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Leviticus 4:22

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¶ 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;

When a ruler {H5387} hath sinned {H2398}, and done {H6213} somewhat through ignorance {H7684} against any {H259} of the commandments {H4687} of the LORD {H3068} his God {H430} concerning things which should not be done {H6213}, and is guilty {H816};

"'When a leader sins and inadvertently does something against any of the mitzvot of ADONAI concerning things which should not be done, he is guilty.

When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt.

When a ruler sinneth, and doeth unwittingly any one of all the things which Jehovah his God hath commanded not to be done, and is guilty;

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 4:2 (5 votes)

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:

  • Leviticus 4:13 (3 votes)

    ¶ And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done [somewhat against] any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which should not be done, and are guilty;

  • Leviticus 4:27 (2 votes)

    ¶ 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;

  • 2 Samuel 24:10 (2 votes)

    ¶ And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

  • 2 Samuel 24:17 (2 votes)

    And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.

  • Numbers 31:13 (2 votes)

    ¶ And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

  • 2 Samuel 21:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, [It is] for Saul, and for [his] bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.