18. Then, in my presence, he must smear some of the blood on each of the four corners of the incense altar, before pouring out the rest at the foot of the bronze altar near the entrance to the tent.
19-21. After this, the priest will remove the fat from the bull and send it up in smoke on the altar. Finally, he will burn its remains outside the camp, just as he did with the other bull. By this sacrifice the sin of the whole nation will be forgiven.
22. Any tribal leader who disobeys me without meaning to is still guilty.
23. As soon as the leader realizes what has happened, he must sacrifice a goat that has nothing wrong with it.
24. This is a sacrifice for sin. So he will lay his hand on the animal's head, before having it killed in my presence at the north side of the bronze altar.
25. The priest will dip a finger in the blood, smear some of it on each of the four corners of the altar, and pour out the rest at the foot of the altar.
26. Then he must send all the fat up in smoke, just as he does when a sacrifice is offered to ask my blessing. By this sacrifice the leader's sin will be forgiven.
27. When any of you ordinary people disobey me without meaning to, you are still guilty.
28. As soon as you realize what you have done, you must sacrifice a female goat that has nothing wrong with it.