The Meaning of Leviticus 4:11 Explained

Leviticus 4:11

KJV: And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,

YLT: And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, besides its head, and besides its legs, and its inwards, and its dung --

Darby: And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung,

ASV: And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the skin  of the bullock,  and all his flesh,  with his head,  and with his legs,  and his inwards,  and his dung, 

What does Leviticus 4:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 4:1-21 - Sin-Offerings For Priests And Congregation
The sweet savor offerings have now been considered. They are all concerned with consecration and communion. We now approach the sacrifices for sin; and first, for sins of ignorance. Here provision is made for the anointed priest, for the whole assembly, for the ruler and for one of the common people. Do we realize sufficiently the sinfulness of our sins of omission-i.e., of coming short of God's glory? See how much they cost! The innocent victim had to suffer; as afterward our Lord suffered without the gate, that He might make an atonement and sanctify His people with His own blood. We learn what the Apostle meant when he described our Lord as being "made sin for us."
After certain portions had been placed upon the altar of burned-offering, the remainder of the carcass was burned without the camp, as though it were an altogether polluted thing. Note that the sin of the priest was deemed to require a more costly offering than that of the ordinary man, because he had sinned against fuller light. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 4

1  The sin offering of ignorance
3  for the priest
13  for the congregation
22  for the ruler
27  for any of the people

What do the individual words in Leviticus 4:11 mean?

But hide of the bull and all its flesh with its head and legs and its entrails and offal
וְאֶת־ ע֤וֹר הַפָּר֙ וְאֶת־ כָּל־ בְּשָׂר֔וֹ עַל־ רֹאשׁ֖וֹ וְעַל־ כְּרָעָ֑יו וְקִרְבּ֖וֹ וּפִרְשֽׁוֹ

ע֤וֹר  hide 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֹור  
Sense: skin, hide.
הַפָּר֙  of  the  bull 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּר  
Sense: .
בְּשָׂר֔וֹ  its  flesh 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
רֹאשׁ֖וֹ  its  head 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
כְּרָעָ֑יו  legs 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֶּרַע  
Sense: leg.
וְקִרְבּ֖וֹ  and  its  entrails 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.
וּפִרְשֽׁוֹ  and  offal 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: פֶּרֶשׁ  
Sense: faecal matter, dung, offal.