Leviticus 4:3
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If the priest that is anointed shall sin, making the people to offend, he shall offer to the Lord for his sin a calf without blemish.

the priest

Leviticus 8:12 And he poured it upon Aaron's head: and he anointed and consecrated him.

Leviticus 21:10-12 The high priest, that is to say, the priest who is the greatest among his brethren, upon whose head the oil of unction hath been poured; and whose hands have been consecrated for the priesthood; and who hath been vested with the holy vestments. He shall not uncover his head: he shall not rend his garments. . . .

Exodus 29:7,21 And thou shalt pour the oil of unction upon his head: and by this rite shall he be consecrated. . . .

a young bullock

Leviticus 4:14 And afterwards shall understand their sin: they shall offer for their sin a calf, and shall bring it to the door of the tabernacle.

Leviticus 9:2 Take of the herd a calf for sin, and a ram for a holocaust, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.

Leviticus 16:6,11 And when he hath offered the cattle and prayed for himself and for his own house: . . .

Ezekiel 43:19 And thou shalt give to the priests, and the Levites, that are of the race of Sadoc, who approach to me, saith the Lord God, to offer to me a calf of the herd for sin.

for a sin

Leviticus 5:6 And offer of the flocks an ewe lamb, or a she goat, and the priest shall pray for him and for his sin.

Exodus 29:14 But the flesh of the calf, and the hide and the dung, thou shalt burn abroad, without the camp, because it is for sin.

Exodus 30:10 And Aaron shall pray upon the horns thereof once a year, with the blood of that which was offered for sin; and shall make atonement upon it in your generations. It shall be most holy to the Lord.

Numbers 8:8 They shall take an ox of the herd, and for the offering thereof fine flour tempered with oil: and thou shalt take another ox of the herd for a sin offering:

Ezra 8:35 Moreover the children of them that had been carried away that were come out of the captivity, offered holocausts to the God of Israel, twelve calves for all the people of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve he goats for sin: all for a holocaust to the Lord.

Romans 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and of sin, hath condemned sin in the flesh.

2 Corinthians 5:21 Him, who knew no sin, he hath made sin for us: that we might be made the justice of God in him.

Hebrews 5:3 And therefore he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

Hebrews 7:27,28 Who needeth not daily (as the other priests) to offer sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, in offering himself. . . .

Context
Laws for Sin Offerings
2Say to the children of Israel: The soul that sinneth through ignorance, and doth any thing concerning any of the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded not to be done: 3If the priest that is anointed shall sin, making the people to offend, he shall offer to the Lord for his sin a calf without blemish.4And he shall bring it to the door of the testimony before the Lord: and shall put his hand upon the head thereof, and shall sacrifice it to the Lord.…
Cross References
Hebrews 9:12
Neither by the blood of goats or of calves, but by his own blood, entered once into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption.

Leviticus 4:5
He shall take also of the blood of the calf: and carry it into the tabernacle of the testimony.

Leviticus 4:14
And afterwards shall understand their sin: they shall offer for their sin a calf, and shall bring it to the door of the tabernacle.

Leviticus 4:23
And afterwards shall come to know his sin: he shall offer a buck goat without blemish, a sacrifice to the Lord.

Leviticus 4:28
And shall come to know his sin: he shall offer a she goat without blemish.

Leviticus 9:2
Take of the herd a calf for sin, and a ram for a holocaust, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.

Numbers 16:22
They fell flat on their face, and said: O most mighty, the God of the spirits of all flesh, for one man's sin shall thy wrath rage against all?

2 Chronicles 29:21
And they offered together seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats for sin, for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, for Juda: and he spoke to the priests the sons of Aaron, to offer them upon the altar of the Lord.

Ezekiel 43:19
And thou shalt give to the priests, and the Levites, that are of the race of Sadoc, who approach to me, saith the Lord God, to offer to me a calf of the herd for sin.

Lexicon
If
אִ֣ם (’im)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

the anointed
הַמָּשִׁ֛יחַ (ham·mā·šî·aḥ)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4899: Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah

priest
הַכֹּהֵ֧ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

sins,
יֶחֱטָ֖א (ye·ḥĕ·ṭā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

bringing guilt
לְאַשְׁמַ֣ת (lə·’aš·maṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 819: Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a, sin-offering

on the people,
הָעָ֑ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

he must bring
וְהִקְרִ֡יב (wə·hiq·rîḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach

to the LORD
לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

a young bull
פַּ֣ר (par)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6499: Young bull, steer

without blemish
תָּמִ֛ים (tā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8549: Entire, integrity, truth

as a sin offering
חַטָּאתוֹ֩ (ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

for
עַ֣ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the sin
לְחַטָּֽאת׃ (lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

he has committed.
חָטָ֜א (ḥā·ṭā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn


Additional Translations
If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he has sinned, a young bullock without blemish to the LORD for a sin offering.

if the anointed priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto Jehovah for a sin-offering.

if the anointed priest sin so as to cause the people to sin, then shall he bring for his sin, which he has sinned, an unblemished calf of the herd to the Lord for his sin.

if the priest that is anointed sin according to the trespass of the people; then for his sin which he hath sinned shall he present a young bullock without blemish to Jehovah for a sin-offering.

if the anointed priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the people; then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.

If the priest that is anointed shall sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring, for his sin which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish to the LORD for a sin-offering.

if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin, which he has sinned, a young bull without blemish to Yahweh for a sin offering.

'If the priest who is anointed doth sin according to the guilt of the people, then he hath brought near for his sin which he hath sinned a bullock, a son of the herd, a perfect one, to Jehovah, for a sin-offering,
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