Leviticus 4:21

Verse

Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bullock: it is the sin-offering for the assembly.

Bible in Basic English

Then let the ox be taken away outside the tent-circle, that it may be burned as the other ox was burned; it is the sin-offering for all the people.

Douay-Rheims 1899

But the calf itself he shall carry forth without the camp, and shall burn it as he did the former calf: because it is for the sin of the multitude.

Free Bible Version

Then he shall take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the bull previously mentioned. It is the sin offering for the whole community.

Geneva Bible 1599

For he shall carie the bullocke without the hoste, and burne him as he burned the first bullock: for it is an offring for the sinne of the Congregation.

King James (Authorized) Version

And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.

One Unity Resource Bible

He shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

Translation for Translators

Then the priest must take the other parts of the bull outside the camp and burn them, like he does when he himself has sinned. That will be the offering for the sin that all the people have committed, and they will be forgiven.

Unlocked Literal Bible

He will carry the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the assembly.

Noah Webster Bible

And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin-offering for the congregation.

World English Bible

He shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

Young's Literal Translation

and he hath brought out the bullock unto the outside of the camp, and hath burned it as he hath burned the first bullock; it [is] a sin-offering of the assembly.

Context

Laws for Sin Offerings

²⁰He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.²¹Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

Summary

In Leviticus 4:21, the focus is on the sin offering for unintentional sins committed by the community as a whole. The verse outlines the specific instructions for the priest to make atonement for the people's transgressions through the sacrifice of a bull. This act of atonement highlights the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance and reconciliation with God. The ritual underscores the concept of substitutionary atonement, where the innocent animal bears the consequences of the people's wrongdoing, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the sins of humanity.

Commentary

Leviticus 4:21

Laws for Sin Offerings

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Berean Standard Bible

Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bullock: it is the sin-offering for the assembly.

Bible in Basic English

Then let the ox be taken away outside the tent-circle, that it may be burned as the other ox was burned; it is the sin-offering for all the people.

Douay-Rheims 1899

But the calf itself he shall carry forth without the camp, and shall burn it as he did the former calf: because it is for the sin of the multitude.

Free Bible Version

Then he shall take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the bull previously mentioned. It is the sin offering for the whole community.

Geneva Bible 1599

For he shall carie the bullocke without the hoste, and burne him as he burned the first bullock: for it is an offring for the sinne of the Congregation.

King James (Authorized) Version

And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.

One Unity Resource Bible

He shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

Translation for Translators

Unlocked Literal Bible

He will carry the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the assembly.

Noah Webster Bible

And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin-offering for the congregation.

World English Bible

He shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

Young's Literal Translation

and he hath brought out the bullock unto the outside of the camp, and hath burned it as he hath burned the first bullock; it [is] a sin-offering of the assembly.