What Does Leviticus 4:13 Mean?

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“And if the whole congregation”

a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)

“of Israel”

he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

“sin through ignorance”

to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication

“be hid”

to veil from sight, i.e., conceal (literally or figuratively)

“and the thing”

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

“from the eyes”

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

“of the assembly”

assemblage (usually concretely)

“and they have done”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

“somewhat against any”

properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“of the commandments”

a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and they have done”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

“and are guilty”

to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish