22 “When a leader[a](A) sins and unintentionally violates any of the commands of the Lord his God by doing what is prohibited, and incurs guilt, 23 or someone informs him about the sin he has committed, he is to bring an unblemished male goat(B) as his offering. 24 He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering(C) is slaughtered before the Lord. It is a sin offering.(D) 25 Then the priest must take some of the blood from the sin offering with his finger and apply it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering.(E) The rest of its blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering. 26 He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the fellowship sacrifice. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for that person’s sin, and he will be forgiven.

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  1. Leviticus 4:22 Or ruler

22 “‘When a leader(A) sins unintentionally(B) and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, when he realizes his guilt 23 and the sin he has committed becomes known, he must bring as his offering a male goat(C) without defect. 24 He is to lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord.(D) It is a sin offering.(E) 25 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar(F) of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.(G) 26 He shall burn all the fat on the altar as he burned the fat of the fellowship offering. In this way the priest will make atonement(H) for the leader’s sin, and he will be forgiven.(I)

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The Sin Offering

24 The Lord spoke to Moses: 25 “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is the law of the sin offering.(A) The sin offering is most holy and must be slaughtered before the Lord at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. 26 The priest who offers it as a sin offering is to eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place,(B) in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. 27 Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of its blood spatters on a garment, then you must wash that garment[a] in a holy place. 28 A clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it must be scoured and rinsed with water. 29 Any male among the priests may eat it; it is especially holy. 30 But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the holy place; it must be burned up.

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  1. Leviticus 6:27 Lit wash what it spattered on

The Sin Offering

24 The Lord said to Moses, 25 “Say to Aaron and his sons: ‘These are the regulations for the sin offering:(A) The sin offering is to be slaughtered before the Lord(B) in the place(C) the burnt offering is slaughtered; it is most holy. 26 The priest who offers it shall eat it; it is to be eaten in the sanctuary area,(D) in the courtyard(E) of the tent of meeting.(F) 27 Whatever touches any of the flesh will become holy,(G) and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in the sanctuary area. 28 The clay pot(H) the meat is cooked in must be broken; but if it is cooked in a bronze pot, the pot is to be scoured and rinsed with water. 29 Any male in a priest’s family may eat it;(I) it is most holy.(J) 30 But any sin offering whose blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement(K) in the Holy Place(L) must not be eaten; it must be burned up.(M)

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Monthly Offerings

11 “At the beginning of each of your months present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 12 with six quarts[a] of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each bull, four quarts[b] of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for the ram, 13 and two quarts[c] of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each lamb. It is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord. 14 Their drink offerings are to be two quarts[d] of wine with each bull, one and a third quarts[e] with the ram, and one quart[f] with each male lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering for all the months of the year. 15 And one male goat is to be offered as a sin offering to the Lord, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 28:12 Lit three-tenths (of an ephah)
  2. Numbers 28:12 Lit two-tenths (of an ephah)
  3. Numbers 28:13 Lit one-tenth (of an ephah)
  4. Numbers 28:14 Lit a half hin
  5. Numbers 28:14 Lit bull, a third hin
  6. Numbers 28:14 Lit a fourth hin

Monthly Offerings

11 “‘On the first of every month,(A) present to the Lord a burnt offering of two young bulls,(B) one ram(C) and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.(D) 12 With each bull there is to be a grain offering(E) of three-tenths of an ephah[a](F) of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, a grain offering of two-tenths(G) of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; 13 and with each lamb, a grain offering(H) of a tenth(I) of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil. This is for a burnt offering,(J) a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.(K) 14 With each bull there is to be a drink offering(L) of half a hin[b] of wine; with the ram, a third of a hin[c]; and with each lamb, a quarter of a hin. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon(M) during the year. 15 Besides the regular burnt offering(N) with its drink offering, one male goat(O) is to be presented to the Lord as a sin offering.[d](P)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 28:12 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms; also in verses 20 and 28
  2. Numbers 28:14 That is, about 2 quarts or about 1.9 liters
  3. Numbers 28:14 That is, about 1 1/3 quarts or about 1.3 liters
  4. Numbers 28:15 Or purification offering; also in verse 22