CHAP. XV. OTHER OFFERINGS OF THE JEWS. 361 



of the bullock, were carried out of the camp into a 

 clean place, where the ashes were poured out, and 

 the whole was burnt. If all the people had offended, 

 the elders placed their hands upon the head of the 

 victim ; and the rest of the ceremony was performed 

 in the same manner, as in the peace offering: but 

 if a ruler, he offered a male kid, and every other in- 

 dividual a female of the flock, either of sheep or 

 goats.* 



5. The trespass q^'errngf was regulated by the 

 same law as the last, t If any one touched an 

 unclean thing, or pronounced an oath, he was re- 

 quired to offer a lamb or a kid ; or if his means were 

 limited, a pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons, 

 one for a sin offering, the otiier for a burnt offering ; 

 or at least the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour 

 for a sin offering, but without any oil or frankin- 

 cense. If any one offended through ignorance § 

 in the holy things, he was commanded to bring 

 a ram, estimated by shekels of silver after the 

 shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering ; 

 and to make amends for the offence, and to " add 

 the flfth part thereto, and give it to the priest," 

 who made atonement for him with the ram. 



6. The peace offering was a voluntary return of 

 thanks for benefits received, a solicitation of favours, 

 or solely a token of devotion; and it depended on 

 the will of the individual by whom it was presented. 

 The victim might be either a male or female, and 

 the law only required that it should be without ble- 



* Levit. V. 7. et seq. f Levit. iv. 28, and 32. 



% Levit. vii. 7. § Levit. v. 15. 



