Leviticus 4 · Verse 15

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.
Leviticus 4:15, King James Version

Leviticus 4:15 in other translations

BSBThe elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
WEBThe elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD; and the bull shall be killed before the LORD.
ASVAnd the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before Jehovah; and the bullock shall be killed before Jehovah.
YLTand the elders of the company have laid their hands on the head of the bullock, before Jehovah, and one hath slaughtered the bullock before Jehovah.
DARBYand the elders of the assembly shall lay their hands on the head of the bullock before Jehovah; and one shall slaughter the bullock before Jehovah.
BBEAnd let the chiefs of the people put their hands on its head before the Lord, and put the ox to death before the Lord.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Leviticus 4:15 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 4:15 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.

וְ֠סָמְכוּVe.sa.me.khuand they will leanH5564
זִקְנֵ֨יzik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205
הָעֵדָ֧הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.Hemhands theirH3027
עַל\־'al-onH5921
רֹ֥אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218
הַפָּ֖רha.Parthe bullH6499
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְשָׁחַ֥טve.sha.Chatand someone will cut [the] throat ofH7819
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַפָּ֖רha.Parthe bullH6499
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 4:15

  • Leviticus 1:4

    And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

  • Numbers 8:10

    And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

  • Deuteronomy 21:3-9

    And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley: And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried: And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley: …

  • Exodus 24:9

    Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:

  • Leviticus 4:4

    And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock’s head, and kill the bullock before the Lord.

  • Numbers 11:25

    And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

  • Leviticus 8:14

    And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.

  • Numbers 11:16

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.

  • Leviticus 16:21

    And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

  • Exodus 24:1

    And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.

  • Leviticus 8:22

    And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

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the elders.
Ex 24:1,9; Nu 11:16,25; De 21:3-9
lay.
4; 1:4; 16:21

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Context

  • 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.

  • Leviticus 4:16

    And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock’s blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:

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Leviticus 4:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los ancianos de la congregación pondrán sus manos sobre la cabeza del becerro delante de Jehová; y en presencia de Jehová degollarán aquel becerro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et les anciens de l’assemblée poseront leurs mains sur la tête du taureau, devant l’ Éternel; et on égorgera le taureau devant l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Ältesten der Gemeinde sollen ihre Hände auf den Kopf des Farren legen vor Jehova, und man soll den Farren vor Jehova schlachten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ponent seniores populi manus super caput ejus coram Domino. Immolatoque vitulo in conspectu Domini,