Leviticus 4:22

When a ruler hath sinned - Under the term נשיא nasi , it is probable that any person is meant who held any kind of political dignity among the people, though the rabbins generally understand it of the king.

A kid of the goats was the sacrifice in this case, the rites nearly the same as in the preceding cases, only the fat was burnt as that of the peace-offering. See Leviticus 4:26 ; and Leviticus 3:5 .