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

14Then 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.

16Regarding 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.

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

18He 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.

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

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 14

Cross-references

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

Original words

Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .לֵּאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 15

Cross-references

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

Original words

Ifכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionsomeoneנֶ֚פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularactsתִמְעֹ֣לH4603Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularunfaithfullyמַ֔עַלH4604Noun - masculine singularand sinsוְחָֽטְאָה֙H2398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularunintentionally againstבִּשְׁגָגָ֔הH7684Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularany of the LORD’sיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularholy thingsמִקָּדְשֵׁ֖יH6944Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructhe must bringוְהֵבִיא֩H935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhis guilt offeringאֲשָׁמ֨וֹH817Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֜הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularan unblemishedתָּמִ֣יםH8549Adjective - masculine singularramאַ֧יִלH352Noun - masculine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe flockהַצֹּ֗אןH6629Article | Noun - common singularof proper valueבְּעֶרְכְּךָ֛H6187Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularin silverכֶּֽסֶף־H3701Noun - masculine singular constructshekelsשְׁקָלִ֥יםH8255Noun - masculine pluralaccording to the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁH6944Article | Noun - masculine singularshekelבְּשֶֽׁקֶל־H8255Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructit is a guilt offeringלְאָשָֽׁם׃H817Preposition-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 22:14Classic cross-references Numbers 5:7Classic cross-references Leviticus 27:13Classic cross-references Leviticus 27:15Classic cross-references Leviticus 27:31Classic cross-references

Original words

Regarding any holy thingהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁH6944Article | Noun - masculine singularhe has harmedחָטָ֨אH2398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .מִן־H4480Preposition-וְאֵ֣תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-אֲשֶׁר֩H834Pronoun - relativehe must make restitutionיְשַׁלֵּ֗םH7999Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerby addingיוֹסֵ֣ףH3254Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singulara fifthחֲמִֽישִׁתוֹ֙H2549Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularof its value to itעָלָ֔יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularand givingוְנָתַ֥ןH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֹת֖וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularit to the priestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןH3548Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular[who]וְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןH3548Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularwill make atonementיְכַפֵּ֥רH3722Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularon his behalfעָלָ֛יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularwith the ramבְּאֵ֥ילH352Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructas a guilt offeringהָאָשָׁ֖םH817Article | Noun - masculine singularand he will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חH5545Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

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

Original words

Ifוְאִם־H518Conjunctionsomeoneנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙H5315Noun - feminine singular. . .כִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionsinsתֶֽחֱטָ֔אH2398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularand violatesוְעָֽשְׂתָ֗הH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularanyאַחַת֙H259Number - feminine singular. . .מִכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularcommandmentsמִצְוֺ֣תH4687Noun - feminine plural construct-אֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativeeven though he wasלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .וְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle. . .תֵעָשֶׂ֑ינָהH6213Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralunawareיָדַ֥עH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularhe is guiltyוְאָשֵׁ֖םH816Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand shall bearוְנָשָׂ֥אH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhis punishmentעֲוֺנֽוֹ׃H5771Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

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

Original words

He is to bringוְ֠הֵבִיאH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularan unblemishedתָּמִ֧יםH8549Adjective - masculine singularramאַ֣יִלH352Noun - masculine singularof proper valueבְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥H6187Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe flockהַצֹּ֛אןH6629Article | Noun - common singularas a guilt offeringלְאָשָׁ֖םH817Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularThen the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwill make atonementוְכִפֶּר֩H3722Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularon his behalfעָלָ֨יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularforעַ֣לH5921Prepositionthe wrongשִׁגְגָת֧וֹH7684Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehe has committedשָׁגָ֛גH7683Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .וְה֥וּאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singularin ignoranceלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .יָדַ֖עH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand he will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חH5545Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Psalms 51:4Classic cross-references

Original words

Itה֑וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis a guilt offeringאָשָׁ֖םH817Noun - masculine singularhe was certainly guiltyאָשֹׁ֥םH816Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .אָשַׁ֖םH816Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularbefore the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃פH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

Or he has paid full compensation

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