The Law of Sin Offerings

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If a person sins aunintentionally in any of the 1things which the Lord has bcommanded not to be done, and commits any of them,

3 aif the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord a 1bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has 2committed.

4 ‘He shall bring the bull to the doorway of the tent of meeting before the Lord, and ahe shall lay his hand on the head of the bull and slay the bull before the Lord.

5 ‘Then the aanointed priest is to take some of the blood of the bull and bring it to the tent of meeting,

6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of athe veil of the sanctuary.

7 ‘The priest shall also put some of the blood on the horns of athe altar of fragrant incense which is before the Lord in the tent of meeting; and all the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering which is at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

8 ‘aHe shall remove from it all the fat of the bull of the sin offering: the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat which is on the entrails,

9 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the 1lobe of the liver, which he shall remove awith the kidneys

10 (just as it is removed from the ox of the sacrifice of peace offerings), and the priest is to offer them up in smoke on the altar of burnt offering.

11 ‘But athe hide of the bull and all its flesh with its head and its legs and its entrails and its refuse,

12 1that is, all the rest of the bull, he is to bring out to aa clean place outside the camp where the 2ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the 2ashes are poured out it shall be burned.

13 ‘aNow if the whole congregation of Israel commits error and the matter 1escapes the notice of the assembly, and they commit any of the 2things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and they become guilty;

14 awhen the sin 1which they have 2committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer ba 3bull of the herd for a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting.

15 ‘Then athe elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord, and the bull shall be slain bbefore the Lord.

16 ‘Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the blood of the bull to the tent of meeting;

17 and athe priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil.

18 ‘He shall put some of the blood on the horns of athe altar which is before the Lord 1in the tent of meeting; and all the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering which is at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

19 ‘aHe shall remove all its fat from it and offer it up in smoke on the altar.

20 ‘He shall also do with the bull just as he did with athe bull of the sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So bthe priest shall make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.

21 ‘Then he is to bring out the bull to a place outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull; it is athe sin offering for the assembly.