Leviticus 4 NIV NLT Parallel

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1The LORD said to Moses,

1Then the LORD said to Moses,

2"Say to the Israelites: 'When anyone sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the LORD's commands--

2“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. This is how you are to deal with those who sin unintentionally by doing anything that violates one of the LORD’s commands.

3"'If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.

3“If the high priest sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the LORD a young bull with no defects.

4He is to present the bull at the entrance to the tent of meeting before the LORD. He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it there before the LORD.

4He must bring the bull to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.

5Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull's blood and carry it into the tent of meeting.

5The high priest will then take some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle,

6He is to dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.

6dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain of the sanctuary.

7The priest shall then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the tent of meeting. The rest of the bull's blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

7The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

8He shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering--all the fat that is connected to the internal organs,

8Then the priest must remove all the fat of the bull to be offered as a sin offering. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,

9both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys--

9the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. He must remove these along with the kidneys,

10just as the fat is removed from the ox sacrificed as a fellowship offering. Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.

10just as he does with cattle offered as a peace offering, and burn them on the altar of burnt offerings.

11But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, as well as the head and legs, the internal organs and the intestines--

11But he must take whatever is left of the bull—its hide, meat, head, legs, internal organs, and dung—

12that is, all the rest of the bull--he must take outside the camp to a place ceremonially clean, where the ashes are thrown, and burn it there in a wood fire on the ash heap.

12and carry it away to a place outside the camp that is ceremonially clean, the place where the ashes are dumped. There, on the ash heap, he will burn it on a wood fire.

13"'If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the LORD's commands, even though the community is unaware of the matter, when they realize their guilt

13“If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the LORD’s commands, but the people don’t realize it, they are still guilty.

14and the sin they committed becomes known, the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the tent of meeting.

14When they become aware of their sin, the people must bring a young bull as an offering for their sin and present it before the Tabernacle.

15The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull's head before the LORD, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the LORD.

15The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull’s head and slaughter it before the LORD.

16Then the anointed priest is to take some of the bull's blood into the tent of meeting.

16The high priest will then take some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle,

17He shall dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle it before the LORD seven times in front of the curtain.

17dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain.

18He is to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the tent of meeting. The rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

18He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

19He shall remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar,

19Then the priest must remove all the animal’s fat and burn it on the altar,

20and do with this bull just as he did with the bull for the sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the community, and they will be forgiven.

20just as he does with the bull offered as a sin offering for the high priest. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

21Then he shall take the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the community.

21Then the priest must take what is left of the bull and carry it outside the camp and burn it there, just as is done with the sin offering for the high priest. This offering is for the sin of the entire congregation of Israel.

22"'When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the LORD his God, when he realizes his guilt

22“If one of Israel’s leaders sins by violating one of the commands of the LORD his God but doesn’t realize it, he is still guilty.

23and the sin he has committed becomes known, he must bring as his offering a male goat without defect.

23When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects.

24He is to lay his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.

24He must lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the LORD. This is an offering for his sin.

25Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

25Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

26He shall burn all the fat on the altar as he burned the fat of the fellowship offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the leader's sin, and he will be forgiven.

26Then he must burn all the goat’s fat on the altar, just as he does with the peace offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the leader from his sin, making him right with the LORD, and he will be forgiven.

27"'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

27“If any of the common people sin by violating one of the LORD’s commands, but they don’t realize it, they are still guilty.

28and the sin they have committed becomes known, they must bring as their offering for the sin they committed a female goat without defect.

28When they become aware of their sin, they must bring as an offering for their sin a female goat with no defects.

29They are to lay their hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.

29They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.

30Then the priest is to take some of the blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

30Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

31They shall remove all the fat, just as the fat is removed from the fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn it on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.

31Then he must remove all the goat’s fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

32"'If someone brings a lamb as their sin offering, they are to bring a female without defect.

32“If the people bring a sheep as their sin offering, it must be a female with no defects.

33They are to lay their hand on its head and slaughter it for a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.

33They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.

34Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

34Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

35They shall remove all the fat, just as the fat is removed from the lamb of the fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn it on the altar on top of the food offerings presented to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.

35Then he must remove all the sheep’s fat, just as he does with the fat of a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

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