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if his sin, which he has sinned, be made known to him, then he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has sinned.
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A Graded Sacrifice
Commentators note that the offering for a common person was a female goat, which was less valuable than the male goat required of a ruler. This demonstrates that God's system of atonement was accessible and proportionate to a person's means, ensuring that forgiveness was not just for the wealthy or powerful.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A kid of the goats - A shaggy she-goat.
19th Century
Anglican
Or if his sin ... come to his knowledge. —That is, is shown to him by another person. (See Leviticus 4:23.)
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Or if his sin which he has sinned come to his knowledge , &c.] So that he is convinced that he has sinned:
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