Leviticus 4:15
And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord; and they shall kill the bullock before the Lord.
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Exodus 24:9Then went up Moses, with Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel.
Leviticus 4:4And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before the Lord.
Leviticus 8:22And he brought near the other ram, the ram of consecration; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Numbers 8:10And when thou hast brought near the Levites before the Lord, then shall the children of Israel lay their hands upon the Levites:
Numbers 11:25And the Lord came down in a cloud and spoke unto him; and he took some of the spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy men, the elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did not so any more.
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 →