Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the LORD. New Living Translation The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull’s head and slaughter it before the LORD. English Standard Version And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD, and the bull shall be killed before the LORD. Berean Standard Bible The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD. Then the bull shall be killed before the LORD. New American Standard Bible Then the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the LORD. NASB 1995 ‘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. NASB 1977 ‘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. Legacy Standard Bible Then the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before Yahweh, and the bull shall be slaughtered before Yahweh. Amplified Bible Then the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD [to transfer symbolically the congregation’s guilt to the sacrifice], and they shall kill the bull before the LORD. Christian Standard Bible The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD and it is to be slaughtered before the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD and it is to be slaughtered before the LORD. American Standard Version And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before Jehovah; and the bullock shall be killed before Jehovah. Contemporary English Version where your tribal leaders will lay their hands on its head, before having it killed in my presence. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The leaders of the congregation will place their hands on the bull's head in the LORD's presence. One of them will slaughter it in the LORD's presence. Good News Translation the leaders of the community shall put their hands on its head, and it shall be killed there. International Standard Version where the elders of the community are to lay their hands on the head of the bull in the LORD's presence and slaughter it. Majority Standard Bible The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull?s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD. NET Bible the elders of the congregation must lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD, and someone must slaughter the bull before the LORD. New Heart English Bible The elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD; and the bull shall be killed before the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible The elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before Yahweh; and the bull shall be killed before Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the elderly of the congregation have laid their hands on the head of the bullock, before YHWH, and [one] has slaughtered the bullock before YHWH. Young's Literal Translation and the elders of the company have laid their hands on the head of the bullock, before Jehovah, and one hath slaughtered the bullock before Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation And the old men of the assembly placed their hands upon the head of the bullock before Jehovah: and slaughtered the bullock before Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the ancients of the people shall put their hands upon the head thereof before the Lord. And the calf being immolated in the sight of the Lord, Catholic Public Domain Version And the elders of the people shall place their hands upon its head in the sight of the Lord. And when the calf has been immolated in the sight of the Lord, New American Bible The elders of the community shall lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD. When the bull has been slaughtered before the LORD, New Revised Standard Version The elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the Elders of the Assembly shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before LORD JEHOVAH and they shall kill the bull before LORD JEHOVAH. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the calf before the Lord, and they shall slay the calf before the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Laws for Sin Offerings…14when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting. 15The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD. 16Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tent of Meeting,… Cross References Hebrews 9:7 But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. Hebrews 9:12-14 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! Hebrews 13:11 Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. Numbers 15:24-25 and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering. / The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin. Numbers 15:27-28 Also, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering. / And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven. 2 Chronicles 29:21-24 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. / So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar. / Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. ... Hebrews 10:4 because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Hebrews 10:10-12 And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. 1 John 2:2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. Romans 3:25 God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, Isaiah 53:10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” Treasury of Scripture And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD. the elders Exodus 24:1,9 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off… Numbers 11:16,25 And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee… Deuteronomy 21:3-9 And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; … lay Leviticus 4:4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD. Leviticus 1:4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. Leviticus 16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: Jump to Previous Assembly Bull Bullock Bull's Chiefs Community Company Congregation Death Elders Hands Head Killed Lay Ox Slain Slaughter SlaughteredJump to Next Assembly Bull Bullock Bull's Chiefs Community Company Congregation Death Elders Hands Head Killed Lay Ox Slain Slaughter SlaughteredLeviticus 4 1. The sin offering of ignorance3. for the priest 13. for the congregation 22. for the ruler 27. for any of the people The elders of the congregation In ancient Israel, the elders were respected leaders and representatives of the people. They held positions of authority and were responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community. This reflects the communal nature of sin and atonement in Israelite society, where leaders acted on behalf of the people. The role of elders is seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in Exodus 3:16 and Numbers 11:16, where they are involved in significant religious and communal decisions. are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD Persons / Places / Events 1. Elders of the CongregationThese are the leaders or representatives of the Israelite community, responsible for spiritual and communal oversight. 2. The Bull A sacrificial animal used in the sin offering, symbolizing atonement for the community's unintentional sins. 3. The LORD Refers to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, who prescribes the sacrificial system for atonement. 4. The Congregation The assembly of the Israelites, representing the collective body of God's people. 5. The Tabernacle The place where sacrifices were made, symbolizing God's dwelling among His people. Teaching Points The Role of Leadership in AtonementElders represent the community in seeking forgiveness, highlighting the importance of godly leadership in spiritual matters. The Significance of Substitutionary Sacrifice The laying on of hands symbolizes the transfer of sin, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins. Communal Responsibility for Sin The entire congregation is implicated in the sin offering, teaching us about the corporate nature of sin and the need for communal repentance. The Holiness of God The requirement for a sin offering underscores God's holiness and the seriousness of sin, reminding us of the need for purity in our relationship with Him. The Fulfillment in Christ The Old Testament sacrificial system is a shadow of the perfect sacrifice of Jesus, encouraging us to live in the light of His atonement.(15) And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands.--As the whole congregation could not lay their hands on the victim, their representatives had to perform this act. (See Leviticus 4:4.) But as the elders also were far too many to do it, since they were seventy in number, it was ordained during the second Temple that three of their members should lay their hands upon the sacrifice. Besides this sin offering there was only one other congregational offering upon which there was this laying of hands: i.e., the scape-goat (Leviticus 16:21). Hebrew The eldersזִקְנֵ֨י (ziq·nê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 2205: Old of the congregation הָעֵדָ֧ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage are to lay וְ֠סָמְכוּ (wə·sā·mə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5564: To prop, to lean upon, take hold of their hands יְדֵיהֶ֛ם (yə·ḏê·hem) Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 3027: A hand on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the bull’s הַפָּ֖ר (hap·pār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer head רֹ֥אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and it הַפָּ֖ר (hap·pār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer shall be slaughtered וְשָׁחַ֥ט (wə·šā·ḥaṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7819: To slaughter, beat before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Leviticus 4:15 NIVLeviticus 4:15 NLT Leviticus 4:15 ESV Leviticus 4:15 NASB Leviticus 4:15 KJV Leviticus 4:15 BibleApps.com Leviticus 4:15 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 4:15 Chinese Bible Leviticus 4:15 French Bible Leviticus 4:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 4:15 The elders of the congregation shall lay (Le Lv Lev.) |
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