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Leviticus 4:20-32 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

20. He shall do the same thing with this bull as he does with the bull for the sin offering, and in this way he shall make the sacrifice for the people's sin, and they will be forgiven.

21. Then he shall take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burns the bull offered for his own sin. This is an offering to take away the sin of the community.

22. If it is a ruler who sins and becomes guilty of breaking one of the Lord's commands without intending to,

23. then as soon as his attention is called to the sin, he shall bring as his offering a male goat without any defects.

24. He shall put his hand on its head and kill it on the north side of the altar, where the animals for the burnt offerings are killed. This is an offering to take away sin.

25. The priest shall dip his finger in the blood of the animal, put it on the projections at the corners of the altar, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar.

26. Then he shall burn all its fat on the altar, just as he burns the fat of the animals killed for the fellowship offerings. In this way the priest shall offer the sacrifice for the sin of the ruler, and he will be forgiven.

27. If it is one of the common people who sins and becomes guilty of breaking one of the Lord's commands without intending to,

28. then as soon as his attention is called to the sin, he shall bring as his offering a female goat without any defects.

29. He shall put his hand on its head and kill it on the north side of the altar, where the animals for the burnt offerings are killed.

30. The priest shall dip his finger in the blood of the animal, put it on the projections at the corners of the altar, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar.

31. Then he shall remove all its fat, just as the fat is removed from the animals killed for the fellowship offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar so that the smell pleases the Lord. In this way the priest shall offer the sacrifice for the man's sin, and he will be forgiven.

32. If a man brings a sheep as a sin offering, it must be a female without any defects.

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