Leviticus 4 · Verse 14

Leviticus 4:14

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.
Leviticus 4:14, King James Version

Leviticus 4:14 in other translations

BSBwhen 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.
WEBwhen the sin in which they have sinned is known, then the assembly shall offer a young bull for a sin offering, and bring it before the Tent of Meeting.
ASVwhen the sin wherein they have sinned is known, then the assembly shall offer a young bullock for a sin-offering, and bring it before the tent of meeting.
YLTwhen the sin which they have sinned concerning it hath been known, then have the assembly brought near a bullock, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and they have brought it in before the tent of meeting;
DARBYand the sin wherewith they have sinned against it have become known; then the congregation shall present a young bullock for the sin-offering, and shall bring it before the tent of meeting;
BBEWhen the sin which they have done comes to light, then let all the people give an ox for a sin-offering, and take it before the Tent of meeting.
WebsterWhen 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.

What does Leviticus 4:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 4:13-21

13-21. if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance--In consequence of some culpable neglect or misapprehension of the law, the people might contract national guilt, and then national expiation was necessary. The same sacrifice was to be offered as in the former case, but with this difference in the ceremonial, that the elders or heads of the tribes, as representing the people and being the principal…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 4:13-21

If the leaders of the people, through mistake, caused them to err, an offering must be brought, that wrath might not come upon the whole congregation. When sacrifices were offered, the persons, on whose behalf they were devoted, were to lay their hands on the heads of the victims, and to confess their sins. The elders were to do so, when the sacrifices were offered for the whole congregation. The load of sin was…

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Leviticus 4:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְנֽוֹדְעָה֙ve.nod.'Ahand it will be made knownH3045
הַֽחַטָּ֔אתha.cha.Tatthe sinH2403
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
חָטְא֖וּcha.te.'Uthey have sinnedH2398
עָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921
וְהִקְרִ֨יבוּve.hik.Ri.vuand they will presentH7126
הַקָּהָ֜לha.ka.Halthe assemblyH6951
פַּ֤רpara bullH6499
בֶּן\־ben-a young one ofH1121
בָּקָר֙ba.Kar[the] herdH1241
לְחַטָּ֔אתle.cha.Tatto a sin offeringH2403
וְהֵבִ֣יאוּve.he.Vi.'uand they will bringH935
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אֹ֥הֶל'O.hel[the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵֽד\׃mo.'EdmeetingH4150

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Cross references for Leviticus 4:14

  • Leviticus 4:23

    Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:

  • Leviticus 4:3

    If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering.

  • Leviticus 4:28

    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.

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Context

  • Leviticus 4:13

    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 4:14

    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.

  • Leviticus 4:15

    And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord.

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Leviticus 4:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Luego que fuere entendido el pecado sobre que delinquieron, la congregación ofrecerá un becerro por expiación, y lo traerán delante del tabernáculo del testimonio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et que le péché qu’ils ont commis contre le commandement vienne à être connu, alors la congrégation présentera un jeune taureau en sacrifice pour le péché, et on l’amènera devant la tente d’assignation;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und die Sünde wird bekannt, die sie wider dasselbe begangen haben, so soll die Versammlung einen jungen Farren darbringen zum Sündopfer und ihn vor das Zelt der Zusammenkunft bringen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et postea intellexerit peccatum suum, offeret pro peccato suo vitulum, adducetque eum ad ostium tabernaculi.