Leviticus 6:1

Additional Laws for Burnt Offerings

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Leviticus 6:1 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 6:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
Continuing his speech with him, for the same law of the trespass offering is still discoursed of, only with respect to different persons:

saying:
as follows.

Leviticus 6:1 In-Context

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "When a person {displays infidelity} against Yahweh and he deceives his fellow citizen regarding something entrusted or {a pledge} or stealing or he exploits his fellow citizen,

3 or he finds lost property and lies about it and swears {falsely} {in regard to} any one of these things by which {a person} might commit sin,

4 {and when} he sins and is guilty, then he shall bring back {the things he had stolen} or {what he had extorted} or {something with which he had been entrusted} or the lost property that he had found,

5 or {regarding} anything about which he has sworn {falsely}, then he shall repay it {according to} its value and shall add one-fifth of its value to it--he must give it {to whom it belongs} on the day of his guilt offering.

Footnotes

• [a] Leviticus 6:1-30 in the English Bible is 5:20-6:23 in the Hebrew Bible
• [b] Or "And"