1. The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,
2. "Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, 'Suppose someone sins without meaning to. And that person does something the Lord commands us not to do.
3. " 'Suppose it is the anointed priest who sins. And suppose he brings guilt on the people. Then he must bring a young bull to the Lord. It must not have any flaws. He must bring it as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
4. He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting in the sight of the Lord. He must place his hand on its head. He must kill it there in the sight of the Lord.
5. " 'Then the priest must take some of the bull's blood. He must carry it into the Tent of Meeting.
6. He must dip his finger into the blood. He must sprinkle some of it seven times in the sight of the Lord. He must do it in front of the curtain of the Most Holy Room.
7. " 'Then the priest must put some of the blood on the horns that stick out from the upper four corners of the altar for burning incense. The incense has a sweet smell. The altar stands in front of the Lord in the Tent of Meeting. The priest must pour out the rest of the bull's blood at the bottom of the altar for burnt offerings. That altar stands at the entrance to the tent.
8. " 'He must remove all of the fat from the bull for the sin offering. It includes the fat that covers the inside parts or is connected to them.
9. It includes both kidneys with the fat on them next to the lower back muscles. It also includes the covering of the liver. He must remove all of it together with the kidneys.
10. He must remove it in the same way the fat is removed from an ox that is sacrificed as a friendship offering. Then the priest must burn all of it on the altar for burnt offerings.
11. " 'But the bull's hide must be taken away. So must all of its meat. So must its head and legs. And so must its inside parts and guts.
12. In other words, all of the rest of the bull must be taken away. The priest must take it outside the camp. He must take it to a place that is "clean." He must take it to the place where the ashes are thrown. There he must burn it in a wood fire on a pile of ashes.
13. " 'Or suppose the whole community of Israel sins without meaning to. They do something the Lord commands us not to do. Even if they are not aware of what they have done, they are guilty.
14. " 'But suppose they become aware of the sin they have committed. Then they must bring a young bull as a sin offering. They must offer it in front of the Tent of Meeting.
15. The elders of the community must place their hands on the bull's head in the sight of the Lord. The bull must be killed in the sight of the Lord.
16. " 'Then the anointed priest must take some of the bull's blood into the Tent of Meeting.
17. He must dip his finger into the blood. He must sprinkle it seven times in the sight of the Lord. He must do it in front of the curtain.