Leviticus 4:23
Good News Translation
then as soon as the sin is called to his attention, he shall bring as his offering a male goat without any defects.

New Revised Standard Version
once the sin that he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a male goat without blemish.

Contemporary English Version
As soon as the leader realizes what has happened, he must sacrifice a goat that has nothing wrong with it.

New American Bible
when he learns of the wrong he committed, he shall bring as his offering an unblemished male goat.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And afterwards shall come to know his sin: he shall offer a buck goat without blemish, a sacrifice to the Lord.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

if his sin

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 5:4 The person that sweareth, and uttereth with his lips, that he would do either evil or good, and bindeth the same with an oath, and his word: and having forgotten it afterwards understandeth his offence,

2 Kings 22:10-13 And Saphan, the scribe, told the king, saying: Helcias, the priest, hath delivered to me a book. And when Saphan had read it before the king, . . .

a kid

Leviticus 9:3 And to the children of Israel thou shalt say: Take ye a he goat for sin, and a calf, and a lamb, both of a year old, and without blemish for a holocaust.

Leviticus 23:19 You shall offer also a buck goat for sin, and two lambs of the first year for sacrifices of peace offerings.

Numbers 7:16,22,28,34 And a buck goat for sin: . . .

Numbers 15:24 And the multitude have forgotten to do it: they shall offer a calf out of the herd, a holocaust for a most sweet savour to the Lord, and the sacrifice and libations thereof, as the ceremonies require, and a buck goat for sin:

Numbers 28:15,30 A buck goat also shall be offered to the Lord for a sin offering over and above the perpetual holocaust with its libations. . . .

Numbers 29:5,11,16,19 And a buck goat for sin, which is offered for the expiation of the people, . . .

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.

Context
Laws for Sin Offerings
22If a prince shall sin, and through ignorance do any one of the things that the law of the Lord forbiddeth, 23And afterwards shall come to know his sin: he shall offer a buck goat without blemish, a sacrifice to the Lord.24And he shall put his hand upon the head thereof: and when he hath immolated it in the place where the holocaust is wont to be slain before the Lord, because it is for sin,…
Cross References
Leviticus 4:3
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.

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 4:24
And he shall put his hand upon the head thereof: and when he hath immolated it in the place where the holocaust is wont to be slain before the Lord, because it is for sin,

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

Leviticus 23:19
You shall offer also a buck goat for sin, and two lambs of the first year for sacrifices of peace offerings.

Numbers 7:16
And a buck goat for sin:

Leviticus 4:22
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