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Selected Verse: Leviticus 4:22 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| Le 4:22 |
Strong Concordance |
When a ruler [05387] hath sinned [02398], and done [06213] somewhat through ignorance [07684] against any [0259] of the commandments [04687] of the LORD [03068] his God [0430] concerning things which should not be done [06213], and is guilty [0816]; |
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King James |
When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments--Whatever was the form of government, the king, judge, or subordinate, was the party concerned in this law. The trespass of such a civil functionary being less serious in its character and consequences than that either of the high priest or the congregation, a sin offering of inferior value was required--"a kid of the goats"; and neither was the blood carried into the sanctuary, but applied only to the altar of burnt offering; nor was the carcass taken without the camp; it was eaten by the priests-in-waiting. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Ruler - Either the head of a tribe Num 1:4-16, or the head of a division of a tribe (Num 34:18; compare Jos 22:30). |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
The sin of a ruler. - Lev 4:22. אשׁר: ὅτε, when. נשׂיא is the head of a tribe, or of a division of a tribe (Num 3:24, Num 3:30, Num 3:35).
Lev 4:23-26
"If (או, see Ges. 155, 2) his sin is made known to him," i.e., if any one called his attention to the fact that he had transgressed a commandment of God, he was to bring a he-goat without blemish, and, having laid his hand upon it, to slay it at the place of burnt-offering; after which the priest was to put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the foot of the altar, and then to burn the whole of the fat upon the altar, as in the case of the peaceoffering (see Lev 3:3-4), and thus to make atonement for the prince on account of his sin. עזים שׂעיר, or שׂעיר alone (lit., hairy, shaggy, Gen 27:11), is the buck-goat, which is frequently mentioned as the animal sacrificed as a sin-offering: e.g., that of the tribe-princes (Num 7:16., Lev 15:24), and that of the nation at the yearly festivals (Lev 16:9, Lev 16:15; Lev 23:19; Num 28:15, Num 28:22, Num 28:30; Num 29:5, Num 29:16.) and at the consecration of the tabernacle (Lev 9:3, Lev 9:15; Lev 10:16). It is distinguished in Num 7:16. from the attudim, which were offered as peace-offerings, and frequently occur in connection with oxen, rams, and lambs as burnt-offerings and thank-offerings (Psa 50:9, Psa 50:13; Psa 66:15; Isa 1:11; Isa 34:6; Eze 39:18). According to Knobel, עזים שׂעיר, or שׂעיר, was an old he-goat, the hair of which grew longer with age, particularly about the neck and back, and עזים שׂעירת (Lev 4:28; Lev 5:16) an old she-goat; whilst עתּוּד was the younger he-goat, which leaped upon the does (Gen 31:10, Gen 31:12), and served for slaughtering like lambs, sheep, and goats (Deu 32:14; Jer 51:40). But as the עזים שׂעיר was also slaughtered for food (Gen 37:31), and the skins of quite young he-goats are called שׂעירת (Gen 27:23), the difference between שׂעיר and עתּוּד is hardly to be sought in the age, but more probably, as Bochart supposes, in some variety of species, in which case seir and seirak might denote the rough-haired, shaggy kind of goat, and attud the buck-goat of stately appearance. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
When a ruler hath sinned - Under the term נשיא nasi, it is probable that any person is meant who held any kind of political dignity among the people, though the rabbins generally understand it of the king.
A kid of the goats was the sacrifice in this case, the rites nearly the same as in the preceding cases, only the fat was burnt as that of the peace-offering. See Lev 4:26 and Lev 3:5. |
30 And when Phinehas [06372] the priest [03548], and the princes [05387] of the congregation [05712] and heads [07218] of the thousands [0505] of Israel [03478] which were with him, heard [08085] the words [01697] that the children [01121] of Reuben [07205] and the children [01121] of Gad [01410] and the children [01121] of Manasseh [04519] spake [01696], it pleased [03190] [05869] them.
18 And ye shall take [03947] one [0259] prince [05387] of every tribe [04294], to divide [05157] the land [0776] by inheritance [05157].
4 And with you there shall be a man [0376] of every [0376] tribe [04294]; every one [0376] head [07218] of the house [01004] of his fathers [01].
5 And these are the names [08034] of the men [0582] that shall stand [05975] with you: of the tribe of Reuben [07205]; Elizur [0468] the son [01121] of Shedeur [07707].
6 Of Simeon [08095]; Shelumiel [08017] the son [01121] of Zurishaddai [06701].
7 Of Judah [03063]; Nahshon [05177] the son [01121] of Amminadab [05992].
8 Of Issachar [03485]; Nethaneel [05417] the son [01121] of Zuar [06686].
9 Of Zebulun [02074]; Eliab [0446] the son [01121] of Helon [02497].
10 Of the children [01121] of Joseph [03130]: of Ephraim [0669]; Elishama [0476] the son [01121] of Ammihud [05989]: of Manasseh [04519]; Gamaliel [01583] the son [01121] of Pedahzur [06301].
11 Of Benjamin [01144]; Abidan [027] the son [01121] of Gideoni [01441].
12 Of Dan [01835]; Ahiezer [0295] the son [01121] of Ammishaddai [05996].
13 Of Asher [0836]; Pagiel [06295] the son [01121] of Ocran [05918].
14 Of Gad [01410]; Eliasaph [0460] the son [01121] of Deuel [01845].
15 Of Naphtali [05321]; Ahira [0299] the son [01121] of Enan [05881].
16 These were [07148] the renowned [07121] of the congregation [05712], princes [05387] of the tribes [04294] of their fathers [01], heads [07218] of thousands [0505] in [01992] Israel [03478].
23 And he discerned [05234] him not, because his hands [03027] were hairy [08163], as his brother [0251] Esau's [06215] hands [03027]: so he blessed [01288] him.
31 And they took [03947] Joseph's [03130] coat [03801], and killed [07819] a kid [08163] of the goats [05795], and dipped [02881] the coat [03801] in the blood [01818];
40 I will bring them down [03381] like lambs [03733] to the slaughter [02873], like rams [0352] with he goats [06260].
14 Butter [02529] of kine [01241], and milk [02461] of sheep [06629], with fat [02459] of lambs [03733], and rams [0352] of the breed [01121] of Bashan [01316], and goats [06260], with the fat [02459] of kidneys [03629] of wheat [02406]; and thou didst drink [08354] the pure [02561] blood [01818] of the grape [06025].
12 And he said [0559], Lift up [05375] now thine eyes [05869], and see [07200], all the rams [06260] which leap [05927] upon the cattle [06629] are ringstraked [06124], speckled [05348], and grisled [01261]: for I have seen [07200] all that Laban [03837] doeth [06213] unto thee.
10 And it came to pass at the time [06256] that the cattle [06629] conceived [03179], that I lifted up [05375] mine eyes [05869], and saw [07200] in a dream [02472], and, behold, the rams [06260] which leaped [05927] upon the cattle [06629] were ringstraked [06124], speckled [05348], and grisled [01261].
16 And he shall make amends [07999] for the harm [02398] that he hath done in the holy thing [06944], and shall add [03254] the fifth part [02549] thereto, and give [05414] it unto the priest [03548]: and the priest [03548] shall make an atonement [03722] for him with the ram [0352] of the trespass offering [0817], and it shall be forgiven [05545] him.
28 Or if his sin [02403], which he hath sinned [02398], come to his knowledge [03045]: then he shall bring [0935] his offering [07133], a kid [08166] of the goats [05795], a female [05347] without blemish [08549], for his sin [02403] which he hath sinned [02398].
18 Ye shall eat [0398] the flesh [01320] of the mighty [01368], and drink [08354] the blood [01818] of the princes [05387] of the earth [0776], of rams [0352], of lambs [03733], and of goats [06260], of bullocks [06499], all of them fatlings [04806] of Bashan [01316].
6 The sword [02719] of the LORD [03068] is filled [04390] with blood [01818], it is made fat [01878] with fatness [02459], and with the blood [01818] of lambs [03733] and goats [06260], with the fat [02459] of the kidneys [03629] of rams [0352]: for the LORD [03068] hath a sacrifice [02077] in Bozrah [01224], and a great [01419] slaughter [02874] in the land [0776] of Idumea [0123].
11 To what [04100] purpose is the multitude [07230] of your sacrifices [02077] unto me? saith [0559] the LORD [03068]: I am full [07646] of the burnt offerings [05930] of rams [0352], and the fat [02459] of fed beasts [04806]; and I delight [02654] not in the blood [01818] of bullocks [06499], or of lambs [03532], or of he goats [06260].
15 I will offer [05927] unto thee burnt sacrifices [05930] of fatlings [04220], with the incense [07004] of rams [0352]; I will offer [06213] bullocks [01241] with goats [06260]. Selah [05542].
13 Will I eat [0398] the flesh [01320] of bulls [047], or drink [08354] the blood [01818] of goats [06260]?
9 I will take [03947] no bullock [06499] out of thy house [01004], nor he goats [06260] out of thy folds [04356].
16 One [0259] kid [08163] of the goats [05795] for a sin offering [02403]:
16 And Moses [04872] diligently [01875] sought [01875] the goat [08163] of the sin offering [02403], and, behold, it was burnt [08313]: and he was angry [07107] with Eleazar [0499] and Ithamar [0385], the sons [01121] of Aaron [0175] which were left [03498] alive, saying [0559],
15 And he brought [07126] the people's [05971] offering [07133], and took [03947] the goat [08163], which was the sin offering [02403] for the people [05971], and slew [07819] it, and offered it for sin [02398], as the first [07223].
3 And unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478] thou shalt speak [01696], saying [0559], Take [03947] ye a kid [08163] of the goats [05795] for a sin offering [02403]; and a calf [05695] and a lamb [03532], both of the first [01121] year [08141], without blemish [08549], for a burnt offering [05930];
16 And one [0259] kid [08163] of the goats [05795] for a sin offering [02403]; beside the continual [08548] burnt offering [05930], his meat offering [04503], and his drink offering [05262].
5 And one [0259] kid [08163] of the goats [05795] for a sin offering [02403], to make an atonement [03722] for you:
30 And one [0259] kid [08163] of the goats [05795], to make an atonement [03722] for you.
22 And one [0259] goat [08163] for a sin offering [02403], to make an atonement [03722] for you.
15 And one [0259] kid [08163] of the goats [05795] for a sin offering [02403] unto the LORD [03068] shall be offered [06213], beside the continual [08548] burnt offering [05930], and his drink offering [05262].
19 Then ye shall sacrifice [06213] one [0259] kid [08163] of the goats [05795] for a sin offering [02403], and two [08147] lambs [03532] of the first [01121] year [08141] for a sacrifice [02077] of peace offerings [08002].
15 Then shall he kill [07819] the goat [08163] of the sin offering [02403], that is for the people [05971], and bring [0935] his blood [01818] within [01004] the vail [06532], and do [06213] with that blood [01818] as he did [06213] with the blood [01818] of the bullock [06499], and sprinkle [05137] it upon the mercy seat [03727], and before [06440] the mercy seat [03727]:
9 And Aaron [0175] shall bring [07126] the goat [08163] upon which the LORD'S [03068] lot [01486] fell [05927], and offer [06213] him for a sin offering [02403].
24 And if any man [0376] lie [07901] with her at all [07901], and her flowers [05079] be upon him, he shall be unclean [02930] seven [07651] days [03117]; and all the bed [04904] whereon he lieth [07901] shall be unclean [02930].
16 One [0259] kid [08163] of the goats [05795] for a sin offering [02403]:
11 And Jacob [03290] said [0559] to Rebekah [07259] his mother [0517], Behold, Esau [06215] my brother [0251] is a hairy [08163] man [0376], and I am a smooth [02509] man [0376]:
3 And he shall offer [07126] of the sacrifice [02077] of the peace offering [08002] an offering made by fire [0801] unto the LORD [03068]; the fat [02459] that covereth [03680] the inwards [07130], and all the fat [02459] that is upon the inwards [07130],
4 And the two [08147] kidneys [03629], and the fat [02459] that is on them, which is by the flanks [03689], and the caul [03508] above the liver [03516], with the kidneys [03629], it shall he take away [05493].
23 Or if his sin [02403], wherein he hath sinned [02398], come to his knowledge [03045]; he shall bring [0935] his offering [07133], a kid [08163] of the goats [05795], a male [02145] without blemish [08549]:
24 And he shall lay [05564] his hand [03027] upon the head [07218] of the goat [08163], and kill [07819] it in the place [04725] where they kill [07819] the burnt offering [05930] before [06440] the LORD [03068]: it is a sin offering [02403].
25 And the priest [03548] shall take [03947] of the blood [01818] of the sin offering [02403] with his finger [0676], and put [05414] it upon the horns [07161] of the altar [04196] of burnt offering [05930], and shall pour out [08210] his blood [01818] at the bottom [03247] of the altar [04196] of burnt offering [05930].
26 And he shall burn [06999] all his fat [02459] upon the altar [04196], as the fat [02459] of the sacrifice [02077] of peace offerings [08002]: and the priest [03548] shall make an atonement [03722] for him as concerning his sin [02403], and it shall be forgiven [05545] him.
35 And the chief [05387] of the house [01004] of the father [01] of the families [04940] of Merari [04847] was Zuriel [06700] the son [01121] of Abihail [032]: these shall pitch [02583] on the side [03409] of the tabernacle [04908] northward [06828].
30 And the chief [05387] of the house [01004] of the father [01] of the families [04940] of the Kohathites [06956] shall be Elizaphan [0469] the son [01121] of Uzziel [05816].
24 And the chief [05387] of the house [01004] of the father [01] of the Gershonites [01649] shall be Eliasaph [0460] the son [01121] of Lael [03815].
22 When a ruler [05387] hath sinned [02398], and done [06213] somewhat through ignorance [07684] against any [0259] of the commandments [04687] of the LORD [03068] his God [0430] concerning things which should not be done [06213], and is guilty [0816];
5 And Aaron's [0175] sons [01121] shall burn [06999] it on the altar [04196] upon the burnt sacrifice [05930], which is upon the wood [06086] that is on the fire [0784]: it is an offering made by fire [0801], of a sweet [05207] savour [07381] unto the LORD [03068].
26 And he shall burn [06999] all his fat [02459] upon the altar [04196], as the fat [02459] of the sacrifice [02077] of peace offerings [08002]: and the priest [03548] shall make an atonement [03722] for him as concerning his sin [02403], and it shall be forgiven [05545] him.