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Polyglot Bible: Leviticus: Leviticus 4

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This is a parallel-text biblical document presenting Leviticus chapter 4 in two columns: the King James Version in English (with Strong's concordance numbers interleaved) and the Septuagint (LXX) in Greek. The chapter belongs to the Pentateuch's priestly legislation tradition and lays out the ritual law governing unintentional sin offerings. The text prescribes specific sacrificial procedures for four categories of offenders — the anointed priest, the whole congregation of Israel, a ruler, and a common person — each requiring a different animal (unblemished bull for the first two, a male goat for the ruler, a female goat or lamb for the layperson). The rite is described in precise anatomical and procedural detail: the offender lays hands on the animal's head, the priest sprinkles blood seven times before the sanctuary veil, applies blood to the altar horns, burns the fat, and disposes of the carcass outside the camp. The distinctive theological claim is that inadvertent violations of divine commandments still incur guilt and require atonement, with the promise that correct performance of the sacrifice results in forgiveness. The parallel Greek Septuagint column allows readers to compare the two ancient textual traditions directly, making this a scholarly or devotional resource for comparative textual study.

Polyglot Bible: Leviticus: Leviticus 4

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