The priest shall also make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the Lord for his sin which he has committed, and the sin which he has committed will be forgiven him.
Parallel translations
- WEB The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before Yahweh for his sin which he has committed: and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.
- KJV And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
- BSB The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.
- NKJV The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he has committed. And the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.
- NLT The priest will then purify him before the Lord with the ram of the guilt offering, and the man’s sin will be forgiven.
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Quick answer
The priest makes atonement with the ram, and the man's sin is forgiven.
Overview
Through the sacrifice and priestly mediation, the offender receives real forgiveness from God. This pattern of substitutionary atonement and mediation runs throughout Leviticus. It points directly to Jesus, our great High Priest, whose self-offering secures full and final forgiveness for all who trust in him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Lev 4:26All its fat he shall burn on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin, and he will be forgiven.
- Lev 4:20Thus shall he do with the bull; as he did with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven.
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