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he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />or if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a male without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without defect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without defect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without defect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />or if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring a goat, a male without blemish as his offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />or someone informs him about the sin he has committed, he is to bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />or someone informs him about the sin he has committed, he is to bring an unblemished male goat as his offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be made known to him, he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a male without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As soon as the leader realizes what has happened, he must sacrifice a goat that has nothing wrong with it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be made known to him, he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a male without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When he is told about what he has done wrong, he must bring a male goat that has no defects as his offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />then as soon as the sin is called to his attention, he shall bring as his offering a male goat without any defects. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the sin that he had committed is disclosed to him, he is to bring his offering: a male goat without defect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />or his sin that he committed is made known to him, he must bring a flawless male goat as his offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />if his sin, in which he has sinned, is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Or if his sin, in which he hath sinned, shall come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />if his sin in which he has sinned is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without defect. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />or his sin wherein he has sinned has been made known to him, then he has brought in his offering, a kid of the goats, a male, a perfect one,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> or his sin wherein he hath sinned hath been made known unto him, then he hath brought in his offering, a kid of the goats, a male, a perfect one,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Or his sin being made known to him while he sinned in it; and he brought his offering, a he goat of the goats, a blameless male.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And afterwards shall come to know his sin, he shall offer a buck goat without blemish, a sacrifice to the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and afterwards he shall understand his sin: he shall offer an immaculate he-goat from among the goats, as a sacrifice to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />when he learns of the wrong he committed, he shall bring as his offering an unblemished male goat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />once the sin that he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a male goat without blemish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Or if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a male without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If the sin is known to him in which he sinned, he may bring his offering, a male kid of goats without blemish:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and his trespass wherein he has sinned, be known to him, - then shall he offer for his gift a kid of the goats, a male without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/4-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=672" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/4.htm">Laws for Sin Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw- (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: hō·w·ḏa‘ (V-Hofal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">When he becomes aware</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">of the sin</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">he has committed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hê·ḇî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">he must bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tā·mîm (Adj-ms) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">an unblemished</a> <a href="/hebrew/8163.htm" title="8163: śə·‘îr (N-msc) -- Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun. Or sabir; from sa'ar; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun.">male goat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5795.htm" title="5795: ‘iz·zîm (N-fp) -- Female goat. From azaz; a she-goat, but masculine in plural."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7133.htm" title="7133: qā·rə·bā·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or qurban; from qarab; something brought near the altar, i.e. A sacrificial present.">as his offering.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27-29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">Numbers 15:22-24</a></span><br />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— / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26</a></span><br />If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-15.htm">Numbers 28:15</a></span><br />In addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering, one male goat is to be presented to the LORD as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7-9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-1.htm">Hebrews 5:1-3</a></span><br />Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. / He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness. / That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">2 Chronicles 29:24</a></span><br />And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Psalm 51:16-17</a></span><br />For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. / The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a></span><br />Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Or if his sin, wherein he has sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:</p><p class="hdg">if his sin</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Leviticus 4:14</a></b></br> When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Leviticus 5:4</a></b></br> Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with <i>his</i> lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever <i>it be</i> that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth <i>of it</i>, then he shall be guilty in one of these.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/22-10.htm">2 Kings 22:10-13</a></b></br> And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king… </p><p class="hdg">a kid</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3</a></b></br> And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, <i>both</i> of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm">Leviticus 23:19</a></b></br> Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/7-16.htm">Numbers 7:16,22,28,34</a></b></br> One kid of the goats for a sin offering: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/exodus/34-7.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-12.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/exodus/34-26.htm">Kid</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-6.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-21.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Kid</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-5.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/4-1.htm">The sin offering of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">for the priest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">for the congregation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">for the ruler</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">for any of the people</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed</b><br>This phrase highlights the importance of awareness and acknowledgment of sin in the process of atonement. In the ancient Israelite context, sin could be committed unintentionally, and the realization of such sin was crucial for maintaining a right relationship with God. This reflects the broader biblical theme of repentance and confession, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5</a>, where David acknowledges his sin to God. The awareness of sin is a step toward reconciliation and is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to confess their sins (1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>).<p><b>he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering</b><br>The requirement for an unblemished male goat underscores the need for purity and perfection in sacrificial offerings, symbolizing the holiness of God and the seriousness of sin. The male goat, often used in sin offerings, represents substitutionary atonement, where the animal bears the penalty of the sinner. This foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who was without blemish or defect (<a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a>). The emphasis on an unblemished offering points to the necessity of Christ's sinless nature for the efficacy of His atoning work. The sacrificial system established in Leviticus sets the stage for understanding the sacrificial death of Christ as the fulfillment of the law's requirements.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_leader.htm">The Leader (Nasi)</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23</a>, the "leader" refers to a ruler or chief among the people of Israel. The Hebrew term "nasi" indicates someone with authority and responsibility over others.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_offering.htm">Sin Offering</a></b><br>This is a specific type of sacrifice prescribed in the Mosaic Law for atonement of unintentional sins. It involves the offering of an unblemished male goat in this particular case.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites during their wilderness journey, where sacrifices and offerings were made.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/unintentional_sin.htm">Unintentional Sin</a></b><br>The passage addresses sins committed unintentionally, highlighting the need for awareness and repentance even when the sin is not deliberate.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/atonement.htm">Atonement</a></b><br>The process of making amends or reparation for sin, which in the Old Testament involved specific sacrificial rituals.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_sin.htm">Awareness of Sin</a></b><br>Even unintentional sins require acknowledgment and repentance. We must be vigilant in examining our lives and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders are held to a high standard and must be examples of repentance and humility. Their actions have significant impacts on those they lead.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_atonement.htm">The Necessity of Atonement</a></b><br>Sin separates us from God, and atonement is necessary to restore that relationship. In Christ, we find the ultimate atonement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_the_sacrifice.htm">The Symbolism of the Sacrifice</a></b><br>The unblemished male goat symbolizes purity and the need for a perfect sacrifice, pointing to Jesus as the Lamb of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>True repentance involves turning away from sin and seeking restoration with God, which is available through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_aaron_offer_for_his_sons.htm">Why did Aaron offer a sin offering for his sons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_lev._22_19-24's_rules_fit_modern_views.htm">How do Leviticus 22:19-24's strict requirements for unblemished animal sacrifices align with modern views on fairness and the value of imperfection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_leviticus_sacrifices.htm">In Leviticus 23:18-19, is there archaeological evidence to confirm the specific types of animal sacrifices described, and how were they logistically managed in the wilderness period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_supply_many_sacrifice_animals.htm">How could the Israelites realistically supply the large number of animals required for the consecutive sacrifices in Numbers 29?</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>(23) <span class= "bld">Or if his sin.</span>--That is, if on his failing to see it himself, his sin is shown to him by another person.<p><span class= "bld">A kid of the goats.</span>--The expression here used (<span class= "ital">s?er</span>) properly denotes the rough, shaggy-haired he goat, and is distinguished from <span class= "ital">athud </span>(literally, <span class= "ital">ready, vigorous</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>which occurs in conjunction with it (<a href="/context/numbers/7-16.htm" title="One kid of the goats for a sin offering:">Numbers 7:16-17</a>; <a href="/context/numbers/7-22.htm" title="One kid of the goats for a sin offering:">Numbers 7:22-23</a>), and which is also translated goat in point of age. The <span class= "ital">s?er, </span>or the shaggy or longer haired he-goat, here used is the older buck of the goat, whose hair has become long with age; whilst the <span class= "ital">athud </span>is the same animal, younger and more vigorous. Hence the former was never killed for food, or used for burnt or thank offerings at the festivals (<a href="/leviticus/16-9.htm" title="And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the LORD's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.">Leviticus 16:9</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm" title="Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:">Leviticus 16:15</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm" title="Then you shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.">Leviticus 23:19</a>; <a href="/numbers/28-15.htm" title="And one kid of the goats for a sin offering to the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.">Numbers 28:15</a>; <a href="/numbers/28-22.htm" title="And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.">Numbers 28:22</a>; <a href="/numbers/28-30.htm" title="And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.">Numbers 28:30</a>; <a href="/numbers/29-5.htm" title="And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:">Numbers 29:5</a>; <a href="/numbers/29-11.htm" title="One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.">Numbers 29:11</a>; <a href="/numbers/29-16.htm" title="And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.">Numbers 29:16</a>), and at the consecration of the priests and sanctuary (<a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm" title="And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, Take you a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;">Leviticus 9:3</a>; <a href="/leviticus/9-15.htm" title="And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.">Leviticus 9:15</a>; <a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm" title="And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,">Leviticus 10:16</a>), whilst the latter was killed for food (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm" title="Butter of cows, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and you did drink the pure blood of the grape.">Deuteronomy 32:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-40.htm" title="I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.">Jeremiah 51:40</a>), and hence, like the bull, the ram, and the lamb, was regularly presented as burnt and thank offerings (<a href="/numbers/7-17.htm" title="And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.">Numbers 7:17</a>; <a href="/numbers/7-23.htm" title="And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.">Numbers 7:23</a>; <a href="/numbers/7-29.htm" title="And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.">Numbers 7:29</a>, &c.; <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm" title="To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me? said the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.">Isaiah 1:11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm" title="The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.">Isaiah 34:6</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/39-18.htm" title="You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatted calves of Bashan.">Ezekiel 39:18</a>; Pss. 1. 9, 13, Ixvi. 15). It will be seen that the first difference in the sin offering of a prince is that he is to bring a longhaired he-goat, and not a bull. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/4-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When he becomes aware</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹדַ֤ע</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sin</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטָּאת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has committed,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָטָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he must bring</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵבִ֧יא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an unblemished</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Entire, integrity, truth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">male goat</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂעִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(śə·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8163.htm">Strong's 8163: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as his offering.</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרְבָּנ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rə·bā·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7133.htm">Strong's 7133: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/4-23.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 4:23 If his sin in which he has (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 4:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 4:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 4:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 4:24" /></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>