vi'H935for his oblation agoatעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795, amaleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145withoutH8549blemishH8549;

24and he shalllayוְסָמַ֤ךְve.sa.MakhH5564hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thegoatהַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'IrH8163, andkillוְשָׁחַ֣טve.sha.ChatH7819it in theplaceבִּמְק֛וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theykillיִשְׁחַ֥טyish.ChatH7819theburntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it is asinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403offering.

25And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947of thebloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of thesinהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403offering with hisfingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676, andputוְנָתַ֕ןve.na.TanH5414ituponעַל־'al-H5921thehornsקַרְנֹ֖תkar.NotH7161of thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930offering, and thebloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818thereof shall hepourיִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְyish.PokhH8210outH8210at thebaseיְס֖וֹדye.SodH3247of thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930offering.

26Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thefatחֶלְבּוֹ֙chel.BoH2459thereof shall heburnיַקְטִ֣ירyak.TirH6999uponעָלָ֧יו'a.LavH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196, as thefatכְּחֵ֖לֶבke.Che.levH2459of thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeatonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722for him as concerning hissinמֵחַטָּאת֖וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403, and he shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.LachH5545.

27Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518anyאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259one of thecommonהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776peopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971sinתֶּחֱטָ֥אte.che.Ta'H2398unwittingly, indoingבַּ֠עֲשֹׂתָהּBa.'a.so.tahH6213anyאַחַ֨ת'a.ChatH259of the thingswhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedמִמִּצְוֹ֧תmi.mitz.VotH4687notלֹא־lo'-H3808to bedoneתֵעָשֶׂ֖ינָהte.'a.Sei.nahH6213, and beguiltyוְאָשֵֽׁם׃ve.'a.ShemH816;

28ifH834hissinH2398,whichH834he hathsinnedH2398, bemadeH3045knownH3045to him, then he shallbringוְהֵבִ֨יאve.he.Vi'H935for his oblation agoatעִזִּים֙'i.ZimH5795, afemaleנְקֵבָ֔הne.ke.VahH5347withoutH8549blemishH8549, for hissinH2398whichH834he hathsinnedH2398.

29And he shalllayוְסָמַךְ֙ve.sa.maKhH5564hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027uponעַ֖ל'alH5921theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403offering, andkillוְשָׁחַט֙ve.sha.ChatH7819thesinהַ֣חַטָּ֔אתha.cha.TatH2403offering in theplaceבִּמְק֖וֹםbim.KomH4725ofburntהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930offering.

30And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947of thebloodמִדָּמָהּ֙mi.da.MahH1818thereof with hisfingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676, andputוְנָתַ֕ןve.na.TanH5414ituponעַל־'al-H5921thehornsקַרְנֹ֖תkar.NotH7161of thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930offering, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thebloodדָּמָ֣הּda.MahH1818thereof shall hepourיִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְyish.PokhH8210outH8210at thebaseיְס֖וֹדye.SodH3247of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

31Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thefatחֶלְבָּ֣הּchel.BahH2459thereof shall hetakeH5493awayH5493, as thefatחֵלֶב֮che.LevH2459istakenH5493awayH5493fromoffמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeaceהַשְּׁלָמִים֒ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002; and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallburnוְהִקְטִ֤ירve.hik.TirH6999ituponעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196for a sweet savour unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeatonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for him, and he shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.LachH5545.

32Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518hebringיָבִ֥יאya.Vi'H935alambכֶּ֛בֶשׂKe.vesH3532as his oblation for asinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403offering, he shallbringיְבִיאֶֽנָּה׃ye.vi.'E.nahH935it afemaleנְקֵבָ֥הne.ke.VahH5347withoutH8549blemishH8549.

33And he shalllayוְסָמַךְ֙ve.sa.maKhH5564hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027uponעַ֖ל'alH5921theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403offering, andkillוְשָׁחַ֤טve.sha.ChatH7819it for asinלְחַטָּ֔אתle.cha.TatH2403offering in theplaceבִּמְק֕וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theykillיִשְׁחַ֖טyish.ChatH7819theburntהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930offering.

34And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947of thebloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of thesinהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403offering with hisfingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676, andputוְנָתַ֕ןve.na.TanH5414ituponעַל־'al-H5921thehornsקַרְנֹ֖תkar.NotH7161of thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930offering, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thebloodדָּמָ֣הּda.MahH1818thereof shall hepourיִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְyish.PokhH8210outH8210at thebaseיְס֖וֹדye.SodH3247of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196:

35andallH3605thefatחֶלְבָּ֣הchel.BahH2459thereof shall hetakeH5493awayH5493, as thefatחֵֽלֶב־che.lev-H2459of thelambהַכֶּשֶׂב֮ha.ke.SevH3775istakenH5493awayH5493from thesacrificeמִזֶּ֣בַחmi.Ze.vachH2077ofpeaceהַשְּׁלָמִים֒ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002; and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shallburnוְהִקְטִ֨ירve.hik.TirH6999them on thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196,uponH5921theofferingsH8002of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068madeH3605byfireאִשֵּׁ֣י'i.SheiH801: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeatonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722for him as touching hissinH2398that he hathsinnedH2398, and he shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.LachH5545.

Commentaries on Leviticus 4

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