Leviticus 22:14

Leviticus 22:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Anyone who eats a sacred offering by mistake must make restitution to the priest for the offering and add a fifth of the value to it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if anyone eats of a holy thing unintentionally, he shall add the fifth of its value to it and give the holy thing to the priest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘And if a man eats the holy offering unintentionally, then he shall restore a holy offering to the priest, and add one-fifth to it.

Context of Leviticus 22:14

12If a priest’s daughter is married to a layman [one not part of the priestly tribe], she shall not eat the offering of the holy things. 13But if a priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child, and returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she shall eat her father’s food; but no layman shall eat it. But if a person unknowingly eats a holy gift [which has been offered to God], then he shall add one-fifth of its value to it and give the holy gift to the priest. 15The priests shall not profane the holy things the Israelites offer to the Lord, 16and so cause them [by neglect of any essential observance] to bear the punishment of guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’ ”

Leviticus 22:14 word by word

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּֽי־יֹאכַ֥ל קֹ֖דֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה וְיָסַ֤ף חֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו וְנָתַ֥ן לַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the holy thingקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• unwittinglyשְׁגָגָהshegâgâh · sin of errorH7684
• then he shall putיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• the fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• thereof unto it, and shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for Leviticus 22:14

• Leviticus 5:15“If a person commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally against the holy things of the Lord, then he shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord, a ram without blemish from the flock, valued by you in shekels of silver, that is, the shekel of the sanctuary, as a guilt offering.
• Leviticus 27:13But if he ever wishes to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of it to your valuation.

Commentaries on Leviticus 22:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it - The holy thing of which he has unknowingly eaten shall be fairly valued, and to this value he shall add one fifth more, and give the whole to the priest.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Unwittingly - Inadvertently, or “through ignorance.” Compare Leviticus 4:2 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-16Like the rules for the guilt offering, a common person who accidentally ate the priestly portion had to repay 120 percent (see Leviticus 5:14–16). Yet, they did not need to offer a ram in this case.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly--A common Israelite might unconsciously partake of what had been offered as tithes, first-fruits, &c., and on discovering his unintentional error, he was not only to restore as much as he had used, but be fined in a fifth part more for the priests to carry into the sanctuary.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 22:14

• Ignorance
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Defile
• Criticism
• Ezekiel
• Holiness
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Sanctuary
• Semites, Semitic Religion
• Septuagint

Commentaries on Leviticus 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings