“Speakדַּבֵּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying:לֵאמֹרWhenכִּיa personנֶפֶשׁsinsתֶחֱטָאinadvertentlyבִשְׁגָגָהagainst anyמִכֹּלof the commandmentsמִצְוֺתof YHWHיְהוָהconcerning things thatאֲשֶׁרshould notלֹאbe done,תֵעָשֶׂינָהand doesוְעָשָׂהany oneמֵאַחַתof them,מֵהֵנָּה
Leviticus 4:2
Study it in the app““Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: When a person sins inadvertently against any of the commandments of YHWH concerning things that should not be done, and does any one of them,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 4:2, word by word
- “Speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” 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- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- a personנֶפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- sinsתֶחֱטָאtecheta
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “techeta” appears- inadvertentlyשְׁגָגָהshegaga
inadvertence
Inadvertence: a sin committed without realizing it or without intending it.
Where else “shegaga” appears- of 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- be doneתֵעָשֶׂינָהteasena
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “teasena” appears- any oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears
Translation note
“Inadvertently”: without realizing it or without meaning to. For one who defies God on purpose there is no offering (Numbers 15:27-31).
The context
1YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he shall present for his sin that he has sinned a young bull without defect to YHWH as a sin offering.