Geneva Bible Notes: Leviticus 4

Leviticus 4:1 ^! The offring for sinnes done of ignorance,

Leviticus 4:2 ^/ Ebr. a soule.

Leviticus 4:2 ^a That is, of negligence or ignorance, specially of the ceremonial lawe: for otherwise the punishements for crimes are appointed according to the transgression, {Nomb. 15,22}.

Leviticus 4:3 ^! For the Priest,

Leviticus 4:3 ^b Meaning the hie Priest.

Leviticus 4:4 ^c Hereby confessing that he deserued the same punishment which the beast suffred.

Leviticus 4:6 ^d Which was betwene the Holiest of all & the Sanctuarie.

Leviticus 4:7 ^e Which was in the courte, meaning by the Tabernacle the Sanctuarie: & in the end of this verse it is taken for the courte.

Leviticus 4:13 ^f The multitude excuseth not the sinne.

Leviticus 4:13 ^! The Congregation,

Leviticus 4:15 ^g For all the people colde not lay their hands: therefore it was sufficient that the Anients of the people did it in the name of all the Congregacion.

Leviticus 4:19 ^/ Or, make a perfume with it.

Leviticus 4:22 ^! The ruler

Leviticus 4:23 ^/ Or, the male goat of the folde.

Leviticus 4:24 ^h That is, the Priest shal kil it: for it was not lawful for anie out of the office to kil the beast.

Leviticus 4:26 ⁱ Wherein he represented Jesus Christ.

Leviticus 4:27 ^! And the priuate man.

Leviticus 4:27 ^/ Or, priuate persone.

Leviticus 4:28 ^/ Or, the female of the goates.

Leviticus 4:29 ^k Read vers. 24.

Leviticus 4:33 ^l Meaning the punnishment of his sinne shulde be laid vpon that beast, or, that he had receiued all things of God and offred this wilingly.

Leviticus 4:35 ^m Or, besides the burnt offrings, which were daily offred to the Lord.