And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.
Parallel translations
- WEB So you shall do on the seventh day of the month for everyone who errs, and for him who is simple: so you shall make atonement for the house.
- BSB You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple.
- NKJV And so you shall do on the seventh day of the month for everyone who has sinned unintentionally or in ignorance. Thus you shall make atonement for the temple.
- NASB And you shall do this on the seventh day of the month for everyone who does wrong inadvertently or is naive; so you shall make atonement for the house.
- NLT Do this also on the seventh day of the new year for anyone who has sinned through error or ignorance. In this way, you will purify the Temple.
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Quick answer
The same cleansing is repeated on the seventh day for those who sinned unintentionally, making atonement for the temple.
Overview
Provision is made specifically for sins of ignorance and simplicity, covering the whole community. God graciously accounts for human weakness, ensuring atonement even for unintended sin. This mercy toward the unwitting sinner anticipates the comprehensive cleansing found in Christ, whose atonement covers all our sin.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 19:12Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
- Ezek 45:15And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD.
- Ezek 45:18Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:
- Lev 4:27–35And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
- Lev 16:20And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
- Rom 16:18–19For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
- Heb 5:2Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
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