Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Leviticus 4:27 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 27. 27And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
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Quick Meaning
This verse turns to any ordinary member of the people who becomes guilty unintentionally.
An ordinary person brings a female goat or a female lamb
This verse is one part of that explanation in Leviticus 4:27-35. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Leviticus 4:27-35
Place Leviticus 4:27 inside 4:27-35. This verse turns to any ordinary member of the people who becomes guilty unintentionally. Its surrounding procedure or case makes the larger point: A member of the people who learns of an inadvertent breach may bring a female goat or lamb; hand placement, slaughter, blood, fat, atonement, and forgiveness follow.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The unit needs this detail before it can reach its next action or distinction: this verse turns to any ordinary member of the people who becomes guilty unintentionally.
What Remains True
Turns to any ordinary member of the people who becomes guilty unintentionally. Within Leviticus 4:27-35, this contributes to the larger claim that a member of the people who learns of an inadvertent breach may bring a female goat or lamb; hand placement, slaughter, blood, fat, atonement, and forgiveness follow.
How It Can Shape Life
- When teaching Leviticus 4:27, keep the verse inside Leviticus 4:27-35. Hold this boundary: The repeated alternatives make ordinary access visible and must not be turned into a gender ranking. Apply only the noncoercive truth the complete unit supports.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Leviticus 4:27-35 — An ordinary person may bring a female goat or lambSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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 4:27-35, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
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 4:27-35
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Leviticus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
eBible.org distribution of the NET Bible, PDF generated 2025-12-31
Supports: Unit-bounded translator notes on Hebrew, syntax, ritual vocabulary, measures, textual questions, and older-English wording; silence is not treated as evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible Leviticus PDF, complete PDF pp. 1-99, translation and translator notes for 4:27-35
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