Leviticus
Leviticus 4:2
2“Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them:
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tell | דַּבֵּ֞ר | dab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| to | לֵאמֹר֒ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| do as follows | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| with one | נֶ֗פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| who sins | תֶחֱטָ֤א | ṯe·ḥĕ·ṭā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2398 miss |
| unintentionally | בִשְׁגָגָה֙ | ḇiš·ḡā·ḡāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H7684 sin of error, inadvertence |
| against any | מִכֹּל֙ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of the LORD’s | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| commandments | מִצְוֺ֣ת | miṣ·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4687 commandment |
| and does | תֵעָשֶׂ֑ינָה | ṯê·‘ā·śe·nāh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H6213 do, make |
| what is | מֵאַחַ֖ת | mê·’a·ḥaṯ | Preposition-m; Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| forbidden | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| by them | מֵהֵֽנָּה׃ | mê·hên·nāh | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person feminine plural |
Cross-references
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Psalm 19:12 · Leviticus 4:27 · Hebrews 9:7 · Numbers 15:22–29 · 1 Samuel 14:27 · Leviticus 5:15–18 · James 3:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.