Leviticus 4:22
When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the Lord his God, he incurs guilt.
When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;
“‘When a ruler sins, and unwittingly does any one of all the things which the Lord his God has commanded not to be done, and is guilty,
When a ruler sinneth, and doeth unwittingly any one of all the things which Jehovah his God hath commanded not to be done, and is guilty;
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- a ruler hath sinned
- Under the term {nasi,} that is, one preferred or elevated above others, from {nasa,} to exalt, it is probable that any person is meant who held any kind of political dignity among the people; and it evidently means the head of a tribe as in Nu 1:4, 16; 7:2. But the Rabbins generally understand it of the prince of the great sanhedrin, who, when they were under the regal form of government, was the king. A kid of the goats was the sacrifice in this case; and the rites were nearly the same as in the preceding, only the fat was burnt as that of the peace offering. (ver. 26.)
- Exodus 18:21; Numbers 16:2; 2 Samuel 21:1–3; 2 Samuel 24:10–17
- and done
- Leviticus 4:2, 13