Shelach 15:25 · unit 1 — atonement for the whole congregation
Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 25
The Complete Passuk
וְכִפֶּ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן עַל־כׇּל־עֲדַ֛ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְנִסְלַ֣ח לָהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־שְׁגָגָ֣ה הִ֔וא וְהֵם֩ הֵבִ֨יאוּ אֶת־קׇרְבָּנָ֜ם אִשֶּׁ֣ה לַֽיהֹוָ֗ה וְחַטָּאתָ֛ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה עַל־שִׁגְגָתָֽם׃
And the Kohen shall atone for the whole congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them, for it was an error…
Chabad.org — 15:25
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: the Kohen’s kapparah covers the community once the offerings are brought.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְכִפֶּר הַכֹּהֵן עַל כׇּל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְנִסְלַח לָהֶם כִּי שְׁגָגָה הִיא.
English: And the Kohen shall atone for the whole congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them, for it was an error.
Type of Learning
Communal forgiveness through the prescribed offerings.
What Is Learned
Once the bull olah and goat chatas are offered, the Kohen effects atonement for the erring congregation.