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Contemporary English Version

Leviticus 4:23

As soon as the leader realizes what has happened, he must sacrifice a goat that has nothing wrong with it.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Atonement;   Ignorance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Atonement, under the Law;   Goat, the;   Offerings;   Sacrifices;   Sin-Offering;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Goat;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Laying on of Hands;   Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ignorance;   Priests and Levites;   Propitiation;   Sacrifice and Offering;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   Worship, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Food;   Goat;   Sacrifice;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Goat;   Pahlavi Literature, Jews in;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
if his sin, in which he has sinned, is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish.
King James Version
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:
Lexham English Bible
or his sin he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring a male goat without defect as his offering.
New Century Version
When he learns about his sin, he must bring a male goat that has nothing wrong with it as his offering.
New English Translation
or his sin that he committed is made known to him, he must bring a flawless male goat as his offering.
Amplified Bible
if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring a goat, a male without blemish as his offering.
New American Standard Bible
if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without defect.
Geneva Bible (1587)
If one shewe vnto him his sinne, which he hath committed, the shall he bring for his offring an hee goat without blemish,
Legacy Standard Bible
or if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without blemish.
Complete Jewish Bible
If the sin which he committed becomes known to him, he is to bring as his offering a male goat without defect,
Darby Translation
if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge, he shall bring his offering, a buck of the goats, a male without blemish.
Easy-to-Read Version
If he learns about his sin, he must bring a male goat that has nothing wrong with it as his offering.
English Standard Version
or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish,
George Lamsa Translation
Or if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a male without blemish;
Good News Translation
then as soon as the sin is called to his attention, he shall bring as his offering a male goat without any defects.
Christian Standard Bible®
or someone informs him about the sin he has committed, he is to bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
Literal Translation
or his sin which he has sinned shall be made known to him, then he shall bring his offering, a buck of the goats, a male, without blemish;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
of his synne yt he hath done, he shal bringe for his offeringe an he goate without blemysh,
American Standard Version
if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be made known to him, he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a male without blemish.
Bible in Basic English
When the sin which he has done is made clear to him, let him give for his offering a goat, a male without any mark.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And if his sinne be shewed vnto hym which he hath done, he shall bryng his offeryng, [euen] an hee goate without blemishe,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without blemish.
King James Version (1611)
Or if his sinne wherein hee hath sinned, come to his knowledge: he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goates, a male without blemish.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and his trespass wherein he has sinned, be known to him, —then shall he offer for his gift a kid of the goats, a male without blemish.
English Revised Version
if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be made known to him, he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a male without blemish;
Berean Standard Bible
When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and aftirward vndirstondith his synne, he schal offre to the Lord a sacrifice, a `buk of geet, `that hath no wem;
Young's Literal Translation
or his sin wherein he hath sinned hath been made known unto him, then he hath brought in his offering, a kid of the goats, a male, a perfect one,
Update Bible Version
if his sin, wherein he has sinned, is made known to him, he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a male without blemish.
Webster's Bible Translation
Or if his sin, in which he hath sinned, shall come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:
World English Bible
if his sin, in which he has sinned, is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects.
New Life Bible
If his sin is made known to him, he will bring for his gift a male goat that is perfect.
New Revised Standard
once the sin that he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a male goat without blemish.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
or his sin wherein he hath sinned he made known unto him, then shall he bring in. as his oblation a he-goat a male without defect;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And afterwards shall come to know his sin: he shall offer a buck goat without blemish, a sacrifice to the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
if the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without defect.

Contextual Overview

22 The Lord God said: Any tribal leader who disobeys me without meaning to is still guilty. 23 As soon as the leader realizes what has happened, he must sacrifice a goat that has nothing wrong with it. 24 This is a sacrifice for sin. So he will lay his hand on the animal's head, before having it killed in my presence at the north side of the bronze altar. 25 The priest will dip a finger in the blood, smear some of it on each of the four corners of the altar, and pour out the rest at the foot of the altar. 26 Then he must send all of the fat up in smoke, just as he does when a sacrifice is offered to ask my blessing. By this sacrifice the leader's sin will be forgiven.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

if his sin: Leviticus 4:14, Leviticus 5:4, 2 Kings 22:10-13

a kid: Leviticus 9:3, Leviticus 23:19, Numbers 7:16, Numbers 7:22, Numbers 7:28, Numbers 7:34, Numbers 15:24, Numbers 28:15, Numbers 28:30, Numbers 29:5, Numbers 29:11, Numbers 29:16, Numbers 29:19, Romans 8:3

Reciprocal: Leviticus 1:3 - a male Leviticus 1:10 - a male Leviticus 4:28 - a kid Ezra 6:17 - a sin offering

Cross-References

Exodus 20:13
Do not murder.
Leviticus 19:18
Stop being angry and don't try to take revenge. I am the Lord , and I command you to love others as much as you love yourself.
Numbers 23:18
Balaam answered: "Pay close attention to my words—
Judges 9:7
Jotham heard what they were doing. So he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted down to the people who were there at the meeting: Leaders of Shechem, listen to me, and maybe God will listen to you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Or if his sin wherein he hath sinned come to his knowledge,.... Or rather, "and if his sin", c. m either by means of others informing him of it, or of himself calling to mind what he has done, and considering it to be a transgression of the law:

he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish his offering was to be a "kid of the goats", a fat and a large one; because, as Baal Hatturim observes, he ate fat things every day; and to distinguish it from the offering of one of the common people; and "without blemish"; as all sacrifices were, that they might be typical of the offering of Christ without spot.

m או και Sept. "et postea", V. L. & Noldius, p. 3. No. 23.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Or if his sin - Rather, And if his sin.

Come to his knowledge - i. e. when he had become conscious of his sin.

A kid of the goats - A shaggy he-goat, in distinction from a smooth-haired he-goat. It was the regular sin-offering at the yearly festivals Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:15; Numbers 28:15, Numbers 28:22, Numbers 28:30, and at the consecration of the priests Leviticus 9:3; while the smooth-haired goat appears to have been generally offered for the other sacrifices Psalms 50:9; Isaiah 1:11.


 
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