Leviticus 5:14-19

Laws for Guilt Offerings

14 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
15 1"If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the LORD, 2he shall bring to the LORD as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued[a] in silver shekels,[b] according to the 3shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.
16 He shall also make restitution for what he has done amiss in the holy thing and 4shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. 5And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven.
17 6"If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the LORD's commandments ought not to be done, 7though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity.
18 8He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent for a guilt offering, and 9the 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[c] the LORD."

Leviticus 5:14-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 5

This chapter treats of the trespass offering, points at the sins for which it was to be made, and the matter of it; it was for secret sins, and sins of ignorance, such as refusing to bear witness in a known case, Le 5:1 touching unclean things and false swearing, Le 5:2-4 the things directed to in such cases are confession, Le 5:5 sacrifice of a lamb, or kid of the goats, Le 5:6 and in case of poverty, two turtle doves, or two young pigeons; concerning the offering of which instructions are given, Le 5:7-10 and if not able to bring them, then a meat offering of fine flour, about which rules are laid down, Le 5:11-13 and for sins committed through ignorance in holy things or sacrileges, the sacrifice of a ram is enjoined, and satisfaction ordered to be made for the injury done in the holy thing, by adding a fifth part to it, Le 5:14-16 and for sins committed ignorantly against negative precepts, only a ram is appointed for the trespass offering, Le 5:17-19.

Cross References 9

  • 1. Leviticus 22:14; [Ezra 10:2]
  • 2. [Ezra 10:19]
  • 3. See Exodus 30:13
  • 4. Leviticus 6:5; Leviticus 22:14; Leviticus 27:13, 15, 27, 31; Numbers 5:7
  • 5. [See ver. 10 above]
  • 6. Leviticus 4:2
  • 7. Numbers 15:29; [Luke 12:48]
  • 8. ver. 15
  • 9. [See ver. 10 above]

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Or flock, or its equivalent
  • [b]. A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
  • [c]. Or he has paid full compensation to
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