Leviticus 5:5-15

5 'So it shall be when he becomes guilty in one of these, that he shall ¹confess that in which he has sinned.

6 'He shall also bring his guilt offering to the LORD for his sin which he has committed, ²a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat * as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin.

7 'But if he cannot afford * a lamb, then he shall bring to the LORD his guilt offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves or two young pigeons, ³one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

8 'He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first that which is for the sin offering and shall nip its head at the front of its neck, but he ⁴shall not sever it.

9 'He shall also sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering ⁵on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out ⁶at the base of the altar: it is a sin offering.

10 'The second he shall then prepare as a burnt offering ⁷according to the ordinance. ⁸So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed, and it will be forgiven him.

11 'But ⁹if his means are insufficient for two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then for his offering for that which he has sinned, he shall bring the tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; ¹⁰he shall not put oil on it or place incense on it, for it is a sin offering.

12 'He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful * of it as its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar, with the offerings of the LORD by fire: it is a sin offering.

13 'So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has committed from ¹¹one of these, and it will be forgiven him; then ¹²the rest shall become the priest's, like the grain offering.' "

14 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

15 "¹³If a person acts unfaithfully and sins ¹⁴unintentionally against the LORD'S holy things, then he shall bring his ¹⁵guilt offering to the LORD: ¹⁶a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation in silver by shekels, in terms of the ¹⁷shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.

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Leviticus 5:5-15 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 17

1. Leviticus 16:21; Leviticus 26:40; Numbers 5:7; Proverbs 28:13
2. Leviticus 4:28, 32
3. Leviticus 12:6, 8; Leviticus 14:22, 30, 31
4. Leviticus 1:17
5. Leviticus 1:15
6. Leviticus 4:7, 18
7. Leviticus 1:14-17
8. Leviticus 4:20, 26; Leviticus 5:13, 16
9. Leviticus 14:21-32; Leviticus 27:8
10. Leviticus 2:1, 2
11. Leviticus 5:4, 5
12. Leviticus 2:3
13. Numbers 5:5-8
14. Leviticus 4:2; Leviticus 22:14
15. Leviticus 7:1-10
16. Leviticus 6:6
17. Exodus 30:13

Footnotes 8

[a]. Lit "sinned"
[b]. Lit "female goat"
[c]. Lit "his hand does not reach enough for"
[d]. Lit "sinned"
[e]. Lit "hand does not reach"
[f]. I.e. Approx one bu
[g]. Lit "upon"
[h]. Lit "sinned"