Imamat 4:13

For the Whole Congregation

4:13 “‘If the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally ¹  and the matter is not noticed by ²  the assembly, and they violate one of the Lord’s commandments, which must not be violated, ³  so they become guilty,

Imamat 5:3

5:3 or when he touches human uncleanness with regard to anything by which he can become unclean, ⁴  even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty;

Imamat 5:17

Unknown trespass

5:17 “If a person sins and violates any of the Lord’s commandments which must not be violated ⁵  (although he did not know it at the time, ⁶  but later realizes he is guilty), then he will bear his punishment for iniquity ⁷ 

Imamat 8:9

8:9 Finally, he set the turban ⁸  on his head and attached the gold plate, the holy diadem, ⁹  to the front of the turban just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Imamat 14:22

14:22 and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, ¹⁰  which are within his means. ¹¹  One will be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. ¹² 

Imamat 16:23

The Concluding Rituals

16:23 “Aaron must then enter ¹³  the Meeting Tent and take off the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the sanctuary, and leave them there.

Imamat 16:26

16:26 and the one who sent the goat away to Azazel ¹⁴  must wash his clothes, bathe his body in water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.

Imamat 18:26

18:26 You yourselves must obey ¹⁵  my statutes and my regulations and must not do any of these abominations, both the native citizen and the resident foreigner in your midst, ¹⁶ 

Imamat 25:4

25:4 but in the seventh year the land must have a Sabbath of complete rest ¹⁷  – a Sabbath to the Lord. You must not sow your field or ¹⁸  prune your vineyard.

Imamat 25:6

25:6 You may have the Sabbath produce ¹⁹  of the land to eat – you, your male servant, your female servant, your hired worker, the resident foreigner who stays with you, ²⁰ 

[4:13]  ¹ tn Heb “strays”; KJV “sin through ignorance.” The verb “strays” here is the verbal form of the noun in the expression “by straying” (see the note on Lev 4:2 above).

[4:13]  ² tn Heb “is concealed from the eyes of”; NASB, NRSV, NLT “escapes the notice of.”

[4:13]  ³ tn Heb “and they do one from all the commandments of the Lord which must not be done” (cf. v. 2).

[5:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “or if he touches uncleanness of mankind to any of his uncleanness which he becomes unclean in it.”

[5:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “and does one from all of the commandments of the Lord which must not be done.”

[5:17]  ⁶ tn The words “at the time” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

[5:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he did not know, and he shall be guilty and he shall bear his iniquity” (for the rendering “bear his punishment [for iniquity]”) see the note on Lev 5:1.) This portion of v. 17 is especially difficult. The translation offered here suggests (as in many other English versions) that the offender did not originally know that he had violated the Lord’s commandments, but then came to know it and dealt with it accordingly (cf. the corresponding sin offering section in Lev 5:1-4). Another possibility is that it refers to a situation where a person suspects that he violated something although he does not recollect it. Thus, he brings a guilt offering for his suspected violation (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:331-34, 361-63). See also R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 1:561-62.

[8:9]  ⁸ tn Although usually thought to be a “turban” (and so translated by the majority of English versions) this object might be only a “turban-like headband” wound around the forehead area (HALOT 624 s.v. מִצְנֶפֶת).

[8:9]  sn The turban consisted of wound-up linen (cf. Exod 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6; 39:31; Lev 16:4).

[8:9]  ⁹ sn The gold plate was attached as a holy diadem to the front of the turban by means of a blue cord, and had written on it “Holy to the Lord” (Exod 28:36-37; 39:30-31). This was a particularly important article of high priestly clothing in that it served as the main emblem indicating Aaron’s acceptable representation of Israel before the Lord (Exod 28:38).

[14:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “from the sons of the pigeon,” referring either to “young pigeons” or “various species of pigeon” (contrast J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:168 with J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 14; cf. Lev 1:14 and esp. 5:7-10).

[14:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “which his hand reaches”; NRSV “such as (which NIV) he can afford.”

[14:22]  ¹² tn Heb “and one shall be a sin offering and the one a burnt offering.” The versions struggle with whether or not “one” should or should not have the definite article in its two occurrences in this verse (KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB all have the English definite article with both). The MT has the first without and the second with the article.

[16:23]  ¹³ tn Heb “And Aaron shall enter.”

[16:26]  ¹⁴ tn For “Azazel” see the note on v. 8 above.

[18:26]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “And you shall keep, you.” The latter emphatic personal pronoun “you” is left out of a few medieval Hebrew mss, Smr, the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate.

[18:26]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the native and the sojourner”; NIV “The native-born and the aliens”; NAB “whether natives or resident aliens.”

[25:4]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and in the seventh year a Sabbath of complete rest shall be to the land.” The expression “a Sabbath of complete rest” is superlative, emphasizing the full and all inclusive rest of the seventh year of the sabbatical cycle. Cf. ASV “a sabbath of solemn rest”; NAB “a complete rest.”

[25:4]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and.” Here the Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) has an alternative sense (“or”).

[25:6]  ¹⁹ tn The word “produce” is not in the Hebrew text but is implied; cf. NASB “the sabbath products.”

[25:6]  ²⁰ tn A “resident who stays” would be a foreign person who was probably residing as another kind of laborer in the household of a landowner (B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 170-71). See v. 35 below.