Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:
Parallel translations
- WEB if his sin, in which he has sinned, is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without defect.
- BSB When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
- NKJV or if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a male without blemish.
- NASB if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without defect.
- NLT When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects.
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Quick answer
When the ruler's sin becomes known, he must bring a male goat without defect. Awareness of sin calls for prompt, costly repentance.
Overview
Once the leader becomes aware of his offense, he brings a male goat, an offering more modest than the priest's bull yet still flawless. The unblemished animal pictures the purity required to deal with sin. Every such spotless sacrifice points forward to Christ, the Lamb without blemish (1 Peter 1:19).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Lev 4:14When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.
- Lev 5:4Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
- Rom 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
- Num 29:19And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.
- Num 29:5And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:
- Num 29:16And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
- Num 7:34One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
- Lev 4:28Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.
- Lev 9:3And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
- Num 29:11One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.
- Lev 4:3If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.
- Num 15:24Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.
- Num 7:16One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
- Num 28:15And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
- Num 7:28One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
- 2 Kgs 22:10–13And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
- Lev 23:19Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
- Num 28:30And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.
- Num 7:22One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
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