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If the whole congregation of Israel err, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and are guilty;
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Even the Church Can Err
Commentators explain that this verse addresses corporate sin, where the entire community—the "whole congregation"—can collectively transgress God's law. Scholars note this can happen when leaders mislead the people, highlighting that even the church as a body is not exempt from human frailty and the need for atonement.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Congregation ... assembly - Each of the Hebrew words signifies the people in a collected body. It does not appear that there is any differen…
19th Century
Anglican
And if the whole congregation. — As the whole Church, in its corporate body, is no more exempt from human frailty than its highest…
16th Century
Protestant
And if the whole congregation. The very same sacrifice which was prescribed for the priest is required of the people, since he who went in…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance That is, all Israel, or…
If the leaders of the people, through mistake, caused them to err, an offering must be brought, so that wrath would not come upon the whole congreg…
