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Leviticus 4:2

“Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them:

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ASV

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any one shall sin unwittingly, in any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done, and shall do any one of them:

KJV

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
דַּבֵּ֞רda.BerspeakH1696 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לֵאמֹר֒le.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
נֶ֗פֶשׁNe.feshanyoneH5315 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
תֶחֱטָ֤אte.che.Ta'it will sinH2398 →
בִשְׁגָגָה֙vish.ga.Gahby inadvertenceH7684 →
מִכֹּל֙mi.Kolany of allH3605 →
מִצְוֹ֣תmitz.Vot[the] commandments ofH4687 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
תֵעָשֶׂ֑ינָהte.'a.Sei.nahthey will be doneH6213 →
וְעָשָׂ֕הve.'a.Sahand he will doH6213 →
מֵאַחַ֖תme.'a.Chatany oneH259 →
מֵהֵֽנָּה׃me.He.nahof them

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Numbers 15:22Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—Psalms 19:12Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.Hebrews 10:26If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,Hebrews 9:7But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.Leviticus 4:27And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt.Numbers 15:22–29Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—Leviticus 5:15“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.James 3:10Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!Leviticus 5:15–18“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.1 Samuel 14:27Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.Deuteronomy 19:4Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:Leviticus 4:22When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt.Hebrews 5:2He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.Leviticus 4:13Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,1 Timothy 1:13I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.Genesis 20:9Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”Leviticus 5:1“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.Genesis 34:7When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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