Leviticus 5

Laws for Sin Offerings

1 "If anyone sins in that he hears a public e adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall f bear his iniquity; 2 or g if anyone touches an unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean wild animal or a carcass of unclean livestock or a carcass of unclean swarming things, and it is hidden from him and he has become unclean, and he realizes his guilt; 3 or if he touches h human uncleanness, of whatever sort the uncleanness may be with which one becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and realizes his guilt; 4 or if anyone utters with his lips a i rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people j swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these; 5 when he realizes his guilt in any of these and k confesses the sin he has committed, 6 he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation 1 for the sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin.

7 "But l if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two m turtledoves or two pigeons, 2 one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. 8 He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall n wring its head from its neck n but shall not sever it completely, 9 and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while o the rest of the blood shall be drained out p at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering. 10 Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. q And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.

11 "But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a r tenth of an ephah 3 of fine flour for a sin offering. He r shall put no oil on it and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. 12 And he shall bring it to s the priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it as its memorial portion and t burn this on the altar, on the Lord's food offerings; it is a sin offering. 13 Thus q the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And the remainder 4 shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering."

Laws for Guilt Offerings

14 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 15 u "If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the Lord, v he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued 5 in silver shekels, 6 according to the w shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering. 16 He shall also make restitution for what he has done amiss in the holy thing and x shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. q And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven.

17 y "If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, z though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity. 18 a He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent for a guilt offering, and q the 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 7 the Lord."

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:31
    If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath and comes and swears his oath before your altar in this house.
    Proverbs 29:24
    The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
    1 Samuel 14:24
    And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, so Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies." So none of the people had tasted food.
    1 Samuel 14:26
    And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
    Matthew 26:63
    But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
  2. Cross References
    Leviticus 5:17
    If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by...
    Leviticus 7:18
    If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his pea...
    Leviticus 10:17
    Why have you not eaten the sin offering in the ...
    Leviticus 17:16
    But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh...
    Leviticus 19:8
    And everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquit...
    Leviticus 20:17
    If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his fa...
    Leviticus 20:19
    You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mot...
    Numbers 5:31
    The man shall be free from iniquity, but the wo...
    Numbers 9:13
    But if anyone who is clean and is not on a jour...
  3. Cross References
    Leviticus 11:24
    And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever ...
    Leviticus 11:28
    And he who carries their carcass shall wash his...
    Leviticus 11:31
    These are unclean to you among all that swarm. ...
    Leviticus 11:39
    And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoev...
    Numbers 19:11
    Whoever touches the dead body of any person sha...
    Numbers 19:13
    Whoever touches a dead person, the body of anyo...
    Numbers 19:16
    Whoever in the open field touches someone who w...
  4. Cross References
    Leviticus 12:1
    The Lord spoke to Moses, saying.
    Leviticus 13:1
    The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying.
    Leviticus 15:1
    The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying.
  5. Cross References
    Judges 11:30 - 31
    And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, "If you will give the Ammonites into my hand.
    1 Samuel 14:24
    And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, so Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies." So none of the people had tasted food.
    1 Samuel 25:22
    God do so to the enemies of David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him.
    Mark 6:23
    And he vowed to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.
    Acts 23:12
    When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
  6. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 5:2
    Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
  7. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:21
    And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins. And he shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.
    Leviticus 26:40
    But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers in their treachery that they committed against me, and also in walking contrary to me.
    Numbers 5:7
    He shall confess his sin that he has committed. And he shall make full restitution for his wrong, adding a fifth to it and giving it to him to whom he did the wrong.
    Ezra 10:1
    While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly.
    Joshua 7:19
    Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel and give praise to him. And tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.
  8. Cross References
    Leviticus 12:8
    And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.'
    Leviticus 14:21
    But if he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil.
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:14
    If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or pigeons.
  10. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:15
    And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.
    Leviticus 1:17
    He shall tear it open by its wings, but shall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
  11. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:15
    And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.
    Leviticus 1:17
    He shall tear it open by its wings, but shall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
  12. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:15
    And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:7
    And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before the Lord that is in the tent of meeting, and all the rest of the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
    Leviticus 4:18
    And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is in the tent of meeting before the Lord, and the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
    Leviticus 4:30
    And the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.
    Leviticus 4:34
    Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.
  14. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:20
    Thus shall he do with the bull. As he did with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this. And the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven.
    Leviticus 4:26
    And all its fat he shall burn on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. So the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
    Leviticus 4:31
    And all its fat he shall remove, as the fat is removed from the peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. And the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.
    Leviticus 4:35
    And all its fat he shall remove as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on top of the Lord 's food offerings. And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.
  15. Cross References
    Numbers 5:15
    Then the man shall bring his wife to the priest and bring the offering required of her, a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
  16. Cross References
    Numbers 5:15
    Then the man shall bring his wife to the priest and bring the offering required of her, a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
  17. Cross References
    Leviticus 2:2
    And bring it to Aaron's sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its memorial portion on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
  18. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:35
    And all its fat he shall remove as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on top of the Lord 's food offerings. And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.
  19. Cross References
    Leviticus 5:10
    Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.
  20. Cross References
    Leviticus 22:14
    And if anyone eats of a holy thing unintentionally, he shall add the fifth of its value to it and give the holy thing to the priest.
    Ezra 10:2
    And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: "We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.
  21. Cross References
    Ezra 10:19
    They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt.
  22. Cross References
    Exodus 30:13
    Each one who is numbered in the census shall give this: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to the Lord.
  23. Cross References
    Leviticus 6:5
    Or anything about which he has sworn falsely, h...
    Leviticus 22:14
    And if anyone eats of a holy thing unintentiona...
    Leviticus 27:13
    But if he wishes to redeem it, he shall add a f...
    Leviticus 27:15
    And if the donor wishes to redeem his house, he...
    Leviticus 27:27
    And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall b...
    Leviticus 27:31
    If a man wishes to redeem some of his tithe, he...
    Numbers 5:7
    He shall confess his sin that he has committed....
  24. Cross References
    Leviticus 5:10
    Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.
  25. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:2
    Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If anyone sins unintentionally in any of the Lord 's commandments about things not to be done, and does any one of them.
  26. Cross References
    Numbers 15:29
    You shall have one law for him who does anything unintentionally, for him who is native among the people of Israel and for the stranger who sojourns among them.
    Luke 12:48
    But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
  27. Cross References
    Leviticus 5:15
    If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the Lord, he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued in silver shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.
  28. Cross References
    Leviticus 5:10
    Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.
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