Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:
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Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Parle aux enfants d'Israël, et dis: Lorsque quelqu'un péchera involontairement contre l'un des commandements de l'Eternel, en faisant des choses qui ne doivent point se faire;
KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
dge: yet he was not punished by the judges but expiated his sin by sacrifices. Hence it is written ( Lev. 4:2 ): "The soul that sinneth through ignorance," etc. This is, however, to be taken as applying to ignorance of fact; and not to ignorance of the Divine precept, which all w…
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