Leviticus 6:1

Leviticus 6:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord said to Moses:
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Context of Leviticus 6:1

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 3or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—

Leviticus 6:1 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• And the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• Mosesאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Commentaries on Leviticus 6:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the Hebrew Bible Leviticus 6:1-7 form part of Leviticus 5. It is evident that they ought to do so.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Concerning trespasses against our neighbour. (1-7) Concerning the burnt-offering. (8-13) Concerning the meat-offering. (14-23) Concerning the sin-offering. (24-30) Verses 1-7 Though all the instances relate to our neighbour, yet it is called a trespass against the Lord. Though the person injured be mean, and even despicable, yet the injury reflects upon that God who has made the command of loving our neighbour next to that of loving himself. Human laws…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7The guilt offering (called ’asham in Hebrew, meaning “guilt”) dealt with cases of property loss or damage. This could be either holy property set apart for God (Leviticus 5:14–16) or ordinary property belong to a person (6:1–7). The offering required both replacement and repayment for the loss (5:16; 6:5). This offering could be called a “penalty offering” because the ram served as a penalty. It could also be called a “replacement offering” because a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72-7. If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord--This law, the record of which should have been joined with the previous chapter, was given concerning things stolen, fraudulently gotten, or wrongfully kept. The offender was enjoined to make restitution of the articles to the rightful owner, along with a fifth part out of his own possessions. But it was not enough thus to repair the injury done to a neighbor and to society; he was required to…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 6:1

• Contracts
• Damages and Compensation
• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Appertain
• Sinoffering
• Trespass offering
• Crime; Crimes
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Goel
• Law in the Old Testament

Commentaries on Leviticus 6

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings