1 T he Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “ Say to the people of Israel, ‘If a person sins without meaning to, by not obeying what the Lord has told us to do, these are the rules he must follow.

Say to the Israelites, If anyone shall sin through error or unwittingly in any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and shall do any one of them—

3 I f the chosen religious leader sins and so brings guilt on the people, let him give to the Lord a bull that is perfect. It is a sin gift for the sin he has done.

If it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin which he has committed a young bull without blemish to the Lord as a sin offering.

4 H e will bring the bull to the door of the meeting tent before the Lord. He will lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before the Lord.

He shall bring the bull to the door of the Tent of Meeting before the Lord, and shall lay his hands on the bull’s head and kill before the Lord.

5 T hen the chosen religious leader is to take some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the meeting tent.

And the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting;

6 T he religious leader will put his finger in the blood and put some of the blood seven times before the Lord and in front of the curtain of the holy place.

And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of seven times before the Lord before the veil of the sanctuary.

7 A nd the religious leader will put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet-smelling perfume in the meeting tent before the Lord. Then he will pour out all of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt gifts at the door of the meeting tent.

And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord which is in the Tent of Meeting; and all the rest of the blood of the bull shall he pour out at the base of the altar of the burnt offering at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

8 H e will take from it all the fat of the bull of the sin gift, the fat that covers the inside parts, and all the fat that is on the inside parts,

And all the fat of the bull for the sin offering he shall take off of it—the fat that covers and is on the entrails,

9 a nd the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the part on the liver, which he will take off with the kidneys,

And the two kidneys and the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver, which he shall take away with the kidneys—

10 j ust as these are taken from the bull of the peace gift. The religious leader is to burn them on the altar of burnt gifts.

Just as these are taken off of the bull of the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.

11 B ut the bull’s skin and all its flesh, its head, legs, inside parts and its waste,

But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, its head, its legs, its entrails, and its dung,

12 a ll the rest of the bull, he is to bring to a clean place away from the tents, where the ashes are poured out. There he will burn it on wood with fire. It will be burned where the ashes are poured out.

Even the whole bull shall he carry forth without the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on a fire of wood, there where the ashes are poured out.

13 ‘ If all the people of Israel sin and do not obey what the Lord has told them, without meaning to and without knowing about it, they are guilty.

If the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, and it be hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done what the Lord has commanded not to be done and are guilty,

14 W hen their sin becomes known, the people will give a bull from the herd for a sin gift. They will bring it in front of the meeting tent.

When the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the congregation shall offer a young bull for a sin offering and bring it before the Tent of Meeting.

15 T hen the leaders of the people will lay their hands on the bull’s head before the Lord. And the bull will be killed before the Lord.

The elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bull before the Lord, and the bull shall be killed before the Lord.

16 T he chosen religious leader will take some of the bull’s blood to the meeting tent.

The anointed priest shall bring some of the bull’s blood to the Tent of Meeting,

17 T here the religious leader will put his finger in the blood and put it seven times before the Lord and in front of the curtains.

And shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, before the veil.

18 H e will put some of the blood on the horns of the altar before the Lord in the meeting tent. And he will pour out all the blood at the base of the altar of burnt gifts at the door of the meeting tent.

He shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before the Lord in the Tent of Meeting, and he shall pour out all the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering near the door of the Tent of Meeting.

19 H e will take all its fat from it and burn it on the altar.

And he shall take all its fat from the bull and burn it on the altar.

20 H e will do the same with the bull as he did with the bull of the sin gift. So the religious leader will pay for their sins. And they will be forgiven.

Thus shall he do with the bull; as he did with the bull for a sin offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for, and they shall be forgiven.

21 T hen he will bring the bull away from the tents and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin gift for all the people.

And he shall carry forth the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the congregation.

22 ‘ When a leader sins without meaning to, by doing any of all the things the Lord God has told us not to do, he becomes guilty.

When a ruler or leader sins and unwittingly does any one of the things the Lord his God has forbidden, and is guilty,

23 I f his sin is made known to him, he will bring for his gift a male goat that is perfect.

If his sin which he has committed be known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish.

24 H e will lay his hand on the head of the male goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt gifts before the Lord. It is a sin gift.

He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord; it is a sin offering.

25 T hen the religious leader will take some of the blood of the sin gift with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt gifts. He will pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt gifts.

The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering.

26 H e will burn all its fat on the altar like the fat of the peace gifts. So the religious leader will pay the price for the man’s sin. And he will be forgiven.

And he shall burn all its fat upon the altar like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings; so the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

27 ‘ If anyone among the people of the land sins without meaning to, by doing any of the things the Lord said not to do, he becomes guilty.

If any one of the common people sins unwittingly in doing anything the Lord has commanded not to be done, and is guilty,

28 I f his sin is made known to him, he will bring for his gift a female goat that is perfect, for the sin he has done.

When the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed.

29 H e will lay his hand on the head of the sin gift, and kill the sin gift at the place of burnt gifts.

The offender shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill at the place of the burnt offering.

30 T he religious leader will take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt gifts. He will pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.

And the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and shall pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.

31 T hen he will take all its fat, just as the fat was taken from the peace gifts. And the religious leader will burn it on the altar for a pleasing smell to the Lord. So the religious leader will pay for his sin. And he will be forgiven.

And all the fat of it he shall take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a sweet and satisfying fragrance to the Lord; and the priest shall make atonement for, and he shall be forgiven.

32 ‘ If he brings a lamb for a sin gift, he will bring a female lamb that is perfect.

If he brings a lamb as his sin offering, he shall bring a female without blemish.

33 H e will lay his hand on the head of the sin gift, and kill it for a sin gift in the place where they kill the burnt gifts.

He shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering.

34 T he religious leader will take some of the blood of the sin gift with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt gifts. He will pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.

And the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and all the rest of the blood of the lamb he shall pour out at the base of the altar.

35 T hen he will take all its fat, just as the lamb’s fat is taken from the peace gifts. The religious leader will burn it on the altar, on the gifts by fire to the Lord. So the religious leader will pay for him the price for the sin he has done. And he will be forgiven.

And he shall take away all the fat of it, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it on the altar upon the offerings made by fire to the Lord; and the priest shall make atonement for the sin which the man has committed, and he shall be forgiven.