Leviticus 4:2

““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,”

Leviticus 4:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 4:2, word by word

“Speakדַּבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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to the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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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.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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a personנֶפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

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sinsתֶחֱטָאtecheta

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

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inadvertentlyשְׁגָגָהshegaga

inadvertence

Inadvertence: a sin committed without realizing it or without intending it.

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of the commandmentsמִצְוֺתmitsvot

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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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.

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be doneתֵעָשֶׂינָהteasena

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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any oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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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.

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