Positive Commandment #431 of 613
Every person must bring a sin offering for his transgression
Commandment #431 — a positive obligation from Leviticus 4:27, classified under Sacrifices and Offerings in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'Now if anyone of the common people sins unintentionally in doing any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and becomes guilty,”
— Leviticus 4:27
Hebrew
כז וְאִם-נֶפֶשׁ אַחַת תֶּחֱטָא בִשְׁגָגָה, מֵעַם הָאָרֶץ: בַּעֲשֹׂתָהּ אַחַת מִמִּצְוֹת יְהוָה, אֲשֶׁר לֹא-תֵעָשֶׂינָה--וְאָשֵׁם.
Greek (Septuagint)
27 Ἐὰν δὲ ψυχὴ μία ἁμάρτῃ ἀκουσίως ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ τῆς γῆς ἐν τῷ ποιῆσαι μίαν ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν ἐντολῶν κυρίου, ἣ οὐ ποιηθήσεται, καὶ πλημμελήσῃ,
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Sacrifices and Offerings
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 4
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Vayikra
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #121
- Mishneh Torah
- SacrificesUnintentional Sin
Related Commandments in “Sacrifices and Offerings”
#168: Do not offer to G-d any castrated male animals
Leviticus 22:24
#227: Estimate the value of people as determined by the Law
Leviticus 27:2
#228: Estimate the value of consecrated animals
Leviticus 27:12
#229: Estimate the value of consecrated houses
Leviticus 27:14
#230: Estimate the value of consecrated fields
Leviticus 27:16
#231: Carry out the laws of interdicting possessions
Leviticus 27:28
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