Leviticus 4:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.”
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“The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And 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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before Jehovah; and the bullock shall be killed before Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the elders of the company have laid their hands on the head of the bullock, before Jehovah, and <FI>one<Fi> hath slaughtered the bullock before Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 4:15 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 24:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
- Exodus 24:9Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
- Leviticus 1:4He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
- Leviticus 4:4He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
- Leviticus 8:14Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Leviticus 8:22After that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Leviticus 16:21Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.
- Numbers 8:10You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.
- Numbers 11:16Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.
- Numbers 11:25Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again.
- Deuteronomy 21:3Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
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