Leviticus 4:13

“And if the whole community of Israel errs and the matter is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do any one of all the commandments of YHWH concerning things that should not be done, and they become guilty,”

Leviticus 4:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 4:13, word by word

communityעֲדַתadat

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

Where else “adat” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
errsיִשְׁגּוּyishgu

go astray

To wander from the way or command, often unintentionally.

Where else “yishgu” appears
and the matterדָּבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

Where else “davar” appears
is hiddenנֶעְלַםnelam

be hidden

To stay out of someone's sight or knowledge; what is not revealed.

Where else “nelam” appears
from the eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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of the assemblyקָּהָלkahal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

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and they doעָשׂוּasu

carry out

To do what is commanded.

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any oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “achat” appears
the commandmentsמִצְוֺתmitsvot

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

Where else “mitsvot” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
and they become guiltyאָשֵׁמוּashemu

be guilty

Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.

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The context

12all the bull, he shall bring out to outside the camp, to a clean place, to the ash heap, and burn it on wood with fire; on the ash heap it shall be burned.

13 · This verse (above)

14when the sin that they have sinned in it becomes known, the assembly shall present a young bull as a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting.

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