Leviticus 4:27-32 NASB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 4:27-35

I. Here is the law of the sin-offering for a common person, which differs from that for a ruler only in this, that a private person might bring either a kid or a lamb, a ruler only a kid; and that for a ruler must be a male, for the other a female: in all the circumstances of the management of the offering they agreed. Observe, 1. The case supposed: If any one of the common people sin through ignorance, Lev. 4:27. The prophet supposes that they were not so likely as the great men to know the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:27

And if anyone of the common people sin through ignorance ,.... Or, "if one soul of the people of the earth": that is, a single person, and so is distinguished from the congregation, one of the common sort of people; however is neither an high priest, nor a prince, or king, but either a common priest, or Levite, or Israelite; no man is free from sin; all sorts of persons, of all ranks and degrees, high and low, rich and poor, men in office, civil or ecclesiastical, or in whatsoever state of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:28

Or if his sin which he hath sinned come to his knowledge ,.... So that he is convinced that he has sinned: then he shall bring his offering ; to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to the priest there: a kid of the goats : a young goat: a female without blemish ; and so inferior to the offering of the ruler or prince; for the characters of men are aggravations of their sins, and sacrifices were to be in some measure answerable to them, and suitable to their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:29

And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering ,.... His right hand, as the Targum of Jonathan; not the priest that shall offer it, but the man that has sinned, that brings it, thereby confessing his sin, and transferring it to the sacrifice: and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering ; that is, on the north side of the altar. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:30-31

And the priest shall take of the blood ,.... So that all the preceding actions, the bringing the offering, the putting the hand upon the head of it, and slaying it, were done by the man that sinned; of this and what follows here and in the next verse Leviticus 4:31 ; see Gill on Leviticus 4:25 , Leviticus 4:26 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:32

And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering ,.... As he might if he would; the Jews observe, that in all places a lamb is put before a goat, as being more excellent in its kind; but here it is mentioned after, which shows, they say, that they are equally alike F16 T. Bab. Pesachim, fol. 57. 2. & Ceritot, fol. 28. 2. : he shall bring it a female without blemish ; typical of Christ the Lamb of God, without spot and without blemish, 1 Peter 1:19 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 4:27

The common people - הארץ עם am haarets , the people of the land, that is, any individual who was not a priest, king, or ruler among the people; any of the poor or ordinary sort. Any of these, having transgressed through ignorance, was obliged to bring a lamb or a kid, the ceremonies being nearly the same as in the preceding cases. The original may denote the very lowest of the people, the laboring or agricultural classes. The law relative to the general cases of sins committed through... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 4:1-35

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 4:1-35

The sin offering signifies and ceremonially effects propitiation and expiation. Its characteristic feature, therefore, is the presentation of the blood of the victim, which in this sacrifice alone (when it was offered for the high priest or the whole congregation) was carried into the tabernacle and solemnly sprinkled before the vail which covered God's presence. I. WHEN IT WAS TO BE OFFERED . On certain solemn public occasions, and whenever the conscience of an individual... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 4:1-35

Atonement for the penitent, as illustrated in the sin offering. Le Leviticus 5:1-13 ; cf. Psalms 19:12 ; Galatians 6:1 ; 1 Timothy 1:13 , etc. The offerings already considered, viz. the burnt offering, the meat offering, and the peace offering, have respectively emphasized the ideas of personal consecration, consecrated life-work, and fellowship. Moreover, they are to be regarded as voluntary offerings, depending upon the impulse of the heart for their celebration. Special... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 4:27-35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:30-31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 4:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 4:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 4:1-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 4:1-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 4:1-35

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