1 (v)Adonaisaid to Moshe,
2 “Tell the people of Isra’el: ‘If anyone sins inadvertently against any of themitzvotofAdonaiconcerning things which should not be done, if he does any one of them,
3 then, if it is the anointedcohenwho sinned and thus brought guilt on the people, he is to offerAdonaia young bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he committed.
4 He must bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting beforeAdonai, lay his hand on the bull’s head and slaughter the bull in the presence ofAdonai.
5 The anointedcohenis to take some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the tent of meeting.
6 Thecohenis to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times in the presence ofAdonaiin front of the curtain of the sanctuary.
7 Thecohenis to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense beforeAdonaithere in the tent of meeting. All the remaining blood of the bull he is to pour out at the base of the altar for burnt offerings, which is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
8 He is to remove from the bull for the sin offering all of its fat — the fat covering the inner organs, all the fat above the inner organs,
9 the two kidneys, the fat on them near the flanks, and the covering of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys
10 as it is removed from an ox sacrificed as a peace offering; and thecohenis to make these parts go up in smoke on the altar for burnt offerings.
11 But the bull’s hide and all its flesh, with its head, the lower parts of its legs, its inner organs and dung —
12 in other words, the entire bull — he is to bring outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are emptied out. There he is to burn it on wood with fire; there, where the ashes are emptied out, it is to be burned up.
13 “‘If the entire community of Isra’el inadvertently makes a mistake, with the assembly being unaware of the matter, and they do something against any of themitzvotofAdonaiconcerning things which should not be done, they are guilty.
14 When the sin they have committed becomes known, then the assembly is to offer a young bull as a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting.
15 The leaders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head and slaughter the bull in the presence ofAdonai.
16 The anointedcohenis to bring some of the bull’s blood to the tent of meeting.
17 Thecohenis to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times in the presence ofAdonaiin front of the curtain.
18 He is to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar beforeAdonai, there in the tent of meeting. All the remaining blood he is to pour out at the base of the altar for burnt offerings, which is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
19 He is to remove all its fat and make it go up in smoke on the altar.
20 This is what he is to do with the bull — he must do the same with this bull as he does with the one for the sin offering. Thus thecohenwill make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.
21 He is to bring the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.
22 “‘When a leader sins and inadvertently does something against any of themitzvotofAdonaiconcerning things which should not be done, he is guilty.
23 If the sin which he committed becomes known to him, he is to bring as his offering a male goat without defect,
24 lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it in the place where they slaughter the burnt offering in the presence ofAdonai; it is a sin offering.
25 Thecohenis to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. Its remaining blood he is to pour out at the base of the altar for burnt offerings.
26 All its fat he is to make go up in smoke on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice for peace offerings; thus thecohenwill make atonement for him in regard to his sin, and he will be forgiven.
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27 “‘If an individual among the people commits a sin inadvertently, doing something against any of themitzvotofAdonaiconcerning things which should not be done, he is guilty.
28 If the sin he committed becomes known to him, he is to bring as his offering a female goat without defect for the sin he committed,
29 lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter the sin offering in the place of burnt offerings.
30 Thecohenis to take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. All its remaining blood he is to pour out at the base of the altar.
31 All its fat he is to remove, as the fat is removed from the sacrifice for peace offerings; and thecohenis to make it go up in smoke on the altar as a fragrant aroma forAdonai. Thus thecohenwill make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
32 “‘If he brings a lamb as his sin offering, he is to bring a female without defect,
33 lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering in the place where they slaughter burnt offerings.
34 Thecohenis to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. All its remaining blood he is to pour out at the base of the altar.
35 All its fat he is to remove, as the fat of a lamb is removed from the sacrifice for peace offerings; and thecohenis to make it go up in smoke on the altar on top of the offerings forAdonaimade by fire. Thus thecohenwill make atonement for him in regard to the sin he committed, and he will be forgiven.