Leviticus 4:13

For the Whole Congregation

4:13 “‘If the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter is not noticed by the assembly, and they violate one of the Lord’s commandments, which must not be violated, so they become guilty,

Leviticus 4:21

4:21 He must bring the rest of the bull outside the camp and burn it just as he burned the first bull – it is the sin offering of the assembly.


tn Heb “strays”; KJV “sin through ignorance.” The verb “strays” here is the verbal form of the noun in the expression “by straying” (see the note on Lev 4:2 above).

tn Heb “is concealed from the eyes of”; NASB, NRSV, NLT “escapes the notice of.”

tn Heb “and they do one from all the commandments of the Lord which must not be done” (cf. v. 2).

sn See the note on the word “slaughter” in v. 15.

tn Heb “And he shall bring out the bull to from outside to the camp.”