Leviticus 4:23
in Leviticus 4When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
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ASV
if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be made known to him, he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a male without blemish.
KJV
Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:
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This verse in Leviticus 4
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Or if his sin - Rather, And if his sin. Come to his knowledge - i. e. when he had become conscious of his sin. A kid of the goats - A shaggy he-goat, in distinction from a smooth-haired he-goat. It was the regular sin-offering at the yearly festivals Lev 16:9, Lev 16:15; Num 28:15, Num 28:22, Num 28:30, and at the consecration of the priests Lev 9:3; while the smooth-haired goat appears to have been generally offered for the other sacrifices Psa 50:9; Isa 1:11.
This site's exposition
When a ruler hath sinned
on Leviticus 4:22-23
The word rendered ruler is nasi, which John Gill traces to a root meaning lifted up, and it covers the head of a tribe or of a household as well as a king. His animal steps down from a bullock to a male kid of the goats. Verse 22 is also the one place in the chapter that says the commandments of the LORD his God, where verses 2, 13 and 27 say only the LORD, so the man set over other men is the one reminded whose he is.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
The sin-offering for a ruler was to be a kid of the goats, not a bullock, as for the priest and the whole congregation; nor was the blood of his sin-offering to be brought into the tabernacle, as of the other two, but it was all bestowed upon the brazen altar (
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A young bullock - The same sacrifice which was offered for all the people, to shew how much his sin was aggravated by his quality. Sin-offering - Hebrew. sin, which word is oft taken in that sense.
Or if his sin wherein he hath sinned come to his knowledge,....
This intimated the greatness of the guilt connected with the sin of a high priest. The eminency of his station, and his relation both to God and to the people, greatly aggravated his offences; see Rom. ii.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments--Whatever was the form of government, the king, judge, or subordinate, was the party concerned in this law.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֽוֹ־ | ʾov- | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| הוֹדַ֤ע | hoda' | it has been made known | H3045 → | 945 times |
| אֵלָיו֙ | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| חַטָּאת֔וֹ | chatato | sin his | H2403 → | 295 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| חָטָ֖א | chata' | he has sinned | H2398 → | 238 times |
| בָּ֑הּ | bah | by <the> it | ||
| וְהֵבִ֧יא | vehevi' | and he will bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קָרְבָּנ֛וֹ | karebano | present his | H7133 → | 82 times |
| שְׂעִ֥יר | seir | a male goat of | H8163 → | 59 times |
| עִזִּ֖ים | ʾizim | goats | H5795 → | 74 times |
| זָכָ֥ר | zakhar | a male | H2145 → | 82 times |
| תָּמִֽים׃ | tamim | unblemished | H8549 → | 91 times |
אֽוֹ־or
ʾov-H176 →321 times
הוֹדַ֤עit has been made known
hoda'H3045 →945 times
אֵלָיו֙to him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
חַטָּאת֔וֹsin his
chatatoH2403 →295 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
חָטָ֖אhe has sinned
chata'H2398 →238 times
בָּ֑הּby <the> it
bah
וְהֵבִ֧יאand he will bring
vehevi'H935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
קָרְבָּנ֛וֹpresent his
karebanoH7133 →82 times
שְׂעִ֥ירa male goat of
seirH8163 →59 times
עִזִּ֖יםgoats
ʾizimH5795 →74 times
זָכָ֥רa male
zakharH2145 →82 times
תָּמִֽים׃unblemished
tamimH8549 →91 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 8:3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin.…
it leads to
- Acts 13:39
Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.
- Galatians 4:4–5
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Hebrews 7:18–19
So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- Acts 13:39
Through
Leviticus 5:4Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he…
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 5:2–6
Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your…
- Judges 11:31
then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”
- Mark 6:23
And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
- Ecclesiastes 5:2–6
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.