1 T he Lord said to Moses,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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.

“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and commits any 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 the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord a bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.

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 doorway of the tent of meeting before the Lord, and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull and slay the bull 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.

Then the anointed priest is to take some of the blood of the bull and bring it to 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 the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of 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.

The priest shall also put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense which is before the Lord in the tent of meeting; and all the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering which is at the doorway 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,

He shall remove from it all the fat of the bull of the sin offering: the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat which 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 with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he shall remove 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 it is removed from the ox of the sacrifice of peace offerings), and the priest is to offer them up in smoke 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 with its head and its legs and its entrails and its refuse,

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.

that is, all the rest of the bull, he is to bring out to a clean place outside the camp where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the ashes are poured out it shall be burned.

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.

‘ Now if the whole congregation of Israel commits error and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, and they commit any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and they become 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 assembly shall offer a bull of the herd 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.

Then the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord, and the bull shall be slain before the Lord.

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

Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the blood of the bull 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 the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front of 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 all the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering which is at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

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

He shall remove all its fat from it and offer it up in smoke 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.

He shall also do with the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So the priest shall make atonement for them, and they will 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.

Then he is to bring out the bull to a place outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.

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 leader sins and unintentionally does any one of all the things which the Lord his God has commanded not to be done, and he becomes 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 is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without defect.

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 male goat and slay it in the place where they slay 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.

Then the priest is to 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 the rest of its blood he shall pour out 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.

All its fat he shall offer up in smoke on the altar as in the case of the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him in regard to his sin, and he will be forgiven.

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.

‘Now if anyone of the common people sins unintentionally in doing any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and becomes 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.

if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, then he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without defect, 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.

He shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slay the sin offering 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.

The priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering; and all the rest of its blood he shall pour out 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.

Then he shall remove all its fat, just as the fat was removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar for a soothing aroma to the Lord. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.

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

‘But if he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring it, a female without defect.

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 on the head of the sin offering and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they slay 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.

The priest is to 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 its blood 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.

Then he shall remove all its fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offerings, and the priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar, on the offerings by fire to the Lord. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him in regard to his sin which he has committed, and he will be forgiven.