Leviticus 4:22

For the Leader

4:22 “‘Whenever ¹  a leader, by straying unintentionally, ²  sins and violates one of the commandments of the Lord his God which must not be violated, ³  and he pleads guilty,

Leviticus 4:27

For the Common Person

4:27 “‘If an ordinary individual ⁴  sins by straying unintentionally ⁵  when he violates one of the Lord’s commandments which must not be violated, ⁶  and he pleads guilty

Leviticus 6:7

6:7 So the priest will make atonement ⁷  on his behalf before the Lord and he will be forgiven ⁸  for whatever he has done to become guilty.” ⁹ 

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¹ tn This section begins with the relative pronoun אֲשֶׁר (’asher) which usually means “who” or “which,” but here means “whenever.”

² tn See the Lev 4:2 note on “straying.”

³ tn Heb “and does one from all the commandments of the Lord his God which must not be done”; cf. NRSV “ought not to be done”; NIV “does what is forbidden in any of the commands.”

⁴ tn Heb “an individual from the people of the land”; cf. NASB “anyone of the common people” (KJV, ASV both similar); NAB “a private person.”

⁵ tn Heb “If one person sins by straying, from the people of the land.” See Lev 4:2 for a note on “straying.”

⁶ tn Heb “by doing it, one from the commandments of the Lord which must not be done.”

⁷ sn Regarding “make atonement” see the note on Lev 1:4.

⁸ tn Heb “there shall be forgiveness to him” or “it shall be forgiven to him” (KJV similar).

⁹ tn Heb “on one from all which he does to become guilty in it”; NAB “whatever guilt he may have incurred.”