Leviticus 5
Revised Geneva Translation
5 “Also, if anyone has sinned—if he has heard the voice of an oath—and he can witness to it (whether he has seen or known of it) and does not do so, he shall be guilty.
2 “Or if anyone touches any unclean thing—whether it is a carcass of an unclean beast or a carcass of unclean cattle or a carcass of unclean creeping things—and is not aware of it, he is still unclean and has offended.
3 “Or if he touches any uncleanness of man (whatever uncleanness defiles him) and is not aware of it, and afterward comes to the knowledge of it, he has sinned.
4 “Or if anyone swears and pronounces with his lips to do evil or to do good (whichever it is that a man shall pronounce with an oath) —and it is hidden from him and then afterward he knows that he has offended in one of these points—
5 “when he has sinned in any of these things, he shall confess that he has sinned in it.
6 “Therefore, he shall bring his Trespass Offering to the LORD for his sin which he has committed — a female from the flock, a lamb or a female goat for a Sin Offering — and the Priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.
7 “But if he is not able to bring a sheep, he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the LORD (one for a Sin Offering and the other for a Burnt Offering) for his trespass which he has committed.
8 “So he shall bring them to the Priest, who shall offer the Sin Offering first, and wring the neck of it asunder, but not take it clean off.
9 “Afterward, he shall sprinkle from the blood of the Sin Offering upon the side of the Altar. And the rest of the blood shall be shed at the foot of the Altar. It is a Sin Offering.
10 “Also, he shall offer the second for a Burnt Offering, as is just. So shall the Priest make an atonement for him (for his sin which he has committed) and it shall be forgiven him.
11 “But if he is not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he who has sinned shall bring for his offering a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, for a Sin Offering. He shall put no oil on it, nor put any incense on it, for it is a Sin Offering.
12 “Then he shall bring it to the Priest. And the Priest shall take a handful of it, for its remembrance, and burn it upon the Altar with the offerings of the LORD, made by fire. It is a Sin Offering.
13 “So the Priest shall make an atonement for him, as touching his sin that he has committed in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him. And the remainder shall be the Priest’s, as the Meat Offering.”
14 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
15 “If any person transgresses and sins through ignorance by taking away things consecrated to the LORD, he shall then bring for his Trespass Offering to the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flock —worth two shekels of silver by your estimation, after the shekel of the Sanctuary—for a Trespass Offering.
16 “So he shall restore that in which he has offended regarding the holy thing and shall add a fifth more to it and give it to the Priest. So, the Priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the Trespass Offering. And it shall be forgiven him.
17 “Also, if anyone sins and does any of the Commandments of the LORD which ought not to be done, and yet does not know it, he still sins and bears his iniquity.
18 “Then he shall bring a ram, without blemish, out of the flock (worth two shekels in your estimation), for a Trespass Offering to the Priest. And the Priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance in which he erred and was not aware. So it shall be forgiven him.
19 “This is the Trespass Offering for the trespass committed against the LORD.”
Leviticus 5
New King James Version
The Trespass Offering
5 ‘If a person sins in (A)hearing the utterance of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of the matter—if he does not tell it, he (B)bears [a]guilt.
2 ‘Or (C)if a person touches any unclean thing, whether it is the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean livestock, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and he is unaware of it, he also shall be unclean and (D)guilty. 3 Or if he touches (E)human uncleanness—whatever uncleanness with which a man may be defiled, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty.
4 ‘Or if a person [b]swears, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips (F)to do evil or (G)to do good, whatever it is that a man may pronounce by an oath, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters.
5 ‘And it shall be, when he is guilty in any of these matters, that he shall (H)confess that he has sinned in that thing; 6 and he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin.
7 (I)‘If he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord, for his trespass which he has committed, two (J)turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. 8 And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and (K)wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it [c]completely. 9 Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, and the (L)rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering. 10 And he shall offer the second as a burnt offering according to the (M)prescribed manner. So (N)the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
11 ‘But if he is (O)not able to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he who sinned shall bring for his offering one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. (P)He shall put no oil on it, nor shall he put frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. 12 Then he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it (Q)as a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar (R)according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. It is a sin offering. 13 (S)The priest shall make atonement for him, [d]for his sin that he has committed in any of these matters; and it shall be forgiven him. (T)The rest shall be the priest’s as a grain offering.’ ”
Offerings with Restitution
14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 15 (U)“If a person commits a trespass, and sins unintentionally in regard to the holy things of the Lord, then (V)he shall bring to the Lord as his trespass offering a ram without blemish from the flocks, with your valuation in shekels of silver according to (W)the shekel of the sanctuary, as a trespass offering. 16 And he shall make restitution for the harm that he has done in regard to the holy thing, (X)and shall add one-fifth to it and give it to the priest. (Y)So the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
17 “If a person sins, and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord, (Z)though he does not know it, yet he is (AA)guilty and shall bear his [e]iniquity. 18 (AB)And he shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him regarding his ignorance in which he erred and did not know it, and it shall be forgiven him. 19 It is a trespass offering; (AC)he has certainly trespassed against the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 5:1 his iniquity
- Leviticus 5:4 vows
- Leviticus 5:8 Lit. apart
- Leviticus 5:13 concerning his sin
- Leviticus 5:17 punishment
Leviticus 5
English Standard Version
5 “If anyone sins in that he hears a public (A)adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall (B)bear his iniquity; 2 or (C)if anyone touches an unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean wild animal or a carcass of unclean livestock or a carcass of unclean swarming things, and it is hidden from him and he has become unclean, and he realizes his guilt; 3 or if he touches (D)human uncleanness, of whatever sort the uncleanness may be with which one becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and realizes his guilt; 4 or if anyone utters with his lips a (E)rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people (F)swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these; 5 when he realizes his guilt in any of these and (G)confesses the sin he has committed, 6 he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation[a] for the sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin.
7 “But (H)if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two (I)turtledoves or two pigeons,[b] one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. 8 He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall (J)wring its head from its neck (K)but shall not sever it completely, 9 and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while (L)the rest of the blood shall be drained out (M)at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering. 10 Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. (N)And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.
11 “But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a (O)tenth of an ephah[c] of fine flour for a sin offering. He (P)shall put no oil on it and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. 12 And he shall bring it to (Q)the priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it as its memorial portion and (R)burn this on the altar, on the Lord's food offerings; it is a sin offering. 13 Thus (S)the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And the remainder[d] shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering.”
Laws for Guilt Offerings
14 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 15 (T)“If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the Lord, (U)he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued[e] in silver shekels,[f] according to the (V)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 (W)shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. (X)And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven.
17 (Y)“If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, (Z)though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity. 18 (AA)He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering, and (AB)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[g] the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 5:6 Hebrew his guilt penalty; so throughout Leviticus
- Leviticus 5:7 Septuagint two young pigeons; also verse 11
- Leviticus 5:11 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
- Leviticus 5:13 Septuagint; Hebrew it
- Leviticus 5:15 Or flock, or its equivalent
- Leviticus 5:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Leviticus 5:19 Or he has paid full compensation to
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