Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Leviticus 4:26-35 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

26. Then he must send all the fat up in smoke, just as he does when a sacrifice is offered to ask my blessing. By this sacrifice the leader's sin will be forgiven.

27. When any of you ordinary people disobey me without meaning to, you are still guilty.

28. As soon as you realize what you have done, you must sacrifice a female goat that has nothing wrong with it.

29. Lead the goat to the north side of the bronze altar and lay your hand on its head, before having it killed.

30. Then a priest will dip a finger in the blood; he will smear some of it on each of the four corners of the altar and pour out the rest at the foot of the altar.

31. After this, the priest will remove all the fat, just as he does when an animal is sacrificed to ask my blessing. The priest will then send the fat up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. This animal is sacrificed so that I will forgive you ordinary people when you sin.

32. If you offer a lamb instead of a goat as a sacrifice for sin, it must be a female that has nothing wrong with it.

33. Lead the lamb to the altar and lay your hand on its head, before having it killed.

34. The priest will dip a finger in the blood, smear some of it on each of the four corners of the altar, and pour out the rest at the foot of the altar.

35. After this, all the fat must be removed, just as when an animal is sacrificed to ask my blessing. Then the priest will send it up in smoke to me, together with a food offering, and your sin will be forgiven.