And ifוְאִםany oneאַחַתpersonנֶפֶשׁof the peopleמֵעַםof the landהָאָרֶץsinsתֶּחֱטָאinadvertentlyבִשְׁגָגָהby doingבַּעֲשֹׂתָהּany oneאַחַתof the commandmentsמִמִּצְוֺתof YHWHיְהוָהconcerning things thatאֲשֶׁרshould notלֹאbe done,תֵעָשֶׂינָהand becomes guilty,וְאָשֵׁם
Leviticus 4:27
Study it in the app“And if any one person of the people of the land sins inadvertently by doing any one of the commandments of YHWH concerning things that should not be done, and becomes guilty,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 4:27, word by word
- any oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- personנֶפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- of the peopleעַםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- sinsתֶּחֱטָאtecheta
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- by doingעֲשֹׂתָasota
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asota” appears- of the commandmentsמִּצְוֺתmitsvot
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 becomes guiltyאָשֵׁםashem
be guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “ashem” appears
Translation note
It can be understood that “the people of the land” here are the common people, those who are neither the anointed priest nor a chief (compare 4:3, 13, 22).
The context
26All its fat he shall offer up in smoke on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace. So the priest shall make expiation for him for his sin, and he will be forgiven.
27 · This verse (above)
28or his sin that he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a female goat, without defect, for his sin that he has committed.