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Leviticus 4

Leviticus 4 is a part of the Bible that talks about what the Israelites should do if they do something wrong that goes against God's rules. It tells them that they should tell the priests and then the priests will help them ask for forgiveness from God.

It's like if you accidentally spilled your juice on the carpet, you might go to your parent and say "oops, I spilt my juice!" and then your parent would help you clean it up. In the same way, if the Israelites did something wrong, they would go to the priests and say "oops, I did something wrong!" and then the priests would help them ask God for forgiveness.

The chapter also talks about different types of mistakes and how the priests should help the people make things right. It explains that some mistakes are bigger than others and that the priests need to make sacrifices to show God that they are sorry for what they did.

It's important because it teaches us that when we make mistakes, we should ask for forgiveness and try to make things right. And it reminds us that even though we might mess up sometimes, God still loves us and wants to help us be good people.
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