Catholic Public Domain Version

Leviticus 4:8-22 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

8. And, on behalf of the sin, he shall take the fat of the calf, both that which covers the vital organs and all that is interior,

9. the two little kidneys, and the mesh that is on them near the sides, and the fat of the liver with the little kidneys,

10. just as it is taken from the calf of the sacrifice of peace offerings. And he shall burn them upon the altar of holocaust.

11. Yet truly, the skin and all the flesh, with the head and the feet, and the intestines and the dung,

12. and the remainder of the body, he shall carry away, beyond the camp, to the clean place where the ashes are usually poured out. And he shall burn them upon a stack of wood. There, in the place where the ashes have been poured out, they will be burned.

13. But if all the crowd of Israel will have been ignorant, and through inexperience will have done what is contrary to the commandment of the Lord,

14. and afterwards shall understand their sin: they shall offer a calf on behalf of their sin, and they shall lead it to the door of the tabernacle.

15. And the elders of the people shall place their hands upon its head in the sight of the Lord. And when the calf has been immolated in the sight of the Lord,

16. the priest who is anointed shall carry some of its blood into the tabernacle of the testimony.

17. and he shall dip his finger in it, sprinkling it seven times opposite the veil.

18. And he shall place some of the same blood on the horns of the altar, which is in the presence of the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony. But the remainder of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of holocaust, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.

19. And he shall take all its fat and burn it upon the altar,

20. doing 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.

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.

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