Laws for Guilt Offerings

14 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 15 (A)“If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the Lord, (B)he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued[a] in silver shekels,[b] according to the (C)shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering. 16 He shall also make restitution for what he has done amiss in the holy thing and (D)shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. (E)And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven.

17 (F)“If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, (G)though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity. 18 (H)He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering, and (I)the priest shall make atonement for him for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven. 19 It is a guilt offering; he has indeed incurred guilt before[c] the Lord.”

[d] The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “If anyone sins and (J)commits a breach of faith against the Lord by (K)deceiving his neighbor in (L)a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or (M)if he has oppressed his neighbor or (N)has found something lost and lied about it, (O)swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby— if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore (P)what he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall (Q)restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt. And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the Lord (R)a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering. (S)And the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven for any of the things that one may do and thereby become guilty.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 5:15 Or flock, or its equivalent
  2. Leviticus 5:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
  3. Leviticus 5:19 Or he has paid full compensation to
  4. Leviticus 6:1 Ch 5:20 in Hebrew

The Guilt Offering

14 The Lord said to Moses: 15 “When anyone is unfaithful to the Lord by sinning unintentionally(A) in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, they are to bring to the Lord as a penalty(B) a ram(C) from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value in silver, according to the sanctuary shekel.[a](D) It is a guilt offering.(E) 16 They must make restitution(F) for what they have failed to do in regard to the holy things, pay an additional penalty of a fifth of its value(G) and give it all to the priest. The priest will make atonement for them with the ram as a guilt offering, and they will be forgiven.

17 “If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though they do not know it,(H) they are guilty and will be held responsible.(I) 18 They are to bring to the priest as a guilt offering(J) a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value. In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the wrong they have committed unintentionally, and they will be forgiven.(K) 19 It is a guilt offering; they have been guilty of[b] wrongdoing against the Lord.”(L)

[c]The Lord said to Moses: “If anyone sins and is unfaithful to the Lord(M) by deceiving a neighbor(N) about something entrusted to them or left in their care(O) or about something stolen, or if they cheat(P) their neighbor, or if they find lost property and lie about it,(Q) or if they swear falsely(R) about any such sin that people may commit— when they sin in any of these ways and realize their guilt, they must return(S) what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found, or whatever it was they swore falsely about. They must make restitution(T) in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner on the day they present their guilt offering.(U) And as a penalty they must bring to the priest, that is, to the Lord, their guilt offering,(V) a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value.(W) In this way the priest will make atonement(X) for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 5:15 That is, about 2/5 ounce or about 12 grams
  2. Leviticus 5:19 Or offering; atonement has been made for their
  3. Leviticus 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-7 is numbered 5:20-26, and 6:8-30 is numbered 6:1-23.

The Death of Jeroboam

19 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, (A)how he warred and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 20 And the time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. And he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.

Rehoboam Reigns in Judah

21 (B)Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, (C)the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. (D)His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. 22 (E)And Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they (F)provoked him to jealousy with their sins that they committed, more than all that their fathers had done. 23 For they also built for themselves (G)high places (H)and pillars and (I)Asherim on every high hill and (J)under every green tree, 24 and there were also (K)male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.

25 (L)In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. 26 He took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house. (M)He took away everything. He also took away all the shields of gold (N)that Solomon had made, 27 and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. 28 And as often as the king went into the house of the Lord, the guard carried them and brought them back to the guardroom.

29 (O)Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 30 (P)And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. (Q)His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. And (R)Abijam his son reigned in his place.

Abijam Reigns in Judah

15 (S)Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and (T)his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father. Nevertheless, for David's sake the Lord his God gave him (U)a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem, because (V)David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, (W)except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. (X)Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. (Y)The rest of the acts of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? (Z)And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. (AA)And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place.

19 The other events of Jeroboam’s reign, his wars and how he ruled, are written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel. 20 He reigned for twenty-two years and then rested with his ancestors. And Nadab his son succeeded him as king.

Rehoboam King of Judah(A)

21 Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.(B)

22 Judah(C) did evil in the eyes of the Lord. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger(D) more than those who were before them had done. 23 They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones(E) and Asherah poles(F) on every high hill and under every spreading tree.(G) 24 There were even male shrine prostitutes(H) in the land; the people engaged in all the detestable(I) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked(J) Jerusalem. 26 He carried off the treasures of the temple(K) of the Lord and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields(L) Solomon had made. 27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.(M) 28 Whenever the king went to the Lord’s temple, the guards bore the shields, and afterward they returned them to the guardroom.

29 As for the other events of Rehoboam’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 30 There was continual warfare(N) between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 31 And Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.(O) And Abijah[a] his son succeeded him as king.

Abijah King of Judah(P)

15 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah[b] became king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah(Q) daughter of Abishalom.[c]

He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted(R) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been. Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp(S) in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong. For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep(T) any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah(U) the Hittite.

There was war(V) between Abijah[d] and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime. As for the other events of Abijah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 14:31 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Abijam
  2. 1 Kings 15:1 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Abijam; also in verses 7 and 8
  3. 1 Kings 15:2 A variant of Absalom; also in verse 10
  4. 1 Kings 15:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Abijam (that is, Abijah); most Hebrew manuscripts Rehoboam

11 All her people (A)groan
    as (B)they search for bread;
they trade their (C)treasures for (D)food
    to revive their strength.
“Look, O Lord, and see,
    for I am despised.”

12 “Is it nothing to you, all (E)you who pass by?
    (F)Look and see
if there is any sorrow like my sorrow,
    which was brought upon me,
which (G)the Lord inflicted
    on (H)the day of his fierce anger.

13 “From on high he (I)sent fire;
    into my bones[a] he made it descend;
(J)he spread a net for my feet;
    he turned me back;
(K)he has left me stunned,
    faint all the day long.

14 “My transgressions were bound[b] into (L)a yoke;
    by his hand they were fastened together;
they were set upon my neck;
    he caused my strength to fail;
the Lord gave me into the hands
    of those whom I cannot withstand.

15 “The Lord rejected
    all my mighty men in my midst;
he summoned an assembly against me
    to crush my young men;
(M)the Lord has trodden as in a winepress
    the virgin daughter of Judah.

16 “For these things (N)I weep;
    my eyes flow with tears;
for (O)a comforter is far from me,
    one to (P)revive my spirit;
my children are desolate,
    for the enemy has prevailed.”

17 (Q)Zion stretches out her hands,
    but (R)there is none to comfort her;
the Lord has commanded against Jacob
    that his neighbors should be his foes;
Jerusalem has become
    a filthy thing among them.

18 (S)“The Lord is in the right,
    (T)for I have rebelled against his word;
but hear, all you peoples,
    and see my suffering;
(U)my young women and my young men
    have gone into captivity.

19 “I called to (V)my lovers,
    but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
    perished in the city,
while (W)they sought food
    to revive their strength.

20 “Look, O Lord, for I am in distress;
    (X)my stomach churns;
my heart is wrung within me,
    because I have been very rebellious.
(Y)In the street the sword bereaves;
    in the house it is like death.

21 “They heard[c] (Z)my groaning,
    yet (AA)there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
    (AB)they are glad that you have done it.
You have brought[d] the day you announced;
    (AC)now let them be as I am.

22 (AD)“Let all their evildoing come before you,
    and deal with them
as (AE)you have dealt with me
    because of all my transgressions;
for (AF)my groans are many,
    and (AG)my heart is faint.”

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  1. Lamentations 1:13 Septuagint; Hebrew bones and
  2. Lamentations 1:14 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  3. Lamentations 1:21 Septuagint, Syriac Hear
  4. Lamentations 1:21 Syriac Bring

11 All her people groan(A)
    as they search for bread;(B)
they barter their treasures for food
    to keep themselves alive.
“Look, Lord, and consider,
    for I am despised.”

12 “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?(C)
    Look around and see.
Is any suffering like my suffering(D)
    that was inflicted on me,
that the Lord brought on me
    in the day of his fierce anger?(E)

13 “From on high he sent fire,
    sent it down into my bones.(F)
He spread a net(G) for my feet
    and turned me back.
He made me desolate,(H)
    faint(I) all the day long.

14 “My sins have been bound into a yoke[a];(J)
    by his hands they were woven together.
They have been hung on my neck,
    and the Lord has sapped my strength.
He has given me into the hands(K)
    of those I cannot withstand.

15 “The Lord has rejected
    all the warriors in my midst;(L)
he has summoned an army(M) against me
    to[b] crush my young men.(N)
In his winepress(O) the Lord has trampled(P)
    Virgin Daughter(Q) Judah.

16 “This is why I weep
    and my eyes overflow with tears.(R)
No one is near to comfort(S) me,
    no one to restore my spirit.
My children are destitute
    because the enemy has prevailed.”(T)

17 Zion stretches out her hands,(U)
    but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has decreed for Jacob
    that his neighbors become his foes;(V)
Jerusalem has become
    an unclean(W) thing(X) among them.

18 “The Lord is righteous,(Y)
    yet I rebelled(Z) against his command.
Listen, all you peoples;
    look on my suffering.(AA)
My young men and young women
    have gone into exile.(AB)

19 “I called to my allies(AC)
    but they betrayed me.
My priests and my elders
    perished(AD) in the city
while they searched for food
    to keep themselves alive.

20 “See, Lord, how distressed(AE) I am!
    I am in torment(AF) within,
and in my heart I am disturbed,(AG)
    for I have been most rebellious.(AH)
Outside, the sword bereaves;
    inside, there is only death.(AI)

21 “People have heard my groaning,(AJ)
    but there is no one to comfort me.(AK)
All my enemies have heard of my distress;
    they rejoice(AL) at what you have done.
May you bring the day(AM) you have announced
    so they may become like me.

22 “Let all their wickedness come before you;
    deal with them
as you have dealt with me
    because of all my sins.(AN)
My groans(AO) are many
    and my heart is faint.”

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  1. Lamentations 1:14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint He kept watch over my sins
  2. Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will

55 He (A)drove out nations before them;
    he (B)apportioned them for a possession
    and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

56 Yet they (C)tested and (D)rebelled against the Most High God
    and did not keep his testimonies,
57 but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers;
    they twisted like (E)a deceitful bow.
58 For they (F)provoked him to anger with their (G)high places;
    they (H)moved him to jealousy with their (I)idols.
59 When God heard, he was full of (J)wrath,
    and he utterly rejected Israel.
60 He (K)forsook his dwelling at (L)Shiloh,
    the tent where he dwelt among mankind,
61 and delivered his (M)power to captivity,
    his (N)glory to the hand of the foe.
62 He (O)gave his people over to the sword
    and (P)vented his wrath on his heritage.
63 (Q)Fire devoured their young men,
    and their young women had no (R)marriage song.
64 Their (S)priests fell by the sword,
    and their (T)widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord (U)awoke as from sleep,
    like a strong man shouting because of wine.
66 And he (V)put his adversaries to rout;
    he put them to everlasting shame.

67 He rejected the tent of (W)Joseph;
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,
    Mount Zion, which he (X)loves.
69 He (Y)built his sanctuary like the high heavens,
    like the earth, which he has founded forever.
70 He (Z)chose David his servant
    and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from (AA)following the nursing ewes he brought him
    to (AB)shepherd Jacob his people,
    Israel his (AC)inheritance.
72 With (AD)upright heart he shepherded them
    and (AE)guided them with his skillful hand.

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55 He drove out nations(A) before them
    and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;(B)
    he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

56 But they put God to the test
    and rebelled against the Most High;
    they did not keep his statutes.
57 Like their ancestors(C) they were disloyal and faithless,
    as unreliable as a faulty bow.(D)
58 They angered him(E) with their high places;(F)
    they aroused his jealousy with their idols.(G)
59 When God heard(H) them, he was furious;(I)
    he rejected Israel(J) completely.
60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,(K)
    the tent he had set up among humans.(L)
61 He sent the ark of his might(M) into captivity,(N)
    his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
62 He gave his people over to the sword;(O)
    he was furious with his inheritance.(P)
63 Fire consumed(Q) their young men,
    and their young women had no wedding songs;(R)
64 their priests were put to the sword,(S)
    and their widows could not weep.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,(T)
    as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
66 He beat back his enemies;
    he put them to everlasting shame.(U)
67 Then he rejected the tents of Joseph,
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;(V)
68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,(W)
    Mount Zion,(X) which he loved.
69 He built his sanctuary(Y) like the heights,
    like the earth that he established forever.
70 He chose David(Z) his servant
    and took him from the sheep pens;
71 from tending the sheep(AA) he brought him
    to be the shepherd(AB) of his people Jacob,
    of Israel his inheritance.
72 And David shepherded them with integrity of heart;(AC)
    with skillful hands he led them.

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The Shepherds and the Angels

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord (A)appeared to them, and (B)the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all (C)the people. 11 For (D)unto you is born this day in (E)the city of David (F)a Savior, who is (G)Christ (H)the Lord. 12 And (I)this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby (J)wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel (K)a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

14 (L)“Glory to God (M)in the highest,
    (N)and on earth (O)peace (P)among those with whom he is pleased!”[a]

15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby (Q)lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19 But (R)Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, (S)glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

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  1. Luke 2:14 Some manuscripts peace, good will among men

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel(A) of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid.(B) I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior(C) has been born to you; he is the Messiah,(D) the Lord.(E) 12 This will be a sign(F) to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace(G) to those on whom his favor rests.”

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.(H) 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.(I) 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God(J) for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

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33 But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, 34 and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband. 35 I say this for your own benefit, (A)not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.

36 If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed,[a] if his[b] passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin. 37 But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. 38 So then he who marries his betrothed (B)does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.

39 (C)A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only (D)in the Lord. 40 Yet (E)in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think (F)that I too have the Spirit of God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Greek virgin; also verses 37, 38
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or her

33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— 34 and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit.(A) But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband. 35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided(B) devotion to the Lord.

36 If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong[a] and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning.(C) They should get married. 37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing. 38 So then, he who marries the virgin does right,(D) but he who does not marry her does better.[b]

39 A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives.(E) But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.(F) 40 In my judgment,(G) she is happier if she stays as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:38 Or 36 If anyone thinks he is not treating his daughter properly, and if she is getting along in years (or if her passions are too strong), and he feels she ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. He should let her get married. 37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind to keep the virgin unmarried—this man also does the right thing. 38 So then, he who gives his virgin in marriage does right, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.