Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He is to lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering. New Living Translation He must lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the LORD. This is an offering for his sin. English Standard Version and shall lay his hand on the head of the goat and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD; it is a sin offering. Berean Standard Bible He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering. Berean Literal Bible And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and he shall slaughter it in the place where he slaughters the burnt offering before the face of YHWH; it is a sin offering. King James Bible And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering. New King James Version And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it at the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD. It is a sin offering. New American Standard Bible And he shall lay his hand on the head of the male goat and slaughter it in the place where they slaughter the burnt offering before the LORD; it is a sin offering. NASB 1995 ‘He shall lay his hand on the head of the male goat and slay it in the place where they slay the burnt offering before the LORD; it is a sin offering. NASB 1977 ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of the male goat, and slay it in the place where they slay the burnt offering before the LORD; it is a sin offering. Legacy Standard Bible Then he shall lay his hand on the head of the male goat and slaughter it in the place where they slaughter the burnt offering before Yahweh; it is a sin offering. Amplified Bible He shall lay his hand on the head of the male goat [transferring symbolically his guilt to the sacrifice], and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD; it is a sin offering. Berean Annotated Bible He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD {YHWH}. It is a sin offering. Christian Standard Bible He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering. Holman Christian Standard Bible He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering. American Standard Version And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before Jehovah: it is a sin-offering. Contemporary English Version This is a sacrifice for sin. So he will lay his hand on the animal's head, before having it killed in my presence at the north side of the bronze altar. English Revised Version and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering. GOD'S WORD® Translation He will place his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it in the LORD's presence where he slaughters animals for burnt offerings. It is an offering for sin. Good News Translation He shall put his hand on its head and kill it on the north side of the altar, where the animals for the burnt offerings are killed. This is an offering to take away sin. International Standard Version He is then to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered—in the LORD's presence—as a sin offering. NET Bible He must lay his hand on the head of the male goat and slaughter it in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD--it is a sin offering. New Heart English Bible He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD. It is a sin offering. Webster's Bible Translation And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before the LORD: it is a sin-offering. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleHe is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering. World English Bible He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before Yahweh. It is a sin offering. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he has laid his hand on the head of the goat, and has slaughtered it in the place where he slaughters the burnt-offering before YHWH; it [is] a sin-offering. Berean Literal Bible And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and he shall slaughter it in the place where he slaughters the burnt offering before the face of YHWH; it is a sin offering. Young's Literal Translation and he hath laid his hand on the head of the goat, and hath slaughtered it in the place where he doth slaughter the burnt-offering before Jehovah; it is a sin-offering. Smith's Literal Translation And he placed his hand upon the head of the goat, in the place where he shall slaughter the burnt-offering before Jehovah: it is sin. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he shall put his hand upon the head thereof: and when he hath immolated it in the place where the holocaust is wont to be slain before the Lord, because it is for sin, Catholic Public Domain Version And he shall place his hand upon its head. And when he will have immolated it, in the place where the holocaust is usually slain, in the sight of the Lord, because it is for sin, New American Bible He shall lay his hand on its head and it shall be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, before the LORD. It is a purification offering. New Revised Standard Version He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat; it shall be slaughtered at the spot where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD; it is a sin offering. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD; it is a sin offering. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he shall lay his hand on the head of the kid and shall slaughter him in the place of slaughter for a burnt offering before LORD JEHOVAH; it is sin. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before the LORD; it is a sin-offering. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he shall lay his hand on the head of the kid, and they shall kill it in the place where they kill the victims for whole-burnt-offerings before the Lord; it is a sin-offering. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Laws for Sin Offerings…23When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering. 24He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering. 25Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.… Cross References He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat Leviticus 16:21 Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task. Leviticus 1:4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. Exodus 29:10 You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. and slaughter it Leviticus 1:5 And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Leviticus 8:15 Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it. Leviticus 9:8 So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered Leviticus 1:11 He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to splatter its blood against the altar on all sides. Exodus 29:11 And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Leviticus 17:3-4 ‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it / instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people. before the LORD. Leviticus 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD. Exodus 29:42 For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you. Deuteronomy 12:7 There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you. It is a sin offering. Leviticus 6:25 “Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy. Leviticus 5:6 and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin. Numbers 15:24 and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering. Hebrews 9:12-14 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! Treasury of Scripture And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering. And Leviticus 4:4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD. Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. in the place Leviticus 1:5,11 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation… Leviticus 3:2,8,13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about… Leviticus 4:4,15,29,33 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD… it is a sin Leviticus 4:3,21,31,35 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering… Jump to Previous Burnt Burnt-Offering Death Goat Goat's Hand Head Kill Lay Male Offering Sin Sin-Offering Slaughter Slaughtered SlayJump to Next Burnt Burnt-Offering Death Goat Goat's Hand Head Kill Lay Male Offering Sin Sin-Offering Slaughter Slaughtered SlayLeviticus 4 1. The sin offering of ignorance3. for the priest 13. for the congregation 22. for the ruler 27. for any of the people He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat This act of laying hands symbolizes the transfer of sin from the individual to the animal. It signifies identification with the sacrifice, acknowledging the need for atonement. This practice is rooted in the ancient Near Eastern customs of transferring guilt or blessing through physical touch. It prefigures the laying of sins on Christ, the ultimate sin-bearer (Isaiah 53:6). and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD It is a sin offering. Persons / Places / Events 1. The PriestThe individual responsible for performing the sacrificial rituals, acting as a mediator between the people and God. 2. The Goat The animal used for the sin offering, symbolizing the transfer of sin from the person to the sacrifice. 3. The Altar The designated place for sacrifices, representing the presence of God and the place of atonement. 4. The LORD The covenant God of Israel, who prescribes the sacrificial system for atonement and reconciliation. 5. The Sin Offering A specific type of sacrifice intended to atone for unintentional sins and restore the relationship between the sinner and God. Teaching Points The Role of the PriestThe priest acts as an intermediary, highlighting the need for a mediator in our relationship with God. In the New Testament, Jesus is our High Priest, who intercedes on our behalf. The Significance of the Sin Offering The sin offering underscores the seriousness of sin and the necessity of atonement. It points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who takes away the sins of the world. The Act of Laying Hands This act symbolizes the transfer of sin from the individual to the sacrifice. It reminds us of the importance of acknowledging our sins and the need for a substitute to bear our iniquities. The Place of Sacrifice The designated place for sacrifice signifies the holiness of God and the need for a specific approach to Him. It teaches us about the reverence and respect required in our worship and relationship with God. The Continuity of God's Plan The sacrificial system in Leviticus is part of God's redemptive plan, culminating in Christ's sacrifice. It encourages us to see the Bible as a unified account of redemption. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Leviticus 4:24?2. How does Leviticus 4:24 illustrate the importance of atonement for unintentional sins? 3. What role does the "right hand on the head" signify in this context? 4. How does Leviticus 4:24 connect to Christ's ultimate sacrifice for sins? 5. How can we apply the principle of confession from Leviticus 4:24 today? 6. What does Leviticus 4:24 teach about God's provision for reconciliation with Him? 7. What is the significance of laying hands on the goat's head in Leviticus 4:24? 8. How does Leviticus 4:24 relate to the concept of atonement in Christianity? 9. Why is a goat chosen for the sin offering in Leviticus 4:24? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 4? 11. Is animal sacrifice necessary? (Leviticus 4:31 vs. Hebrews 10:4) 12. Why does God require such specific and seemingly arbitrary animal sacrifices in Leviticus 3, yet later biblical texts (e.g., Hosea 6:6) emphasize mercy over rituals? 13. In Hebrews 12:29, how does describing God as a 'consuming fire' fit with modern scientific understanding of fire and energy? 14. How does the emphasis on burnt offerings in Leviticus 1 align with later scripture stressing mercy over sacrifice (Hosea 6:6)? What Does Leviticus 4:24 Mean He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat• The worshiper personally identifies with the animal, acknowledging, “This should be me.” (Leviticus 1:4; Leviticus 16:21) • Touch makes the transfer of guilt tangible, driving home that sin is not abstract but charged to a real substitute. • The act is public and humbling, a declaration before family and community that one needs God’s forgiveness (Numbers 8:10-12). • Christ’s followers see a preview of Jesus, on whom our iniquity was laid (Isaiah 53:6; 1 Peter 2:24). and slaughter it • Sin causes death; the knife illustrates the inevitable cost (Genesis 2:17 fulfilled in Genesis 3:19). • Bloodshed satisfies divine justice: “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22; Leviticus 17:11). • The sinner’s own hand (or the priest’s on his behalf) performs the killing, underscoring personal responsibility. • Points forward to the cross, where the perfect Lamb was slain once for all (John 1:29; Revelation 5:9). at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD • God chooses the spot—by His altar, in His courtyard—signaling that forgiveness is on His terms, not ours (Leviticus 1:5; Deuteronomy 12:5-6). • Centralized worship protects Israel from idolatry and reminds them that reconciliation occurs only in God’s presence. • “Before the LORD” highlights accountability; sin is first and foremost against Him (Psalm 51:4). • The New Covenant fulfillment is found “outside the camp” where Jesus suffered, yet within the Father’s will (Hebrews 13:10-13). It is a sin offering • Distinct from thanksgiving or fellowship gifts, this sacrifice deals specifically with unintentional or careless sin (Leviticus 4:1-3). • The Hebrew term points to purification; the goal is cleansing, not merely covering. • God graciously provides the very means He requires, foreshadowing the sending of His Son “as an offering for sin” (Romans 8:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21). • Once the blood is applied, guilt is lifted and fellowship restored—anticipating the complete, once-for-all atonement secured by Christ (Hebrews 10:10-14). summary Leviticus 4:24 pictures a sinner transferring guilt to a spotless substitute, taking the substitute’s life, and presenting the sacrifice at God’s chosen altar for cleansing. Each detail stresses the seriousness of sin, the necessity of blood atonement, and the gracious provision God makes for reconciliation—ultimately fulfilled in Jesus, the perfect sin offering. (24) And kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering.--See Leviticus 1:5.Hebrew He is to layוְסָמַ֤ךְ (wə·sā·maḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5564: To prop, to lean upon, take hold of his hand יָדוֹ֙ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the head רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head of the goat הַשָּׂעִ֔יר (haś·śā·‘îr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8163: Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun and slaughter וְשָׁחַ֣ט (wə·šā·ḥaṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7819: To slaughter, beat it at the place בִּמְק֛וֹם (bim·qō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition where אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the burnt offering הָעֹלָ֖ה (hā·‘ō·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering is slaughtered יִשְׁחַ֥ט (yiš·ḥaṭ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7819: To slaughter, beat before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel It הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is a sin offering. חַטָּ֖את (ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender Links Leviticus 4:24 NIVLeviticus 4:24 NLT Leviticus 4:24 ESV Leviticus 4:24 NASB Leviticus 4:24 KJV Leviticus 4:24 BibleApps.com Leviticus 4:24 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 4:24 Chinese Bible Leviticus 4:24 French Bible Leviticus 4:24 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 4:24 He shall lay his hand (Le Lv Lev.) |
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