He shall doוְעָשָׂהwith the bullלַפָּרjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהwith the bullלְפַרof the sin offering;הַחַטָּאתsoכֵּןhe shall doיַעֲשֶׂהwith it.לּוֹAnd the priestוְ הַכֹּהֵןshall make expiationכִפֶּרfor them,עֲלֵהֶםand they will be forgiven.וְנִסְלַח לָהֶם
Leviticus 4:20
Study it in the app“He shall do with the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering; so he shall do with it. And the priest shall make expiation for them, and they will be forgiven.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 4:20, word by word
- He shall doעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- with the bullפָּרpar
bull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “par” appears- of the sin offeringחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- And the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall make expiationכִפֶּרchiper
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “chiper” appears- and they will be forgivenנִסְלַחnislach
forgive
Forgive, pardon. In the Bible this verb has only God as its subject.
Where else “nislach” appears
Translation note
“Making expiation” translates kipper; BDB: “cover over, pacify, make propitiation.” The text says that the priest makes expiation and that “they will be forgiven,” in the passive, without naming who forgives. Hebrews 10:4 says that the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins, and 10:11-12 sets these repeated sacrifices against the single sacrifice of Jesus.
The context
19All its fat he shall take off from it and offer it up in smoke on the altar.
20 · This verse (above)
21He shall bring the bull to outside the camp and burn it just as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering of the assembly.