The man, however, must bring a ram as a guilt offering and present it to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Parallel translations
- WEB He shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even a ram for a trespass offering.
- KJV And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
- BSB The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD.
- ESV but he shall bring his compensation to the LORD, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering.
- NKJV And he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, a ram as a trespass offering.
- NASB He shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord to the doorway of the tent of meeting, a ram as a guilt offering.
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The man must bring a ram as a trespass offering to the Tent of Meeting.
Overview
Even where the death penalty did not apply, the sin still required a guilt offering to deal with the offense before God. This shows that wrongdoing always demands atonement, not mere social penalty. The trespass offering anticipates the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ, who bore the guilt of sin completely.
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Cross-references · 3
- Lev 6:6–7He shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, a ram without defect from the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest.
- Lev 5:1–6“‘If anyone sins, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn’t report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
- Lev 5:15“If anyone commits a trespass, and sins unwittingly, in the holy things of Yahweh; then he shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, a ram without defect from the flock, according to your estimation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.
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