Leviticus 4 · Verse 35

Leviticus 4:35

And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 4:35, King James Version

Leviticus 4:35 in other translations

BSBAnd he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the offerings made by fire to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
WEBHe shall remove all its fat, like the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings. The priest shall burn them on the altar, on the offerings of the LORD made by fire. The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned, and he will be forgiven.
ASVAnd all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, upon the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
YLTand all its fat he turneth aside, as the fat of the sheep is turned aside from the sacrifice of the peace-offerings, and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar, according to the fire-offerings of Jehovah, and the priest hath made atonement for him, for his sin which he hath sinned, and it hath been forgiven him.
DARBYAnd he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offering; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, with Jehovah's offerings by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.
BBEAnd let him take away all its fat, as the fat is taken away from the lamb of the peace-offerings; and let it be burned by the priest on the altar among the offerings made by fire to the Lord: and the priest will take away his sin and he will have forgiveness.
WebsterAnd he shall take away all its fat, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire to the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

What does Leviticus 4:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
35. it shall be forgiven him--None of these sacrifices possessed any intrinsic value sufficient to free the conscience of the sinner from the pollution of guilt, or to obtain his pardon from God; but they gave a formal deliverance from a secular penalty (He 9:13, 14); and they were figurative representations of the full and perfect sin offering which was to be made by Christ.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 4:27-35

Here is the law of the sin-offering for a common person. To be able to plead, when charged with sin, that we did it ignorantly, and through the surprise of temptation, will not bring us off, if we have no interest in that great plea, Christ hath died. The sins of ignorance committed by a common person, needed a sacrifice; the greatest are not above, the meanest are not below Divine justice. None, if offenders, were…

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Leviticus 4:35 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חֶלְבָּ֣הchel.Bahfat itsH2459
יָסִ֗ירya.Sirhe will removeH5493
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
יוּסַ֥רyu.Sarit is removedH5493
חֵֽלֶב\־che.lev-[the] fat ofH2459
הַכֶּשֶׂב֮ha.ke.Sevthe young ramH3775
מִזֶּ֣בַחmi.Ze.vachfrom [the] sacrifice ofH2077
הַשְּׁלָמִים֒ha.she.la.Mimthe peace offering<s>H8002
וְהִקְטִ֨ירve.hik.Tirand he will make smokeH6999
הַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
אֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towardsH4196
עַ֖ל'alonH5921
אִשֵּׁ֣י'i.Shei[the] fire offerings ofH801
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.Perand he will make atonementH3722
עָלָ֧יו'a.Lavon himH5921
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
עַל\־'al-onH5921
חַטָּאת֥וֹcha.ta.Tosin hisH2403
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
חָטָ֖אcha.Ta'he has sinnedH2398
וְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.Lachand it will be forgivenH5545
לֽוֹ\׃\ \פloto <the> him

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Cross references for Leviticus 4:35

  • Leviticus 4:26

    And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

  • Leviticus 4:30-31

    And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

  • Leviticus 4:20

    And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

  • Leviticus 14:18

    And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord.

  • Leviticus 6:7

    And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.

  • 1 John 2:2

    And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

  • Numbers 15:25

    And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their ignorance:

  • Romans 3:24-26

    Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

  • 1 John 4:9-10

    In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

  • Hebrews 1:3

    Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

  • Leviticus 16:1-34

    And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died; And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. …

  • Revelation 1:5-6

    And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he.
31
according.
1:1-6:19
and the priest shall make.
20,26,30,31; 1:4; 5:6,10,13; 6:7; 9:7; 12:8; 14:18,53; 16:1-34
Nu 15:25; Ro 3:24-26; 4:25; 5:6-11,15-21; 8:1,3,4; 10:4; 2Co 5:21
Eph 1:6,7; 5:2; Col 1:14; Heb 1:3; 4:14; 7:26; 9:14; 1Pe 1:18,19
1Pe 2:22,24; 3:18; 1Jo 1:7; 2:2; 4:9,10; Re 1:5,6

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Context

  • Leviticus 4:34

    And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:

  • Leviticus 4:35

    And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

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Leviticus 4:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y le quitará todo su sebo, como fué quitado el sebo del sacrificio de las paces, y harálo el sacerdote arder en el altar sobre la ofrenda encendida á Jehová: y le hará el sacerdote expiación de su pecado que habrá cometido, y será perdonado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il ôtera toute la graisse, comme la graisse de l’agneau a été ôtée du sacrifice de prospérités; et le sacrificateur la fera fumer sur l’autel, sur les sacrifices de l’ Éternel faits par feu; et le sacrificateur fera propitiation pour lui pour son péché qu’il a commis; et il lui sera pardonné.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und all sein Fett soll er abtrennen, so wie das Fett des Schafes von dem Friedensopfer abgetrennt wird; und der Priester soll es auf dem Altar räuchern, auf den Feueropfern Jehovas. Und so tue der Priester Sühnung für ihn wegen seiner Sünde, die er begangen hat, und es wird ihm vergeben werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omnem quoque adipem auferens, sicut auferri solet adeps arietis, qui immolatur pro pacificis, cremabit super altare in incensum Domini: rogabitque pro eo, et pro peccato ejus, et dimittetur ei.