Leviticus 5:3
1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
2 Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:
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.
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- BSB
- Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.
- KJV
- Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
- WEB
- “‘Or if he touches the uncleanness of man, whatever his uncleanness is with which he is unclean, and it is hidden from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty.
- ASV
- Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
- DARBY
- or if he touch the uncleanness of man, any uncleanness of him by which he is defiled, and it be hid from him, when he knoweth [it], then he is guilty.
- BLB
- Or if he touches uncleanness of man, according to all his uncleanness by which he becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, and he realizes [it], then he shall be guilty.
- ÅB
- eller når han uten å vite det rører ved et menneskes urenhet, hva det så er for urenhet det gjelder, og han siden får vite det og kjenner seg skyldig,
- OTB
- Eller hvis de berører menneskelig urenhet, uansett hvilken form den måtte ta, og det er skjult for dem, men senere blir de klar over det, vil de være skyldige.
- B1930
- eller når han uten å vite det rører ved et menneskes urenhet, hvad det så er for urenhet det gjelder, og han siden får vite det og kjenner sig skyldig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 12:1–8
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Read in contextNumbers 19:11–16
He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
Read in contextLeviticus 15:1–33
And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
Read in contextLeviticus 22:4–6
What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
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