Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.
Or if he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, then he must bring his offering—a female goat without any defects—as a sacrifice for the sin he has committed.
This verse is saying that when someone realizes they've sinned, they need to bring a perfect female goat as an offering to make things right with God.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to the Israelites about different types of sin offerings after they had been freed from Egypt. In ancient Israel's sacrificial system, different animals were required for different types of sins and different social classes—common people brought goats or lambs, while priests and rulers brought more expensive animals. The requirement that the animal be 'without blemish' symbolized that only something perfect could atone for human imperfection.
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