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“And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he shall lay” | וְסָמַךְ֙ | To prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense) | lay |
| “his hand” | יָד֔וֹ | A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] | hand |
| “upon” | עַ֖ל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “the head” | רֹ֣אשׁ | The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) | head |
| “of the sin offering,” | הַֽחַטָּ֑את | An offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender | sin offering |
| “and slay” | וְשָׁחַט֙ | To slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) | slay |
| “the sin offering” | הַ֣חַטָּ֔את | An offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender | sin offering |
| “in the place” | בִּמְק֖וֹם | Properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) | place |
| “of the burnt offering.” | הָֽעֹלָֽה׃ | A step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) | burnt offering |
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27 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
28 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.
29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.
31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
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