Chattah — Sin, Sin Offering

One Hebrew word for both the sin and the offering that atones for it — the problem and the remedy share a name.

Chattah in the Bible — example verses

“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”Genesis 4:7 (KJV)

“And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;”Genesis 18:20 (KJV)

“And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?”Genesis 31:36 (KJV)

“So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.”Genesis 50:17 (KJV)

“Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.”Exodus 10:17 (KJV)

“But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.”Exodus 29:14 (KJV)

“And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.”Exodus 29:36 (KJV)

“And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.”Exodus 30:10 (KJV)

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