Verse Lens · Context pointer
Leviticus 4:15 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 15. 15And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.
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Role in This Section
This verse has the elders represent the assembly through hand placement before slaughter.
Read It With
- Leviticus 4:13-21
Start with 4:13-21 rather than Leviticus 4:15 alone. In that complete movement, this verse has the elders represent the assembly through hand placement before slaughter. The unit's controlling claim is: When hidden wrongdoing becomes known, elders represent the assembly, blood reaches the inner sanctuary furniture, and the bull is burned outside the camp after atonement.
Why It Needs Context
Leviticus 4:15 has the elders represent the assembly through hand placement before slaughter; reading it alone would sever that detail from the actors, category, and outcome in Leviticus 4:13-21.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Leviticus 4:13-21 — The congregation receives corporate purification and forgivenessSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Leviticus 4:13-21, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
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Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 4:13-21
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