Leviticus 6:3

¹ And the LORD said to Moses,

² “If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor

or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—

⁴ once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,

⁵ or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.

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: or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
KJV: Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
WEB: or has found that which was lost, and lied about it, and swearing to a lie—in any of these things that a man sins in his actions—
ASV: or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these things that a man doeth, sinning therein;
DARBY: or have found what was lost, and denieth it, and sweareth falsely in anything of all that man doeth, sinning therein;
BLB: or if he has found a lost thing and has lied concerning it, and has sworn upon falsehood—upon one from all that the man does, to sin in them.

ÅB: eller han har funnet noe som var tapt, og lyver om det, eller han sverger falsk om noe av alt det et menneske kan forsynde seg med,
OTB: eller hvis de finner bortkommet eiendom og lyver om det, eller sverger falskt om noen slik synd som folk kan begå—
B1930: eller han har funnet noget som var tapt, og lyver om det, eller han sverger falsk om noget av alt det et menneske kan forsynde sig med,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 19:12
You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
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Exodus 23:4
If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
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Zechariah 5:4
I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
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Jeremiah 7:9
Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
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Jeremiah 5:2
Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
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Exodus 22:9–11
In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.
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Proverbs 30:9
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
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Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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