Leviticus 4:26
in Leviticus 4He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
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ASV
And all the fat thereof shall he burn upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
KJV
And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
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This verse in Leviticus 4
Commentary
7 notes on this verseIt shall be forgiven - Both judicially, as to all ecclesiastical censures or civil punishment; and really, upon condition of repentance and faith in the Messiah to come.
This site's exposition
lay his hand upon the head
on Leviticus 4:24-26
From the ruler down, the blood stays in the courtyard. It goes on the horns of the altar of burnt offering instead of the golden altar inside, and Leviticus 6:26 and 6:30 give the working rule, that a sin offering whose blood was carried into the tent is burned and one whose blood was not is eaten by the priest in the holy place. The two halves of this chapter are therefore two different ends for the carcase, burned outside the camp above and eaten by the priesthood below.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
27 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the L ORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; 28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — scripture-overlap:97%@v27-28
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.
And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, Of burnt offering, that is, the priest shall do it: as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings; see Lev 3:3. and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin; in a typical way, directing to the great sacrifice of Christ, which is the only real atonement and propitiation for sin: the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, render, "the priest shall pray for him": for the pardon of his sin: and it shall be forgiven him; not for the prayers of the priest, nor for the sacrifice offered up, but for the sake of Christ, the antitype of such sacrifices, and when faith was exercised on him; or the meaning is, he shall not be punished for it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| חֶלְבּוֹ֙ | chelbo | fat its | H2459 → | 92 times |
| יַקְטִ֣יר | yaktir | he will make smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה | hamizbechah | the altar towards | H4196 → | 401 times |
| כְּחֵ֖לֶב | kechelev | like [the] fat of | H2459 → | 92 times |
| זֶ֣בַח | zevach | [the] sacrifice of | H2077 → | 162 times |
| הַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים | hashelamim | the peace offering<s> | H8002 → | 87 times |
| וְכִפֶּ֨ר | vekhiper | and he will make atonement | H3722 → | 102 times |
| עָלָ֧יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מֵחַטָּאת֖וֹ | mechatato | from sin his | H2403 → | 295 times |
| וְנִסְלַ֥ח | venislach | and it will be forgiven | H5545 → | 46 times |
| לֽוֹ׃ פ | lo | to <the> him |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
חֶלְבּוֹ֙fat its
chelboH2459 →92 times
יַקְטִ֣ירhe will make smoke
yaktirH6999 →116 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהthe altar towards
hamizbechahH4196 →401 times
כְּחֵ֖לֶבlike [the] fat of
kechelevH2459 →92 times
זֶ֣בַח[the] sacrifice of
zevachH2077 →162 times
הַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםthe peace offering<s>
hashelamimH8002 →87 times
וְכִפֶּ֨רand he will make atonement
vekhiperH3722 →102 times
עָלָ֧יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
מֵחַטָּאת֖וֹfrom sin his
mechatatoH2403 →295 times
וְנִסְלַ֥חand it will be forgiven
venislachH5545 →46 times
לֽוֹ׃ פto <the> him
lo
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
Numbers 15:28And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.
it leads to
- Leviticus 4:35
And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the offerings made by…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 4:35
Through
Leviticus 5:10And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he…
it leads to
- Leviticus 1:14–17
If, instead, one’s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.
- Leviticus 4:20
He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
- Leviticus 1:14–17
Through
Leviticus 3:5Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
it leads to
- Leviticus 6:12
The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the…
- Leviticus 6:12
Through
Leviticus 4:20He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
it leads to
- Numbers 15:25
The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD an offering made by…
- Numbers 15:25
Through
Leviticus 4:31Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.…
it leads to
- Genesis 8:21
When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth.…
- Exodus 29:18
Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- Leviticus 1:9
The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the…
- Genesis 8:21
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.