What Does Leviticus 4:2 Mean?

“Speak”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto the children”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“of Israel”

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

“saying”

to say (used with great latitude)

“If a soul”

properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“shall sin”

properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

“through ignorance”

a mistake or inadvertent transgression

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

“against any 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 shall do”

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

“and shall do”

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

“against any”

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

“of them”

themselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation)