Leviticus 4:21

But the calf itself he shall carry away, beyond the camp, and he shall also burn it, just as with the previous calf, because it is for the sin of the multitude.

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In The King James Version

And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.

In Context

20doing so with this calf in the same manner as he did before. And while the priest is praying for them, the Lord will forgive them.

22If a leader will have sinned, and through ignorance will have done one of the many things which the law of the Lord prohibits,

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Cross References

Leviticus 4:11Yet truly, the skin and all the flesh, with the head and the feet, and the intestines and the dung,

Leviticus 6:23For every sacrifice of the priest shall be consumed by fire; neither shall anyone eat from it.

Leviticus 16:15And when he has slain the he-goat for the sin of the people, he shall carry its blood within the veil, just as he was instructed to do with the blood of the calf, so that he may sprinkle it away from the area of the oracle,

Leviticus 16:27But the calf and the he-goat, which were immolated for sin, and whose blood was brought into the Sanctuary to complete the expiation, these shall be carried outside the camp and be burned with fire: as with their skins, so also with their flesh and dung.

Ezra 8:35Moreover, those who came from the captivity, the sons of the transmigration, offered holocausts to the God of Israel: twelve calves on behalf of all the people of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve he-goats for sin. All these were a holocaust to the Lord.

Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a redemption for many.”

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 4:14-22

13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty; 14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation. 15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the… Read the whole commentary →

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