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 4:23 in other translations
| BSB | When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be made known to him, he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a male without blemish. |
| YLT | 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, |
| DARBY | if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge, he shall bring his offering, a buck of the goats, a male without blemish. |
| BBE | When the sin which he has done is made clear to him, let him give for his offering a goat, a male without any mark. |
| Webster | 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: |
What does Leviticus 4:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 4:22-26
22-26. When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments--Whatever was the form of government, the king, judge, or subordinate, was the party concerned in this law. The trespass of such a civil functionary being less serious in its character and consequences than that either of the high priest or the congregation, a sin offering of inferior value was required--"a kid of…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 4:22-26
Those who have power to call others to account, are themselves accountable to the Ruler of rulers. The sin of the ruler, committed through ignorance, must come to his knowledge, either by the check of his own conscience, or by the reproof of his friends; both which even the best and greatest, not only should submit to, but be thankful for. That which I see not, teach thou me, and, Show me wherein I have erred, are…
Leviticus 4:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 4:23
- 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 5:4
Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
- Romans 8:3
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
- 2 Kings 22:10-13
And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying, Go ye, enquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
- Numbers 28:15
And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the Lord shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
- Numbers 28:30
And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.
- Numbers 29:11
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 29:16
And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink 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.
- Leviticus 9:3
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, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
- Leviticus 23:19
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.
- Numbers 7:34
One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
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Context
- Leviticus 4:22
When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;
- 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 4:24
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord: it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 4:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Luego que le fuere conocido su pecado en que ha delinquido, presentará por su ofrenda un macho cabrío sin defecto; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | si on lui a fait connaître son péché qu’il a commis, alors il amènera pour son offrande un bouc, un mâle sans défaut; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und seine Sünde wird ihm kundgetan, worin er gesündigt hat, so soll er seine Opfergabe bringen, einen Ziegenbock, ein Männlein ohne Fehl. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et postea intellexerit peccatum suum, offeret hostiam Domino, hircum de capris immaculatum. |