The Meaning of Leviticus 4:27 Explained

Leviticus 4:27

KJV: 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;

YLT: And if any person of the people of the land sin through ignorance, by his doing something against one of the commands of Jehovah regarding things which are not to be done, and hath been guilty --

Darby: And if any one of the people of the land sin through inadvertence, that he do somewhat against any of the commandments of Jehovah in things which should not be done, and be guilty;

ASV: And if any one of the common people sin unwittingly, in doing any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done, and be guilty;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Leviticus 4:27?

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What is the context of Leviticus 4:27?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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;

What does Leviticus 4:27 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 4:22-35 - Sin-Offerings For Rulers And People

The character of the sin for which the sin-offering was presented is expressed by the words, repeated again and again, "through ignorance," or "unwittingly," or "through error." It is the word used of the unintentional man-slayer, who, without premeditation, might kill another. See Numbers 35:1-34. God's Word distinguishes deliberate, willful sin from that of which it may be said, "they know not what they do;" or, "I wot that through ignorance ye did it." See Luke 23:34; Acts 3:17. While the blood of the offering for the priest and the congregation was brought into the holy place and sprinkled seven times before the Lord, the blood of the offerings for the ruler or the individual was sprinkled only on the horns of the altar. The hue of the sin was not so dark in the latter case as where there was greater knowledge of God's will. In Luke 12:47-48, our Lord makes a similar distinction. [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 4:27 mean?

And if person a sins unintentionally of people the common by doing [something against] one of the commandments of Yahweh [in anything] which not ought to be done and is guilty

וְאִם־ נֶ֧פֶשׁ אַחַ֛ת תֶּחֱטָ֥א בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ בַּ֠עֲשֹׂתָהּ אַחַ֨ת מִמִּצְוֺ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ תֵעָשֶׂ֖ינָה וְאָשֵֽׁם

וְאִם־	And if
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
נֶ֧פֶשׁ	person
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
תֶּחֱטָ֥א	sins
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: חָטָא Sense: to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness.
בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה	unintentionally
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׁגָגָה Sense: sin, sin of error or inadvertence, inadvertent sin.
מֵעַ֣ם	of people
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
הָאָ֑רֶץ	the common
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
בַּ֠עֲשֹׂתָהּ	by doing [something against]
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אַחַ֨ת	one
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
מִמִּצְוֺ֧ת	of the commandments
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine plural construct Root: מִצְוָה Sense: commandment.
יְהוָ֛ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	[in anything] which
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
תֵעָשֶׂ֖ינָה	ought to be done
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
וְאָשֵֽׁם	and is guilty
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָשַׁם Sense: to offend, be guilty, trespass.

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