Leviticus 5:14-6:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
Regulations for the Restitution Offering
14 The Lord spoke to Moses:
15 When a person commits an offense by unintentionally sinning in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, he shall bring to the Lord as his restitution offering[a] an unblemished ram from the flock or its equivalent amount in silver shekels by the sanctuary weight, as a restitution offering.[b] 16 He shall make restitution for the holy thing in regard to which he sinned, by adding one-fifth of its value and giving this amount to the priest. Then the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the restitution offering, so that he may be forgiven.
17 If, however, a person sins by doing anything against the Lord’s commands by doing something that should not be done, even though he is not aware of it, he is liable and shall bear the punishment for his guilt. 18 He shall bring an unblemished ram from the flock or its equivalent as a restitution offering to the priest. The priest shall make atonement for him for his unintentional sin, which he had committed unknowingly, so that he may be forgiven. 19 It is a restitution offering. He has indeed made restitution to the Lord.[c]
6 The Lord spoke to Moses and told him these things:[d]
2 If a person sins and commits an offense against the Lord by deceiving his fellow citizen about a deposit or an investment or something stolen, or if he has extorted something from his fellow citizen, 3 or if he has found something that was lost and he pretended it was his, or if he swears falsely about any offense that a person may commit in connection with any of these sins— 4 when he has sinned and then admits his guilt, he shall return what he has stolen, or what he has extorted, or the deposit which was entrusted to him, or the lost thing that he has found, 5 or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He shall repay it in its entirety and then add one-fifth of its value to the payment. He shall pay this to its owner when he admits his liability. 6 Then he shall bring to the priest as his penalty to the Lord an unblemished ram from the flock (or its equivalent[e]) as a restitution offering. 7 The priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, so that he may be forgiven for whatever he has done to incur liability.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 5:15 Traditionally guilt offering, but also called the reparation offering. The name of the offering is related to the word translated liability. The distinct feature of this offering is the responsibility to make restitution.
- Leviticus 5:15 The meaning of the verse is uncertain. It may mean that the offender had to offer a ram plus whatever additional amount of silver was needed to cover the value of the offense, plus the 20% penalty. Or according to the translation above, it means that he is to offer a ram or the equivalent amount of silver for a ram, plus damages, plus the 20% penalty.
- Leviticus 5:19 Or he was indeed guilty before the Lord
- Leviticus 6:1 In chapter 6, English verses 1-7 equal Hebrew verses 5:20-26. English verses 8-30 equal Hebrew verses 1-23.
- Leviticus 6:6 Or of the proper value
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