ifאִםthe anointedהַמָּשִׁיחַpriestהַכֹּהֵןsins,יֶחֱטָאbringing guiltלְאַשְׁמַתon the people,הָעָםhe shall presentוְהִקְרִיבforעַלhis sinחַטָּאתוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe has sinnedחָטָאa young bullפַּר בֶּן בָּקָרwithout defectתָּמִיםto YHWHלַיהוָהas a sin offering.לְחַטָּאת
Leviticus 4:3
Study it in the app“if 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 4:3, word by word
- the anointedמָּשִׁיחַmashiach
anointed
Anointed: someone on whom oil has been poured to set him apart for a task from God (priest, king). In Hebrew it is "mashiach", from which "Messiah" comes; in Greek, "Christ".
Where else “mashiach” appears- priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- sinsיֶחֱטָאyecheta
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “yecheta” appears- bringing guiltאַשְׁמַתashmat
guilt
Guilt: the responsibility that remains for having done wrong; also an offense.
Where else “ashmat” appears- on the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- he shall presentהִקְרִיבhikriv
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikriv” appears- his sinחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- a young bullפַּרpar
bull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “par” appears- a young bullבֶּןben
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “ben” appears- a young bullבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- without defectתָּמִיםtamim
without defect
Without defect, whole.
Where else “tamim” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears
Translation note
The “anointed priest” is the high priest. The “sin offering” has in Hebrew the same name as “sin” (chatat).
The context
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,
3 · This verse (above)
4He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before YHWH, lay his hand on the head of the bull, and slaughter the bull before YHWH.