Focused Passage

Leviticus 5:14-19

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14 Then the LORD said to Moses,

15 “If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.

16 Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.

17 If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.

18 He is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, and he will be forgiven.

19 It is a guilt offering; he was certainly guilty before the LORD.”

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 14

Cross-references

Leviticus 6 BSB references Leviticus 7 BSB references Leviticus 7:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֥ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . לֵּאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 15

Cross-references

Leviticus 6:6 Classic cross-references Exodus 30:13 Classic cross-references Leviticus 5:18 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 12:16 Classic cross-references Exodus 29:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

If כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction someone נֶ֚פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular acts תִמְעֹ֣ל H4603 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular unfaithfully מַ֔עַל H4604 Noun - masculine singular and sins וְחָֽטְאָה֙ H2398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular unintentionally against בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה H7684 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular any of the LORD’s יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular holy things מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖י H6944 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct he must bring וְהֵבִיא֩ H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his guilt offering אֲשָׁמ֨וֹ H817 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֜ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular an unblemished תָּמִ֣ים H8549 Adjective - masculine singular ram אַ֧יִל H352 Noun - masculine singular from מִן־ H4480 Preposition the flock הַצֹּ֗אן H6629 Article | Noun - common singular of proper value בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֛ H6187 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular in silver כֶּֽסֶף־ H3701 Noun - masculine singular construct shekels שְׁקָלִ֥ים H8255 Noun - masculine plural according to the sanctuary הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ H6944 Article | Noun - masculine singular shekel בְּשֶֽׁקֶל־ H8255 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct it is a guilt offering לְאָשָֽׁם׃ H817 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

Or flock or its equivalence
A shekel is approximately 0.4 ounces or 11.4 grams of silver.

Verse 16

Cross-references

Leviticus 22:14 Classic cross-references Numbers 5:7 Classic cross-references Leviticus 27:13 Classic cross-references Leviticus 27:15 Classic cross-references Leviticus 27:31 Classic cross-references

Original words

Regarding any holy thing הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ H6944 Article | Noun - masculine singular he has harmed חָטָ֨א H2398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . מִן־ H4480 Preposition - וְאֵ֣ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker - אֲשֶׁר֩ H834 Pronoun - relative he must make restitution יְשַׁלֵּ֗ם H7999 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker by adding יוֹסֵ֣ף H3254 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular a fifth חֲמִֽישִׁתוֹ֙ H2549 Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular of its value to it עָלָ֔יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular and giving וְנָתַ֥ן H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular it to the priest לַכֹּהֵ֑ן H3548 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular [who] וְהַכֹּהֵ֗ן H3548 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular will make atonement יְכַפֵּ֥ר H3722 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on his behalf עָלָ֛יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular with the ram בְּאֵ֥יל H352 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct as a guilt offering הָאָשָׁ֖ם H817 Article | Noun - masculine singular and he will be forgiven וְנִסְלַ֥ח H5545 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Luke 12:48 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 18:20 Classic cross-references Leviticus 5:1 Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:27 Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

If וְאִם־ H518 Conjunction someone נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ H5315 Noun - feminine singular . . . כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction sins תֶֽחֱטָ֔א H2398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular and violates וְעָֽשְׂתָ֗ה H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular any אַחַת֙ H259 Number - feminine singular . . . מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD’s יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular commandments מִצְוֺ֣ת H4687 Noun - feminine plural construct - אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative even though he was לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle . . . וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle . . . תֵעָשֶׂ֑ינָה H6213 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural unaware יָדַ֥ע H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular he is guilty וְאָשֵׁ֖ם H816 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and shall bear וְנָשָׂ֥א H5375 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular his punishment עֲוֺנֽוֹ׃ H5771 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Hebrews 9:22 Classic cross-references Hebrews 9:7 Classic cross-references Leviticus 5:15 Classic cross-references Leviticus 6:6 Classic cross-references

Original words

He is to bring וְ֠הֵבִיא H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the priest הַכֹּהֵ֑ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular an unblemished תָּמִ֧ים H8549 Adjective - masculine singular ram אַ֣יִל H352 Noun - masculine singular of proper value בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ H6187 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular from מִן־ H4480 Preposition the flock הַצֹּ֛אן H6629 Article | Noun - common singular as a guilt offering לְאָשָׁ֖ם H817 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Then the priest הַכֹּהֵ֜ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular will make atonement וְכִפֶּר֩ H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular on his behalf עָלָ֨יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular for עַ֣ל H5921 Preposition the wrong שִׁגְגָת֧וֹ H7684 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative he has committed שָׁגָ֛ג H7683 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . וְה֥וּא H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular in ignorance לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle . . . יָדַ֖ע H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular and he will be forgiven וְנִסְלַ֥ח H5545 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Psalms 51:4 Classic cross-references

Original words

It ה֑וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is a guilt offering אָשָׁ֖ם H817 Noun - masculine singular he was certainly guilty אָשֹׁ֥ם H816 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . אָשַׁ֖ם H816 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular before the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃פ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

Or he has paid full compensation

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