Leviticus 5:15
13 In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”
14 Then the LORD said to Moses,
“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.
16 Regarding 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.
17 If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “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.
- KJV
- If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:
- WEB
- “If anyone commits a trespass, and sins unwittingly regarding the LORD’s holy things, then he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD: a ram without defect from the flock, according to your estimation in silver by shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.
- ASV
- If any one commit a trespass, and sin unwittingly, in the holy things of Jehovah; then he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass-offering:
- DARBY
- If any one act unfaithfully and sin through inadvertence in the holy things of Jehovah, then he shall bring his trespass-offering to Jehovah, a ram without blemish out of the small cattle, according to thy valuation by shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass-offering.
- BLB
- “If a soul acts unfaithfully—an unfaithfulness—and sins in error from the holy things of YHWH, then he shall bring his guilt offering to YHWH: an unblemished ram of the flock, in your valuation of silver shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.
- ÅB
- Når noen farer troløst fram og av vanvare forsynder seg mot noen av Herrens hellige ting, så skal han til bot for sin synd ofre Herren som skyldoffer en vær uten lyte av sitt småfe, en som etter din verdsetning er verd minst to sekler i sølv etter helligdommens sekel.
- OTB
- «Hvis noen handler troløst og synder uforvarende med hensyn til noen av Herrens hellige ting, må de bringe til Herren som et skyldoffer en vær uten lyte fra flokken, verdsatt i sølvsekel etter helligdommens sekel. Det er et skyldoffer.
- B1930
- Når nogen farer troløst frem og av vanvare forsynder sig mot nogen av Herrens hellige ting, så skal han til bot for sin synd ofre Herren som skyldoffer en vær uten lyte av sitt småfe, en som efter din verdsetning er verd minst to sekler i sølv efter helligdommens sekel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 30:13
Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
Read in contextEzra 10:19
They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.
Read in contextLeviticus 4:2
“Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them:
Read in contextLeviticus 27:9–33
If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy.
Read in contextLeviticus 7:6
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
Read in contextLeviticus 7:1
“Now this is the law of the guilt offering, which is most holy:
Read in contextLeviticus 6:6
Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.
Read in contextLeviticus 22:1–16
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Read in context