15. The elders of the people must put their hands on the bull’s head in front of the Lord. Then they must kill the bull in front of the Lord.
16. The anointed priest must get some of the bull’s blood and take it into the Meeting Tent.
17. He must put his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times in front of the curtain before the Lord.
18. He must put some of the blood on the corners of the altar. (This altar is inside the Meeting Tent, in front of the Lord.) He must then pour out all the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. (This altar is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.)
19. Then he must take all the fat from the animal and bring it to the altar.
20. He must offer these parts, just as he offered the bull of the sin offering. In this way the priest will make the people pure, and God will forgive them.
21. The priest must carry this bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the other bull. This is the sin offering for the whole community.
22. “A ruler might sin without meaning to and break one of the commands of the Lord. He might do something that his God said must not be done.
23. If he learns about his sin, he must bring a male goat that has nothing wrong with it as his offering.
24. The ruler must put his hand on the goat’s head and kill the goat at the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord. The goat is a sin offering.
25. The priest will take some of the blood of the sin offering on his finger and put it on the corners of the altar of burnt offering. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
26. The priest will burn all the goat’s fat on the altar, just as he does for the fellowship offerings. In this way the priest will make the ruler pure, and God will forgive him.
27. “Finally, one of you common people might sin without meaning to. You might break one of the commands of the Lord and become guilty of doing something he said must not be done.
28. If you learn about that sin, you must bring a female goat that has nothing wrong with it as your sin offering.
29. You must put your hand on the animal’s head and kill it at the place for the burnt offering.
30. Then the priest will take some of the goat’s blood on his finger and put it on the corners of the altar of burnt offering. He will pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.
31. The priest will then remove all of its fat, just as he does for the fellowship offerings. Then he will bring it to the altar as a sweet smell to the Lord. The priest will do this to make you pure, and God will forgive you.
32. “If you bring a lamb as your sin offering, then you must bring a female lamb that has nothing wrong with it.