The priest shall then put some of the blood on the horns(A) of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the Lord in the tent of meeting. The rest of the bull’s blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar(B) of burnt offering(C) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He shall remove all the fat(D) from the bull of the sin offering—all the fat that is connected to the internal organs, both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys(E) 10 just as the fat is removed from the ox[a](F) sacrificed as a fellowship offering.(G) Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.(H) 11 But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, as well as the head and legs, the internal organs and the intestines(I) 12 that is, all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp(J) to a place ceremonially clean,(K) where the ashes(L) are thrown, and burn it(M) there in a wood fire on the ash heap.(N)

13 “‘If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally(O) and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though the community is unaware of the matter, when they realize their guilt 14 and the sin they committed becomes known, the assembly must bring a young bull(P) as a sin offering(Q) and present it before the tent of meeting. 15 The elders(R) of the community are to lay their hands(S) on the bull’s head(T) before the Lord, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the Lord.(U) 16 Then the anointed priest is to take some of the bull’s blood(V) into the tent of meeting. 17 He shall dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle(W) it before the Lord(X) seven times in front of the curtain. 18 He is to put some of the blood(Y) on the horns of the altar that is before the Lord(Z) in the tent of meeting. The rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar(AA) of burnt offering at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 4:10 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.

And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,

10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering.

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

12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto 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.

13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;

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 tabernacle of the congregation.

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

16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:

17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail.

18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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