Torah Mosheh 3:

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Leviticus Chapter 4

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Chatat - Sin Offerings

Atonement (forgiveness) for sin  where restitution not possible

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4:1(v) And Adonai spoke to Mosheh, saying:

4:2 דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר נֶפֶש כִּי-תֶחֱטָא בִשְגָגָה מִכֹּל מִצְוֹת יְהֹוָהאֲשֶר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְעָשָׂה מֵאַחַת מֵהֵנָּה׃

Daber el-benei Yisra'el lemor nefesh ki-techeta vishgagah mikol mitzvot Adonai asher lo te'aseinah ve'asah me'achat mehenah.

"Speak to the sons of Yisrael, ‘If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which Adonai has commanded not to be done, and commits any of them

Sin of Kohen - young bullock

4:3 אִם הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִיחַ יֶחֱטָא לְאַשְמַת הָעָם וְהִקְרִיב עַל חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶר חָטָאפַּר בֶּן-בָּקָר תָּמִים לַיְהֹוָה לְחַטָּאת׃

Im haKohen hamashiach yecheta le'ashmat ha'am vehikriv al chatato asher chata par ben-bakar tamim lAdonai lechatat.

If the anointed Kohen sins, bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer to Adonai a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed

4:4 And he shall bring the bullock to the door of the Ohel Moed (tent of meeting) before Adonai; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before Adonai.

4:5 And the kohen that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the Ohel Moed (tent of meeting):

4:6 And the kohen shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before Adonai, before the vail of the sanctuary.

4:7 And the kohen shall put [some] of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before Adonai, which [is] in the Ohel Moed (tent of meeting); and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the haOlah , which [is at] the door of the Ohel Moed (tent of meeting).

4:8 And he shall take off from it all the chelev of the bullock for the Chatat ; the chelev that covers the inwards, and all the chelev that [is] upon the inwards,

4:9 And the two kidneys, and the chelev that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,

4:10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of shelamim: and the kohen shall burn them upon the altar of the haOlah .

4:11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,

4:12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.

Sin of the Whole congregation of Yisrael  - Young bullock

4:13 And if the whole congregation of Yisrael sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done [somewhat against] any of the mitzvot of Adonai [concerning things] which should not be done, and are guilty;

4:14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the Ohel Moed (tent of meeting).

4:15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before Adonai: and the bullock shall be killed before Adonai.

4:16 And the kohen that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the Ohel Moed (tent of meeting):

4:17 And the kohen shall dip his finger [in some] of the blood, and sprinkle [it] seven times before Adonai, [even] before the vail.

4:18 And he shall put [some] of the blood upon the horns of the altar which [is] before Adonai, that [is] in the Ohel Moed (tent of meeting), and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the haOlah , which [is at] the door of the Ohel Moed (tent of meeting).

4:19 And he shall take all his chelev from him, and burn [it] upon the altar.

4:20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a Chatat , so shall he do with this: and the kohen shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

4:21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it [is] a Chatat for the congregation.

Sin of a Ruler - goat

4:22 When a ruler has sinned, and done [somewhat] through ignorance [against] any of the mitzvot of Adonai his Elohim [concerning things] which should not be done, and is guilty;

4:23 Or if his sin, wherein he has sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male Tamiym:

4:24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the haOlah before Adonai: it [is] a Chatat.

4:25 And the kohen shall take of the blood of the Chatat with his finger, and put [it] upon the horns of the altar of haOlah , and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of haOlah .

4:26 And he shall burn all his chelev upon the altar, as the chelev of the sacrifice of shelamim: and the kohen shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

Sin of Common people - goats a female Tamiyim

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4:27(vi)

And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth [somewhat against] any of the mitzvot of Adonai [concerning things] which ought not to be done, and be guilty;

4:28 Or if his sin, which he has sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female Tamiym, for his sin which he has sinned.

4:29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the Chatat , and slay the Chatat in the place of the haOlah .

4:30 And the kohen shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put [it] upon the horns of the altar of haOlah , and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.

4:31 And he shall take away all the chelev thereof, as the chelev is taken away from off the sacrifice of shelamim; and the kohen shall burn [it] upon the altar for a sweet savour to Adonai; and the kohen shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

4:32 And if he bring a lamb for a Chatat , he shall bring it a female Tamiym.

4:33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the Chatat , and slay it for a Chatat in the place where they kill the haOlah .

4:34 And the kohen shall take of the blood of the Chatat with his finger, and put [it] upon the horns of the altar of haOlah , and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:

4:35 And he shall take away all the chelev thereof, as the chelev of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the shelamim; and the kohen shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire to Adonai: and the kohen shall make an atonement for his sin that he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him.


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