The Skeptics Annotated Bible (101 page)

21 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.

22
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;

23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge;
he shall bring
his offering, a kid of the goats,
a male without blemish
:

(4.22-23)
“When a ruler hath sinned … through ignorance … he shall bring … a male without blemish.”
When a king sins only the best sacrifice will do—he must offer a male goat to God. But if a commoner sins, a female will do.

24 And
he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it
in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering.

(4.24)
“He shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it.”

25 And
the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood
at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.

26
And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar
, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and
the priest shall make an atonement for him
as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

(4.25-26)
“The priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood … and he shall burn all his fat upon the altar.”

(4.26b)
“The priest shall make an atonement for him.”

27 And
if any one of the common people sin through ignorance
, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;

28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge:
then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.

(4.27-28)
“If any one of the common people sin through ignorance … then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.”
If a common person sins through ignorance, then kill a female goat. (More important people must kill male goats.)

29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and
slay the sin offering
in the place of the burnt offering.

30
And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood
thereof at the bottom of the altar.

(4.29-30)
“Slay the sin offering … and the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood.”

31 And
he shall take away all the fat
thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings;
and
the priest shall
burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD
; and
the priest shall make an atonement for him
, and it shall be forgiven him.

(4.31)
“He shall take away all the fat … and … burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD.”

(4.31b)
“The priest shall make an atonement for him.”

32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.

33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and
slay it for a sin offering
in the place where they kill the burnt offering.

34
And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood
thereof at the bottom of the altar:

(4.33-34)
“Slay it for a sin offering … and the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering and shall pour out all the blood.”

35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and
the priest shall make an atonement for his sin
that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

(4.35)
“The priest shall make an atonement for his sin.”

5
And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

(5.2-4) Things that make you unclean and guilty (like touching a dead bug or cow, or “the uncleanness of man” (?!), or swearing to do something good).

2 Or
if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.

(5.2)
“If a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.”

3
Or if he touch the uncleanness of man
, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then
he shall be guilty.

(5.3)
“Or if he touch the uncleanness of man … he shall be guilty.”

4
Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good
, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then
he shall be guilty
in one of these.

(5.4)
“Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good … he shall be guilty.”

5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:

(5.6-9) If you touch an insect, dead animal, or “the uncleanness of man” or if you swear to do something good or bad, kill a female lamb or goat for God (A female will do since it’s a minor offense.) and sprinkle the blood around. If you don’t have a lamb to kill, then you can wring off the head of a pigeon or dove.

6 And
he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD
for his sin which he hath sinned,
a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats
, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.

(5.6)
“He shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD … a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats.”

7 And
if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring
for his trespass, which he hath committed,
two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD
; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first,
and wring off his head
from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

(5.7-8)
“If he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring … two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD … and wring off his head.”

9
And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.

(5.9)
“And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.”

10 And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and
the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin
which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.