Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"And if any one of the common people sin unwittingly, in doing any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done, and be guilty;" — Leviticus 4:27 (ASV)
And if any one of the common people. —The fourth instance presented (Leviticus 4:27–35) is that of any one of the people of the land, as this phrase is rendered in Leviticus 20:2; Leviticus 20:4; 2 Kings 9:18–19; 2 Kings 16:15. That is, any member of the congregation, whether a private Israelite, ordinary priest, or Levite, as distinct from the previously mentioned high priest and ruler.
And be guilty. —Rather, and acknowledges his guilt. (See Leviticus 4:22.)