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Leviticus 4:15

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4:15the elders of the congregation must lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord, and someone must slaughter28 the bull before the Lord.

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  1. 28 Heb “and he shall slaughter.” The singular verb seems to refer to an individual who represents the whole congregation, perhaps one of the elders referred to at the beginning of the verse, or the officiating priest (cf. v. 21). The and make the verb plural, referring to “the elders of the congregation.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull’s head and slaughter it before the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the elders of the community shall place their hands on the bull’s head before Yahweh, and he shall slaughter the bull before Yahweh.

KJV 1900King James 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.