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Leviticus 4:28
When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text addresses a common person who has unintentionally violated a divine commandment, instructing him on the required response once his transgression becomes conscious.
The words — The verb הוֹדַ֣ע (ho.Daʿ) literally means "it has been made known," marking the transition from hidden violation to recognized guilt. The command וְ/הֵבִ֨יא (ve/he.Viʾ) requires the physical presentation of the specified animal to the sanctuary.
The thread — This directive for a female goat runs parallel to the male goat requirement in Leviticus 4:23, the young bull for the anointed priest in Leviticus 4:3, and the female lamb provision in Leviticus 4:32.
Why it lands — The passage demands immediate material substitution and ritual acknowledgment upon recognition of guilt, establishing that personal sin requires a specific, unblemished offering.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 4:23 When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
- Leviticus 4:3 If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
- Leviticus 4:32 If, however, he brings a lamb as a sin offering, he must bring an unblemished female.
- Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- Leviticus 4:14 when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 5:6 and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.
- Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- Jeremiah 31:22 How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”
- Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
- Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.