Chapter summary

The LORD instructs Moses regarding the proper sacrificial procedures for unintentional sins committed by different members of the community of Israel. An anointed priest who sins must bring an unblemished young bull to the Tent of Meeting, slaughter it, sprinkle its blood before the veil, place blood on the horns of the incense altar, pour the remaining blood at the base of the burnt offering altar, burn specific fats on the altar, and burn the rest of the bull outside the camp. Similarly, if the whole congregation strays, the elders lay their hands on a young bull, which undergoes the same blood manipulation, fat burning, and disposal outside the camp. When a leader sins unintentionally, he brings an unblemished male goat, lays his hand on its head, slaughters it at the designated place, and the priest applies its blood to the horns of the burnt offering altar, pours the rest at the base, and burns the fat on the altar. Finally, if one of the common people sins unintentionally, the individual brings an unblemished female goat or a female lamb, lays a hand upon the offering, slaughters it, and the priest applies its blood to the horns of the burnt offering altar, pours the remaining blood at the base, and burns the fat on the altar.

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