King James Version
Leviticus 5
19 verses with commentary
Cases Requiring a Sin Offering
And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
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<strong>And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice and restitution, emphasizing sin's relational damag...
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(1) **And hear the voice of swearing.**—Better, *because he heard the voice of adjuration, and might be a witness, whether he hath seen the offence or known of it, if he doth not tell it. *Having laid dawn in the former chapter the regulations about the sin offering, and having shown how these regulations are to be carried out when the offence against the Divine law is inadvertently committed by...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
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<strong>Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring bo...
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(2) **Or if a soul touch any unclean thing.**—The second instance adduced which requires this sacrifice is the case of any one touching the dead body of a clean animal, or the living or dead body of an unclean animal or reptile.
**And if it be hidden from him.**—That is, if he, through carelessness, forgot all about it that he had contracted this defilement; as the Vulgate rightly paraphrases it, ...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
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<strong>Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice and restitution, emphasizing sin's re...
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(3) **Or if he touch the uncleanness of man.**—The sundry classes of defilement which a human being might contract and impart to others by contact, are set forth in Leviticus 12-15.
**When he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.**—Better, *and he knoweth it, and feeleth that he is guilty. *That is, he afterwards becomes conscious that he has contracted the defilement, and feels his guilt. (See ...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
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<strong>Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacr...
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(4) **Pronouncing with his lips.**—Better, *speaking heedlessly with his lips. *That is, if he uttered an oath in thoughtlessness or in passion, without his heart realising it, that he will do this or that.
**To do evil, or to do good.**—That is, anything whatsoever which is comprehended under the name good and evil, as these two categories are idiomatically used to embrace all human action. (Comp...
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**33. So Moses finished the work--**Though it is not expressly recorded in this passage, yet, from what took place on all similar occasions, there is reason to believe that on the inauguration day the people were summoned from their tents--were all drawn up as a vast assemblage, yet in calm and orderly arrangement, around the newly erected tabernacle.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:
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<strong>And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice and restitution, emphasizing sin's relational damage.<br><br><br>The New Testament reveals ...
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(5) **And it shall be, when . . . —**When he feels that he has been guilty of one of these sins specified in Leviticus 5:1-4, he must confess the offence which he has committed. For the form of confession which obtained during the second Temple, see Leviticus 1:4.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**34. a cloud--**literally, "The cloud," the mystic cloud which was the well-known symbol of the Divine Presence. After remaining at a great distance from them on the summit of the mount, it appeared to be in motion; and if many among them had a secret misgiving about the issue, how the fainting heart would revive, the interest of the moment intensely increase, and the tide of joy swell in every b...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.
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<strong>And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiri...
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(6) **And he shall bring his trespass offering . . . a lamb or a kid of the goats.**—Better, *a sheep, or a shaggy she-goat *(see Leviticus 4:23; Leviticus 4:32). The first thing to be noticed is that the sacrifice is here called (*āshām*) “trespass offering,” which is the right rendering of the word, and is so translated in thirty-five out of the thirty-six passages in which it is used for a sacr...
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**35. Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation--**How does this circumstance show the incapacity of man, in his present state, to look upon the unveiled perfections of the Godhead! Moses could not endure the unclouded effulgence, nor the sublimest of the prophets (Is 6:5). But what neither Moses nor the most eminent of God's messengers to the ancient church through the weaknes...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. he be: Heb. his hand cannot reach to the sufficiency of a lamb
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<strong>And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifi...
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(7) **And if he be not able to bring.**—The only exception to this general rule was poverty. The poor man who was unable to bring a sheep or she-goat, might bring two turtle-doves, as these were plentiful and cheap in Palestine. (See Leviticus 1:14.) We have seen in the preceding verse that in the case of the trespass offering, as in that of the sin offering, the fat parts, or the choicest portion...
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**36. when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle--**In journeying through the sandy, trackless deserts of the East, the use of torches, exhibiting a cloud of smoke by day and of fire by night, has been resorted to from time immemorial. The armies of Darius and Alexander were conducted on their marches in this manner [Faber]. The Arab caravans in the present day observe the same custom; a...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
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<strong>And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice and restitution, emphasizing sin's relation...
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(8) **And wring off his head.**—For the manner in which this was performed see Leviticus 1:15. It will be seen that it is here distinctly ordered that in this operation the head of the bird is not to be severed from its body. Herein it differed from the burnt offering in Leviticus 1:15. At the time of the second Temple, the priest went to the south-west horn of the altar, held the two feet of the ...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.
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<strong>And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice and restitution, emphasizing sin's ...
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(9) **And he shall sprinkle.**—Here again there is a striking difference between the ritual in the sacrifice before us and that in the case of the regular sin offering described in the previous chapters. The blood is simply to be thrown on the walls of the altar, whilst in the ordinary sin offering, the priest had not only to dip his finger seven times in the blood of the victim, but had to put it...
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**38. the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle, &c.--**While it had hitherto appeared sometimes in one place, sometimes in another, it was now found on the tabernacle only; so that from the moment that sanctuary was erected, and the glory of the Lord had filled the sacred edifice, the Israelites had to look to the place which God had chosen to put His name there, in order that they might ...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him. manner: or, ordinance
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<strong>And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice and restitution, emphasiz...
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(10) **According to the manner.**—That is, according to the rites prescribed in Leviticus 1:14, &c.
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
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<strong>But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (א...
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(11) **But if he be not able.**—The benign consideration for the poor, and the desire not to mulct them too heavily for their frailties, are here still more evinced in the statute before us. If anyone is so impoverished that the offering of two birds would press too heavily upon him, he might bring the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour, a little less than half a gallon.
**For it is a sin offeri...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.
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<strong>Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice an...
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(12) **And the priest shall take.**—After he separated a handful of the flour, which was burnt on the altar as a memorial to the Lord (see Leviticus 2:12), the officiating priest consumed the rest.
**According to the offering made by fire.**—Better, *upon the offering made by fire. *(See Leviticus 4:35.)
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED LEVITICUS.
Commentary by Robert Jamieson
CHAPTER 1 Le 1:1-17. Burnt Offerings of the Herd.
**1. the Lord ... spake ... out of the tabernacle--**The laws that are contained in the previous record were delivered either to the people publicly from Sinai, or to Moses privately, on the summit of that mountain; but on the completion of the tabernacle, the remainder of...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
Read full commentary →And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.
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<strong>And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice and restitution, emp...
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(13) **As touching his sin that he had sinned in one of these.**—That is, in one of the three sins specified in Leviticus 5:1-4 of this chapter. (See Leviticus 5:5.)
**And the remnant shall be the priest’s.**—Better, *and it shall belong to the priest. *The word *remnant *is not in the original, and is better left out, since with the exception of the handful which he took out to burn upon the alta...
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**2. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them--**If the subject of communication were of a temporal nature, the Levites were excluded; but if it were a spiritual matter, all the tribes were comprehended under this name (De 27:12).
**If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord--**The directions given here relate solely to voluntary or freewill offerings--those rendered over and ...
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Chapter 5
Chapter Outline
Concerning various trespasses.(1-13)
Concerning trespasses against the Lord.(14-19)
**Verses 1-13**
The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a ma...
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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<strong>And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice and restitution, emphasizing sin's relational damage.<br><br><br>The New Testament reveals that Christ's sacrifice accomplishes what the Levitical system could only symbolize...
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(14) **And the Lord spake unto Moses.**—As the introductory formula implies, this is another communication made to the lawgiver at a different time, and sets forth a further development of the laws respecting the trespass offering.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**3. a burnt sacrifice--**so called from its being wholly consumed on the altar; no part of it was eaten either by the priests or the offerer. It was designed to propitiate the anger of God incurred by original sin, or by particular transgressions; and its entire combustion indicated the self-dedication of the offerer--his whole nature--his body and soul--as necessary to form a sacrifice acceptabl...
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**Verses 14-19**
Here are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbour. If a man put to his own use unwittingly, any thing dedicated to God, he was to bring this sacrifice. We are to be jealous over ourselves, to ask pardon for the sin, and make satisfaction for the wrong, which we do but suspect ourselves guilty of. The law of God is so very broad, the occasions of sin in this guilty...
Read full commentary →If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:
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<strong>If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (א...
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(15) **If** **a soul commit a trespass.**—The word used here for trespass is not the same which is so rendered in Leviticus 5:19, and from which the noun rendered in this very chapter by trespass offering (Leviticus 5:6-7; Leviticus 5:15-16; Leviticus 5:19), is derived. It literally denotes to cover, then to act covertly, to be faithless, especially in matters of a sacred covenant made either with...
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**4. shall put his hand upon the head--**This was a significant act which implied not only that the offerer devoted the animal to God, but that he confessed his consciousness of sin and prayed that his guilt and its punishment might be transferred to the victim.
**and it shall be--**rather, "that it may be an acceptable atonement."
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**Verses 14-19**
Here are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbour. If a man put to his own use unwittingly, any thing dedicated to God, he was to bring this sacrifice. We are to be jealous over ourselves, to ask pardon for the sin, and make satisfaction for the wrong, which we do but suspect ourselves guilty of. The law of God is so very broad, the occasions of sin in this guilty...
Read full commentary →And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
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<strong>And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed ...
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(16) **And he shall make amends.**—As the sacrifice was simply to atone for the transgression, the offender was in the first place to make restitution of the full value of the principal which he had inadvertently appropriated.
**And shall add the fifth part thereto.**—Besides paying the principal, the fifth part of the value of the holy property thus restored is to be added to the original amount....
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**5. he shall kill the bullock--**The animal should be killed by the offerer, not by the priest, for it was not his duty in case of voluntary sacrifices; in later times, however, the office was generally performed by Levites.
**before the Lord--**on the spot where the hands had been laid upon the animal's head, on the north side of the altar.
**sprinkle the blood--**This was to be done by the ...
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**Verses 14-19**
Here are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbour. If a man put to his own use unwittingly, any thing dedicated to God, he was to bring this sacrifice. We are to be jealous over ourselves, to ask pardon for the sin, and make satisfaction for the wrong, which we do but suspect ourselves guilty of. The law of God is so very broad, the occasions of sin in this guilty...
Read full commentary →And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
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<strong>And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice and restitution, emphasizing ...
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(17) **And if a soul sin.**—To guard the Israelites most effectually against making profane use of anything dedicated to the sanctuary and its service, it is here further enacted in Leviticus 5:17-19, that a trespass offering is to be brought when a man only suspects that he had used things which belonged to the Lord, though he can no longer remember what particular holy property it was, which he ...
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**Verses 14-19**
Here are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbour. If a man put to his own use unwittingly, any thing dedicated to God, he was to bring this sacrifice. We are to be jealous over ourselves, to ask pardon for the sin, and make satisfaction for the wrong, which we do but suspect ourselves guilty of. The law of God is so very broad, the occasions of sin in this guilty...
Read full commentary →And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed ...
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(18) **And he shall bring a ram.**—Under such circumstances of suspense and feelings of guilt, he is to bring the same victim as in the former instance.
**With thy** **estimation.**—That is, according to thy *i.e., *Moses’ valuation, the ram is to be worth two shekels. (See Leviticus 5:15.)
**And wist it not.**—Better, *though he wist *or *k*new* not, *the precise sacred thing which he used, as th...
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**Verses 14-19**
Here are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbour. If a man put to his own use unwittingly, any thing dedicated to God, he was to bring this sacrifice. We are to be jealous over ourselves, to ask pardon for the sin, and make satisfaction for the wrong, which we do but suspect ourselves guilty of. The law of God is so very broad, the occasions of sin in this guilty...
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Guilt Offerings</strong>. The guilt offering (אָשָׁם, asham) addressed specific trespasses requiring both sacrifice and restitution, emphasizing sin's relational damage.<br><br>The five main offerings (burnt, grain, peace, sin, and guilt) addressed differ...
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(19) It **is a trespass offering.**—That is, though the prescribed fifth part is here dispensed with, it is still a trespass offering, for his conscience tells him that he has trespassed against the Lord.
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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**8. the fat--**that about the kidneys especially, which is called "suet."
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 14-19**
Here are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbour. If a man put to his own use unwittingly, any thing dedicated to God, he was to bring this sacrifice. We are to be jealous over ourselves, to ask pardon for the sin, and make satisfaction for the wrong, which we do but suspect ourselves guilty of. The law of God is so very broad, the occasions of sin in this guilty...
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