📖 Leviticus — Chapter 5 (KJV)
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Leviticus 5:1 And if Ra 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.
Leviticus 5:2 Or if a soul Rtouch 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.
Leviticus 5:3 Or if he touch Rthe 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.
Leviticus 5:4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips Rto 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.
Leviticus 5:5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall Rconfess that he hath sinned in that thing:
Leviticus 5:6 And he shall bring his Rtrespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.
Leviticus 5:7 And if RThe be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
Leviticus 5:8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and Rwring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
Leviticus 5:9 And he shall Rsprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 5:10 And he shall Roffer the second for a burnt offering, according to the Tmanner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 5:11 But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering Rthe tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 5:12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even Ra memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 5:13 And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as a meat offering.
Leviticus 5:14 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 5:15 If Ra 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.
Leviticus 5:16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add Rthe fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 5:17 And if Ra soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 5:18 RAnd he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 5:19 It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly Rtrespassed against the LORD.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 5:1–6 — Acknowledging Guilt
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The passage names failures involving testimony, contact with uncleanness, and rash oaths. When guilt is recognized, the person confesses the sin and brings the appointed offering. Confession names the particular wrong rather than hiding it.
Key Truth: Recognized guilt calls for confession and the appointed response.
Check What You Remember
1. What must the guilty person do in verse 5? (Leviticus 5:5)
Find it in Leviticus 5:5 (KJV).
2. Name either flock animal permitted in verse 6. (Leviticus 5:6)
Find it in Leviticus 5:6 (KJV).
3. Who made atonement for the person? (Leviticus 5:6)
Find it in Leviticus 5:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 5:7–13 — Provision for Those with Less
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
A person unable to bring a lamb may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons. If even these are beyond the person's means, a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour is provided for the sin offering. Unlike the grain offering in chapter 2, this flour receives no oil or frankincense.
Key Truth: The required response to sin includes provision for differing means.
Check What You Remember
1. How many birds could be brought instead of a lamb? (Leviticus 5:7)
Find it in Leviticus 5:7 (KJV).
2. What could be brought if the person could not afford the birds? (Leviticus 5:11)
Find it in Leviticus 5:11 (KJV).
3. Was oil to be added to this flour offering? (Leviticus 5:11)
Find it in Leviticus 5:11 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 5:14–19 — Trespass in Holy Things
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Trespass in the holy things of the LORD requires a ram without blemish. The harm must be made good, with an added fifth part. The chapter also addresses guilt for breaking a commandment without knowing it. The priest makes atonement according to the appointed offering.
Key Truth: Making amends accompanies the offering when holy things have been harmed.
Check What You Remember
1. What animal was brought for this trespass offering? (Leviticus 5:15)
Find it in Leviticus 5:15 (KJV).
2. What extra portion was added in making amends? (Leviticus 5:16)
Find it in Leviticus 5:16 (KJV).
3. Did not knowing the command automatically remove guilt in verse 17? (Leviticus 5:17)
Find it in Leviticus 5:17 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does the chapter connect becoming aware of guilt with an expressed response?
2. How are the two birds assigned and ordered when a lamb cannot be brought?
3. How does inability to bring birds change both the material and its additions?
4. How does a trespass in holy things require more than replacing the harm?
5. How does ignorance relate to guilt in the final case?
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