²“Speak to the Israelites,^b saying, ‘If a person^c sins by an unintentional wrong from any of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated,^d and he violates^e any of them^f— ³if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people,^g then,^h concerning the sin that he has committed,ⁱ he shall bring a young bull^j without defect for Yahweh as a sin offering.

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Footnotes

bLiterally “sons/children of Israel”
cOr “a soul”
dLiterally “done”
eLiterally “does”
fLiterally “from one from them”; see NET
gLiterally “to the guilt of the people”
hOr “and”
iLiterally “sinned”
jLiterally “a bull, a son of cattle”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If anyone sins unintentionally in any of the Lord’s commandments about things not to be done, and does any one of them, if it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for the sin that he has committed a bull from the herd without blemish to the Lord for a sin offering.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Say to the Israelites: ‘When anyone sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands—

“ ‘If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the Lord a young bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Tell the Israelites: When someone sins unintentionally against any of the Lord’s commands and does anything prohibited by them—

“If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he is to present to the Lord a young, unblemished bull as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. This is how you are to deal with those who sin unintentionally by doing anything that violates one of the Lord’s commands.

“If the high priest sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the Lord a young bull with no defects.

KJV 1900King James Version

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering.

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