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<a href="/nkjv/leviticus/4.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘Now if the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any of the commandments of the LORD in anything which should not be done, and are guilty; <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘Now if the entire congregation of Israel does wrong unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, and they commit any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and they become guilty; <a href="/nasb/leviticus/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Now if the whole congregation of Israel commits error and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, and they commit any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and they become guilty; <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Now if the whole congregation of Israel commits error, and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, and they commit any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and they become guilty; <a href="/lsb/leviticus/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘Now if the whole congregation of Israel commits error, and the matter is hidden from the sight of the assembly, and they commit any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and they become guilty; <a href="/amp/leviticus/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘Now if the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, and they have done any one of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and they become guilty; <a href="/csb/leviticus/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Now if the whole community of Israel errs, and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, so that they violate any of the LORD’s commands and incur guilt by doing what is prohibited, <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now if the whole community of Israel errs, and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, so that they violate any of the LORD&#8217s commands and incur guilt by doing what is prohibited, <a href="/asv/leviticus/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> And if the whole congregation of Israel err, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty; <a href="/cev/leviticus/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the nation of Israel disobeys me without meaning to, the whole nation is still guilty. <a href="/erv/leviticus/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty; <a href="/gwt/leviticus/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "If the whole congregation of Israel unintentionally does something wrong, without the assembly being aware of it, if they do even one thing that is forbidden by any of the LORD's commands, they will be guilty. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> If it is the whole community of Israel that sins and becomes guilty of breaking one of the LORD's commands without intending to, <a href="/isv/leviticus/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> "If the whole congregation of Israel goes astray, and if the sin is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and if they go astray from one of the LORD's commands that should not be violated, then they will stand guilty. <a href="/msb/leviticus/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now 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, <a href="/net/leviticus/4.htm">NET Bible</a> "'If the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter is not noticed by the assembly, and they violate one of the Lord's commandments, which must not be violated, so they become guilty, <a href="/nheb/leviticus/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "'If the whole congregation of Israel sins, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and are guilty; <a href="/wbt/leviticus/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And if the whole congregation of Israel shall sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty; <a href="/web/leviticus/4.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘If the whole congregation of Israel sins, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and are guilty; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And if all the congregation of Israel errs ignorantly, and the thing has been hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done [something against] one of all the commands of YHWH [regarding things] which are not to be done, and have been guilty; <a href="/ylt/leviticus/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And if the whole company of Israel err ignorantly, and the thing hath been hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against one of all the commands of Jehovah concerning things which are not to be done, and have been guilty; <a href="/slt/leviticus/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if all the assembly of Israel shall err, and the word was hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they did behind from the commands of Jehovah, which shall not be done, and they were guilty,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And if all the multitude of Israel shall be ignorant, and through ignorance shall do that which is against the commandment of the Lord, <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But if all the crowd of Israel will have been ignorant, and through inexperience will have done what is contrary to the commandment of the Lord, <a href="/nabre/leviticus/4.htm">New American Bible</a> If the whole community of Israel errs inadvertently and without even being aware of it violates any of the LORD’s prohibitions, and thus are guilty, <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If the whole congregation of Israel errs unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, and they do any one of the things that by the LORD’s commandments ought not to be done and incur guilt;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And if the whole congregation of Israel go wrong, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done and are guilty; <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if all of the assembly of Israel will stray and the matter will be hidden from the eyes of the assembly and they will do one thing of all the commandments of LORD JEHOVAH that are not done, and will be guilty;<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty: <a href="/sep/leviticus/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if the whole congregation of Israel trespass ignorantly, and a thing should escape the notice of the congregation, and they should do one thing forbidden of any of the commands of the Lord, which ought not to be done, and should transgress: <a href="/parallel/leviticus/4-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=581" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/4.htm">Laws for Sin Offerings</a> …12all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap. 13<a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Now if</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: ‘ă·ḏaṯ (N-fsc) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">congregation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7686.htm" title="7686: yiš·gū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to stray, usually to mistake, especially to transgress; by extension to reel, be enraptured.">strays unintentionally</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">and the matter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm" title="5956: wə·ne‘·lam (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To conceal. A primitive root; to veil from sight, i.e. Conceal.">escapes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: mê·‘ê·nê (Prep-m:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">the notice</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: haq·qā·hāl (Art:: N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">of the assembly</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">so that they violate</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">any</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wōṯ (N-fpc) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/816.htm" title="816: wə·’ā·šê·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To offend, be guilty. Or mashem; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish.">and incur guilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">by doing what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is forbidden,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯê·‘ā·śe·nāh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> 14when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Numbers 15:24-26</a> and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering. / 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 a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin. / Then the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, since it happened to all the people unintentionally. <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a> But 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. <a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">Numbers 15:22-23</a> Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses— / all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come— <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a> According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. <a href="/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27-29</a> Also, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering. / And 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. / You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you. <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-27</a> If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. <a href="/numbers/35-11.htm">Numbers 35:11-12</a> designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there. / You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly. <a href="/acts/3-17.htm">Acts 3:17-19</a> And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. / But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer. / Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, <a href="/deuteronomy/21-1.htm">Deuteronomy 21:1-9</a> If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, / your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities. / Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work, ... <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7-9</a> But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. / If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">2 Chronicles 29:21-24</a> They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. / So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar. / Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. ... <a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Luke 23:34</a> Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-18.htm">2 Chronicles 30:18-20</a> A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone / who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.” / And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people. <a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30</a> Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. <a href="/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17</a> For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;<a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">1 Samuel 14:32</a> And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.through ignorance<a href="/leviticus/4-1.htm">Leviticus 4:1,2</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, … <a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">1 Samuel 14:32</a> And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.<a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Leviticus 5:2-5,17</a> Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty… and are guilty<a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Leviticus 5:2-5,17</a> Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty… <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Leviticus 6:4</a> Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,<a href="/ezra/10-19.htm">Ezra 10:19</a> And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/38-25.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Commits</a> <a href="/exodus/38-25.htm">Community</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/james/5-19.htm">Err</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Error</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-5.htm">Escapes</a> <a href="/exodus/40-38.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Forbidden</a> <a href="/exodus/34-7.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/exodus/9-15.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/35-20.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm">ly</a> <a href="/exodus/24-14.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/exodus/2-25.htm">Notice</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-8.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/revelation/2-4.htm">Somewhat</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-11.htm">Unaware</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Unintentionally</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-12.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Commits</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-15.htm">Community</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">Err</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Error</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-17.htm">Escapes</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Forbidden</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-3.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-23.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm">ly</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-11.htm">Notice</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Somewhat</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Unaware</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Unintentionally</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-22.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 4</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/4-1.htm">The sin offering of ignorance</a> 3. <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">for the priest</a> 13. <a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">for the congregation</a> 22. <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">for the ruler</a> 27. <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">for any of the people</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, the community was seen as a covenant people, bound together in their relationship with God. The concept of unintentional sin highlights the human propensity to err, even without malicious intent. This reflects the need for communal awareness and vigilance in maintaining faithfulness to God's laws. The idea of corporate sin is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as in the story of Achan in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>, where the sin of one affected the entire community.and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly The assembly refers to the gathered leaders or representatives of the people, such as the elders. This indicates that even leaders can overlook transgressions, emphasizing the importance of discernment and accountability within the community. The oversight of sin suggests a need for constant spiritual vigilance. This concept is mirrored in the New Testament, where church leaders are called to be watchful and shepherd the flock (<a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28</a>).so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments The commandments of the LORD are central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. Violating these commandments, even unintentionally, disrupts this relationship. The commandments are not merely legalistic rules but are meant to guide the people in living a life that reflects God's holiness. This is consistent with the broader biblical narrative, where obedience to God's law is a sign of love and devotion (<a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>).and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden Guilt in this context is not just a feeling but a legal and spiritual state that requires atonement. The sacrificial system in Leviticus provides a means for addressing this guilt, pointing to the need for reconciliation with God. This foreshadows the ultimate atonement through Jesus Christ, who, as the perfect sacrifice, takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Hebrews 9:26</a>). The concept of forbidden actions underscores the holiness of God and the seriousness of sin, which separates humanity from Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_whole_congregation_of_israel.htm">The Whole Congregation of Israel</a> Refers to the collective body of the Israelites, God's chosen people, who are bound by the covenant to follow His commandments. 2. <a href="/topical/u/unintentional_sin.htm">Unintentional Sin</a> This is a sin committed without deliberate intent, highlighting human fallibility and the need for atonement even when sin is not premeditated. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_assembly.htm">The Assembly</a> The gathering of Israelite leaders and representatives who are responsible for maintaining the community's adherence to God's laws. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_commandments.htm">The LORD’s Commandments</a> The divine laws given by God to the Israelites, which they are required to follow as part of their covenant relationship with Him. 5. <a href="/topical/g/guilt_and_atonement.htm">Guilt and Atonement</a> The state of being guilty due to sin and the subsequent need for atonement, which in the context of Leviticus, involves specific sacrificial rituals.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Even unintentional sins are serious in God's eyes and require atonement. This underscores the holiness of God and the importance of living in accordance with His commandments. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The passage highlights the collective responsibility of the community to uphold God's laws. It reminds us of the importance of accountability within the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_atonement.htm">God’s Provision for Atonement</a> The sacrificial system in Leviticus points to God's provision for dealing with sin, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the perfect sacrifice. <a href="/topical/a/awareness_and_vigilance.htm">Awareness and Vigilance</a> Believers are called to be vigilant in their walk with God, continually examining their lives and actions to ensure they align with His will. <a href="/topical/g/grace_and_forgiveness.htm">Grace and Forgiveness</a> While the law reveals sin, it also points to God's grace and the provision of forgiveness through Jesus, encouraging believers to seek His mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 4</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_unintentional_sin.htm">What does the Bible say about unintentional sin?</a> <a href="/q/bible_on_continuity_discontinuity.htm">What defines a pulpit?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_num_8_10_align_with_other_rites.htm">How does the ritual laying on of hands in Numbers 8:10 align or conflict with other priestly consecration rites in the Torah? </a> <a href="/q/why_separate_if_some_converted.htm">Ezra 10:44 - How can a just God require separating from wives and children if some may have converted to the faith?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) And if the whole congregation.--As the whole Church, in its corporate body, is no more exempt from human frailty than its highest spiritual chief, the law now prescribes the sin offering for the congregation (<a href="/context/leviticus/4-13.htm" title="And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;">Leviticus 4:13-21</a>). The case here assumed is that of the whole congregation having ignorantly committed some act which at the time of its committal they believed to be lawful, but which they afterwards discovered to be sinful. The two terms respectively rendered in the Authorised Version by congregation and assembly denote the same body of people, and are used interchangeably, so that the same congregation or assembly which inadvertently committed the sin afterwards recognised it. (Comp. <a href="/context/numbers/15-24.htm" title="Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet smell to the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.">Numbers 15:24-26</a>.) An instance of such a national and congregational sin is recorded in <a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm" title="And the people flew on the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.">1Samuel 14:32</a>, where we are told that the Israelites, after smiting the Philistines, "flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground, and the people did eat them with the blood." According to the ancient interpretation, however, which obtained at the time of Christ, "the whole congregation of Israel" and "the assembly" here spoken of denote the great Sanhedrin, the representatives of the people, who, through error, might proclaim a decree calculated to mislead the nation, thus accounting for the apparent discrepancy between this passage and <a href="/context/numbers/15-22.htm" title="And if you have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,">Numbers 15:22-26</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 13-21. - The case of the whole congregation. A nation may become guilty of national sin in different ways, according to its political constitution: most directly, by the action of a popular Legislature passing a decree such as that of the Athenian assembly, condemning the whole of the Mitylenean people to death (Thucyd., 3:36), or by approving an act of sacrilege (<a href="/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9</a>); indirectly, by any complicity in or condoning of a sin done in its name by its rulers. The ritual of the sin offering is the same as in the case of the high priest. The elders of the congregation (according to the Targum of Jonathan, twelve in number), acting for the nation, lay their hands on the victim's head, and the high priest, as before, presents the blood, by sprinkling it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail; and putting some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation. It is added that he shall thus make an atonement, or covering of sin, for them, and it shall be forgiven them. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/4-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now if וְאִ֨ם (wə·’im) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every congregation עֲדַ֤ת (‘ă·ḏaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> A stated assemblage of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc sins unintentionally יִשְׁגּ֔וּ (yiš·gū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7686.htm">Strong's 7686: </a> To stray, to mistake, to transgress, to reel, be enraptured and the matter דָּבָ֔ר (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause escapes וְנֶעְלַ֣ם (wə·ne‘·lam) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5956.htm">Strong's 5956: </a> To veil from sight, conceal the notice מֵעֵינֵ֖י (mê·‘ê·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - cdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain of the assembly הַקָּהָ֑ל (haq·qā·hāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> Assembly, convocation, congregation so that they violate וְ֠עָשׂוּ (wə·‘ā·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make any אַחַ֨ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first of the LORD’s יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel commandments מִצְוֺ֧ת (miṣ·wōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> Commandment and incur guilt וְאָשֵֽׁמוּ׃ (wə·’ā·šê·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_816.htm">Strong's 816: </a> To be guilty, to be punished, perish by doing what אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that is forbidden, לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 4:13 If the whole congregation of Israel sins (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/4-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 4:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 4:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 4:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 4:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>