Laws for Sin Offerings

¹ Then¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

1. Or “And”

² “Speak to the ⌞Israelites⌟,¹ saying, ‘If a person² sins by an unintentional wrong from any of Yahweh’s commands that should not be ⌞violated⌟,³ and he ⌞violates⌟⁴ ⌞any of them⌟⁵—

1. Literally “sons/children of Israel”
2. Or “a soul”
3. Literally “done”
4. Literally “does”
5. Literally “from one from them”; see NET

³ if the anointed priest sins, ⌞bringing guilt on the people⌟,¹ then,² concerning the sin that he has ⌞committed⌟,³ he shall bring ⌞a young bull⌟⁴ without defect for Yahweh as a sin offering.

1. Literally “to the guilt of the people”
2. Or “and”
3. Literally “sinned”
4. Literally “a bull, a son of cattle”

⁴ He shall bring¹ the bull to the tent of assembly’s entrance before Yahweh, place² his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter the bull before Yahweh.

1. Or “And he shall bring”
2. Or “And place”

⁵ The anointed priest¹ shall take ⌞some of⌟² the bull’s blood and shall bring it to the tent of assembly,

1. Or “And the anointed priest”
2. Literally “from”

⁶ and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and shall spatter ⌞some of⌟¹ the blood seven times before Yahweh in front of the sanctuary’s curtain.

1. Literally “from”

⁷ The priest¹ shall put ⌞some of⌟² the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before Yahweh, which is in the tent of assembly, and all the rest³ of the bull’s blood he must pour out on the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the entrance of the tent of assembly.

1. Or “And the priest”
2. Literally “from”
3. Implied by the context

⁸ “ ‘He must remove¹ all the fat from the bull of the sin offering: the fat that covers the inner parts² and all of the fat that is on the inner parts,³

1. Or “And he must remove”
2. Or “entrails”
3. Or “entrails”

⁹ the two¹ kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the liver’s lobe that he must remove in addition to the kidneys—

1. Or “and the two”

¹⁰ just as it is removed from the ox of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice—and the priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar of the burnt offering.

¹¹ But¹ the bull’s skin and its meat, in addition to its head, ⌞its lower leg bones⌟,² its³ inner parts,⁴ and its offal—

1. Or “And”
2. Literally “and in addition to its lower leg bones”
3. Or “and its”
4. Or “entrails”

¹² he shall carry¹ all of the bull ⌞outside the camp⌟² to a ceremonially clean place, to the fatty ashes’ dump, and he shall burn it on wood in the fire; it must be burned up on the fatty ashes’ dump.

1. Or “and he shall carry out”
2. Literally “to from an outside place of the camp”

¹³ “ ‘If¹ Israel’s whole assembly did wrong unintentionally and the matter² was concealed from the assembly’s eyes, and they acted³ against ⌞any of⌟⁴ Yahweh’s commands that should not be ⌞violated⌟,⁵ so that⁶ they incur guilt,

1. Or “And if”
2. Or “thing”
3. Or “did”
4. Literally “one from all of”
5. Literally “done”
6. Or “and”

¹⁴ when¹ the sin that they have ⌞committed⌟² against that command³ becomes known, the assembly⁴ shall present ⌞a young bull⌟⁵ as a sin offering, and they shall bring it before the tent of assembly.

1. Or “and”
2. Literally “sinned”
3. The 3fs pronominal suffix may refer to “one of Yahweh’s commands”—“one” is also fs
4. Or “and the assembly”
5. Literally “a bull, a son of cattle”

¹⁵ And the elders of the community shall place their hands on the bull’s head before Yahweh, and he¹ shall slaughter the bull before Yahweh.

1. Or “someone”; see NET—the 3ms refers to either one of the elders or the priest

¹⁶ Then the anointed priest shall bring ⌞some of⌟¹ the bull’s blood to the tent of assembly,

1. Literally “from”

¹⁷ and the priest shall dip his finger in¹ the blood and shall spatter it seven times before Yahweh in front of the curtain.

1. Or “from”

¹⁸ He must put¹ ⌞some of⌟² the blood on the altar’s horns before Yahweh ⌞in the tent of assembly⌟,³ and all the rest⁴ of the blood he must pour out on the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the tent of assembly’s entrance.

1. Or “And he must put”
2. Literally “from”
3. Literally “which is in the tent of assembly”—the reference is to the altar
4. Indicated by the context

¹⁹ He must remove¹ all its fat from it, and he shall turn it into smoke on the altar.

1. Or “And he must remove”

²⁰ He shall do¹ to the bull ⌞just as⌟² he did to the sin offering’s bull, so he must do to it. The priest³ shall make atonement for them, and ⌞they will be forgiven⌟.⁴

1. Or “And he shall do”
2. Literally “as that”
3. Or “And the priest”
4. Literally “it shall be forgiven to them”

²¹ He shall bring¹ the rest of² the bull ⌞outside the camp⌟,³ and he shall burn it ⌞just as⌟⁴ he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.

1. Or “And he shall bring out”
2. Indicated by the context
3. Literally “to from an outside place of the camp”
4. Literally “as that”

²² “ ‘When a leader sins and commits¹ an unintentional wrong against ⌞any of⌟² the commands of Yahweh his God that should not be ⌞violated⌟,³ so that⁴ he incurs guilt,

1. Or “does”
2. Literally “one from all of”
3. Literally “done”
4. Or “and”

²³ or his sin he has ⌞committed⌟¹ is made known to him, he shall bring² ⌞a male goat⌟³ without defect as his offering.

1. Literally “sinned”
2. Or “and he shall bring” or “then he shall bring”
3. Literally “a he-goat of goats a male”

²⁴ He shall place¹ his hand on the he-goat’s head and slaughter it in the place where he slaughtered the burnt offering before Yahweh; it is a sin offering.

1. Or “And he shall place”

²⁵ The priest¹ shall take ⌞some of⌟² the sin offering’s blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out the rest of³ its blood on the base of the altar of the burnt offering.

1. Or “And the priest”
2. Literally “from”
3. Indicated by context

²⁶ He¹ must turn all of its fat into smoke on the altar like the fat of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, and the priest shall make atonement for him ⌞because of⌟² his sin, and ⌞he will be forgiven⌟.³

1. Or “And he”; the antecedent is the priest (cp. vv. 10, 31)
2. Literally “from”
3. Literally “it shall be forgiven to him”

²⁷ “ ‘If¹ ⌞anyone⌟² of the people of the land sins by an unintentional wrong by ⌞violating⌟³ one of Yahweh’s commands that should not be ⌞violated⌟,⁴ so that⁵ he incurs guilt,

1. Or “And if”
2. Literally “a soul one”
3. Literally “doing”
4. Literally “done”
5. Or “and”

²⁸ or his sin he has ⌞committed⌟¹ is made known to him, he shall bring² as his offering ⌞a female goat without defect⌟³ as his offering for his sin that he ⌞committed⌟.⁴

1. Literally “sinned”
2. Or “and he shall bring” or “then he shall bring”
3. Literally “a she-goat of goats without defect a female”
4. Literally “sinned”

²⁹ He shall place¹ his hand on the sin offering’s head and slaughter the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.

1. Or “And he shall place”

³⁰ The priest¹ shall take ⌞some of⌟² its blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of³ its blood on the altar’s base.

1. Or “And the priest”
2. Literally “from”
3. Indicated by context

³¹ He¹ must remove all of its fat ⌞just as⌟² the fat was removed from³ the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, and the priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. The priest⁴ shall make atonement for him, and ⌞he will be forgiven⌟.⁵

1. Or “And he”
2. Literally “as that”
3. Or “from on” or “from upon”
4. Or “And the priest”
5. Literally “it shall be forgiven to him”

³² “ ‘But¹ if he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he must bring a female without defect.

1. Or “And”

³³ He shall place¹ his hand on the sin offering’s head, and he shall slaughter it as a sin offering in the place where he slaughtered the burnt offering.

1. Or “And he shall place”

³⁴ The priest¹ shall take ⌞some of⌟² the sin offering’s blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest³ of its blood on the altar’s base.

1. Or “And the priest”
2. Literally “from”
3. Indicated by context

³⁵ He must remove¹ all of its fat ⌞just as⌟² the lamb’s fat from the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice was removed, and the priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar upon Yahweh’s offerings made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him because of³ his sin that he ⌞committed⌟,⁴ and ⌞he will be forgiven⌟.’ ”⁵

1. Or “And he must remove”
2. Literally “as that”
3. Or “for”
4. Literally “sinned”
5. Literally “it will be forgiven to him”