A sin offering (Hebrew: קרבן חטאת korban khatta'at) is a biblical sacrifice offered to achieve atonement for the committing of an unintentional sin. This offering is brought only for those sins that had they been committed intentionally the punishment would be kareth
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“Rock of ages, cleft for me,
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Let the Water and the Blood,
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