Focused Passage

Leviticus 5:1-6

Confession, Cleansing, and Guilt Before the LORD

The LORD gives concrete cases of guilt requiring confession and offering, provides scaled sacrificial access for the poor, and introduces the guilt offering for desecration of holy things and uncertain command violation.

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1 “If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.

2 Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.

3 Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.

4 Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.

5 If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,

6 and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

If כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction someone וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ H5315 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular sins תֶחֱטָ֗א H2398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular by failing ל֥וֹא H3808 Adverb - Negative particle to testify יַגִּ֖יד H5046 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular when he hears וְשָֽׁמְעָה֙ H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular a public ק֣וֹל H6963 Noun - masculine singular construct charge אָלָ֔ה H423 Noun - feminine singular about something he וְה֣וּא H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular has witnessed עֵ֔ד H5707 Noun - masculine singular whether א֥וֹ H176 Conjunction he has seen it רָאָ֖ה H7200 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction learned of it יָדָ֑ע H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . אִם־ H518 Conjunction he shall bear וְנָשָׂ֥א H5375 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular the iniquity עֲוֺנֽוֹ׃ H5771 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction if a person נֶ֗פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative touches תִּגַּע֮ H5060 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular anything בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . דָּבָ֣ר H1697 Noun - masculine singular unclean טָמֵא֒ H2931 Adjective - masculine singular - אוֹ֩ H176 Conjunction whether the carcass בְנִבְלַ֨ת H5038 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of [any] unclean טְמֵאָ֗ה H2931 Adjective - feminine singular wild animal חַיָּ֜ה H2416 Noun - feminine singular - טְמֵאָ֔ה H2931 Adjective - feminine singular or א֕וֹ H176 Conjunction . . . בְּנִבְלַ֖ת H5038 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct livestock בְּהֵמָ֣ה H929 Noun - feminine singular or א֤וֹ H176 Conjunction . . . בְּנִבְלַת֙ H5038 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct - טָמֵ֑א H2931 Adjective - masculine singular crawling creature שֶׁ֣רֶץ H8318 Noun - masculine singular even if he is unaware וְנֶעְלַ֣ם H5956 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular of it מִמֶּ֔נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular he וְה֥וּא H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular is unclean טָמֵ֖א H2931 Adjective - masculine singular and guilty וְאָשֵֽׁם׃ H816 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

Or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction if כִ֤י H3588 Conjunction he touches יִגַּע֙ H5060 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular human אָדָ֔ם H120 Noun - masculine singular uncleanness בְּטֻמְאַ֣ת H2932 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct anything לְכֹל֙ H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct - טֻמְאָת֔וֹ H2932 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular by which אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative one becomes unclean יִטְמָ֖א H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular even if he is unaware וְנֶעְלַ֣ם H5956 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular of it מִמֶּ֔נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular when he וְה֥וּא H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular realizes it יָדַ֖ע H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular he is guilty וְאָשֵֽׁם׃ H816 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

Or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction if כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction someone נֶ֡פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular swears תִשָּׁבַע֩ H7650 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular thoughtlessly לְבַטֵּ֨א H981 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct with his lips בִשְׂפָתַ֜יִם H8193 Preposition-b | Noun - fd to do anything good לְהֵיטִ֗יב H3190 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction evil לְהָרַ֣ע׀ H7489 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct in לְ֠כֹל H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular whatever matter אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative a man הָאָדָ֛ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular may rashly pronounce יְבַטֵּ֧א H981 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular an oath בִּשְׁבֻעָ֖ה H7621 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular even if he is unaware וְנֶעְלַ֣ם H5956 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular of it מִמֶּ֑נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular when he וְהוּא־ H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular realizes it יָדַ֥ע H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular he is guilty וְאָשֵׁ֖ם H816 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular vvv לְאַחַ֥ת H259 Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular in [the matter] מֵאֵֽלֶּה׃ H428 Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural
Verse 5

Original words

- וְהָיָ֥ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular If כִֽי־ H3588 Conjunction someone incurs guilt יֶאְשַׁ֖ם H816 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular in one לְאַחַ֣ת H259 Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular of these ways מֵאֵ֑לֶּה H428 Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural he must confess וְהִ֨תְוַדָּ֔ה H3034 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative the sin he has committed חָטָ֖א H2398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . עָלֶֽיהָ׃ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular
Verse 6

Original words

and he must bring וְהֵבִ֣יא H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his guilt offering אֲשָׁמ֣וֹ H817 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular to the LORD לַיהוָ֡ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular for עַ֣ל H5921 Preposition the sin חַטָּאתוֹ֩ H2403 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative he has committed חָטָ֜א H2398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular a female נְקֵבָ֨ה H5347 Noun - feminine singular lamb כִּשְׂבָּ֛ה H3776 Noun - feminine singular or אֽוֹ־ H176 Conjunction goat שְׂעִירַ֥ת H8166 Noun - feminine singular construct . . . עִזִּ֖ים H5795 Noun - feminine plural from מִן־ H4480 Preposition the flock הַצֹּ֥אן H6629 Article | Noun - common singular as a sin offering לְחַטָּ֑את H2403 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular And the priest הַכֹּהֵ֖ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular will make atonement וְכִפֶּ֥ר H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for him עָלָ֛יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular concerning his sin מֵחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃ H2403 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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