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Leviticus 5:4

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2 Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.

3 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.

Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.

5 If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,

6 and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.

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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 someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.
KJV
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.
WEB
“‘Or if anyone swears rashly with his lips to do evil or to do good—whatever it is that a man might utter rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him—when he knows of it, then he will be guilty of one of these.
ASV
Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these [things].
DARBY
Or if any one swear, talking rashly with the lips, to do evil or to do good, in everything that a man shall say rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him, when he knoweth [it], then is he guilty in one of these.
BLB
Or if a soul swears, to utter with [his] lips to do evil or to do good, according to all that the man utters by an oath, and it is hidden from him, and he realizes [it], then he shall be guilty in one of these.
ÅB
eller når noen uten å sanse seg sverger tankeløst med sine lepper at han vil gjøre noe, enten ondt eller godt, hva det så kan være et menneske tankeløst sverger på, og han siden blir det var og kjenner seg skyldig i noe av disse stykker -
OTB
Eller hvis noen avlegger en forhastet ed om å gjøre noe, enten godt eller ondt, i enhver sak folk kan sverge uforsiktig om, og det er skjult for dem, men senere blir de klar over det og innser sin skyld—
B1930
eller når nogen uten å sanse sig sverger tankeløst med sine leber at han vil gjøre noget, enten ondt eller godt, hvad det så kan være et menneske tankeløst sverger på, og han siden blir det var og kjenner sig skyldig i noget av disse stykker -

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Cross references

  • Judges 11:31

    then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:2–6

    Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

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  • Mark 6:23

    And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

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  • Acts 23:12

    When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

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  • Numbers 30:8

    But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:22

    May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of Nabal’s men survive until morning.”

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  • Matthew 14:7

    so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.

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  • 1 Samuel 24:21–22

    So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.”

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