Leviticus 4:15
And the ancients of the people shall put their hands upon the head thereof before the Lord. And the calf being immolated in the sight of the Lord,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
16The priest that is anointed shall carry of the blood into the tabernacle of the testimony.
Cross References
Exodus 24:9Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abiu, and seventy of the ancients of Israel went up:
Leviticus 4:4And he shall bring it to the door of the testimony before the Lord, and shall put his hand upon the head thereof, and shall sacrifice it to the Lord.
Leviticus 8:22He offered also the second ram, in the consecration of priests: and Aaron, and his sons put their hands upon the head thereof:
Numbers 8:10And when the Levites are before the Lord, the children of Israel shall put their hands upon them:
Numbers 11:25And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, taking away of the spirit that was in Moses, and giving to the seventy men. And when the spirit had rested on them they prophesied, nor did they cease afterwards.
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 →