Leviticus 4:26
Good News Translation
Then he shall burn all of its fat on the altar, just as he burns the fat of the animals killed for the fellowship offerings. In this way the priest shall offer the sacrifice for the sin of the ruler, and he will be forgiven.

New Revised Standard Version
All its fat he shall turn into smoke on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of well-being. Thus the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin, and he shall be forgiven.

Contemporary English Version
Then he must send all of the fat up in smoke, just as he does when a sacrifice is offered to ask my blessing. By this sacrifice the leader's sin will be forgiven.

New American Bible
All of its fat he shall burn on the altar like the fat of the communion sacrifice. Thus the priest shall make atonement on the tribal leader’s behalf for his wrong, that he may be forgiven.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the fat he shall burn upon it, as is wont to be done with the victims of peace offerings. And the priest shall pray for him, and for his sin: and it shall be forgiven him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But the fat he shall burn upon it, as is wont to be done with the victims of peace offerings. And the priest shall pray for him, and for his sin: and it shall be forgiven him.

the fat

Leviticus 4:8-10,35 And he shall take off the fat of the calf for the sin offering, as well that which covereth the entrails, as all the inwards: . . .

Leviticus 3:5 And they shall burn them upon the altar, for a holocaust, putting fire under the wood: for an oblation of most sweet savour to the Lord.

Leviticus 6:20-30 This is the oblation of Aaron, and of his sons, which they must offer to the Lord, in the day of their anointing. They shall offer the tenth part of an ephi of flour for a perpetual sacrifice, half of it in the morning, and half of it in the evening. . . .

an atonement

Leviticus 4:20 Doing so with this calf, as he did also with that before. And the priest praying for them, the Lord will be merciful unto them.

Numbers 15:28 And the priest shall pray for him, because he sinned ignorantly before the Lord: and he shall obtain his pardon, and it shall be forgiven him.

Context
Laws for Sin Offerings
25The priest shall dip his finger in the blood of the victim for sin, touching therewith the horns of the altar of holocaust, and pouring out the rest at the foot thereof. 26But the fat he shall burn upon it, as is wont to be done with the victims of peace offerings. And the priest shall pray for him, and for his sin: and it shall be forgiven him.27And if any one of the people of the land shall sin through ignorance, doing any of those things that by the law of the Lord are forbidden, and offending,…
Cross References
Leviticus 1:4
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the victim: and it shall be acceptable, and help to its expiation.

Leviticus 4:19
And all the fat thereof he shall take off, and shall burn it upon the altar:

Leviticus 4:20
Doing so with this calf, as he did also with that before. And the priest praying for them, the Lord will be merciful unto them.

Leviticus 4:31
But taking off all the fat, as is wont to be taken away of the victims of peace offerings, he shall burn it upon the altar, for a sweet savour to the Lord: and he shall pray for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 4:35
All the fat also he shall take off, as the fat of the ram that is offered for peace offerings is wont to be taken away: and shall burn it upon the altar, for a burnt sacrifice of the Lord. And he shall pray for him and his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 5:10
And the other he shall burn for a holocaust, as is wont to be done. And the priest shall pray for him, and for his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 5:13
Praying for him and making atonement. But the part that is left, he himself shall have for a gift.

Leviticus 6:7
And he shall pray for him before the Lord: and he shall have forgiveness for every thing in doing of which he bath sinned.

Leviticus 12:8
And if her hand find not sufficiency, and she is not able to offer a lamb, she shall take two turtles, or two young pigeons, one for a holocaust, and another for sin: and the priest shall pray for her, and so she shall be cleansed.

Leviticus 14:18
And upon his head.

2 Chronicles 29:24
And the priests immolated them, and sprinkled their blood before the altar for an expiation of all Israel: for the king had commanded that the holocaust and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

Leviticus 4:25
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