Leviticus 6:4

Leviticus 6:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
• New International Version (NIV)when they sin in any of these ways and realize their guilt, they must return what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found,
• English Standard Version (ESV)if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore what he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found
• New King James Version (NKJV)then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he has stolen, or the thing which he has extorted, or what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or the lost thing which he found,

Context of Leviticus 6:4

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— 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, 5or 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. 6Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.

Leviticus 6:4 word by word

וְהָיָה֮ כִּֽי־יֶחֱטָ֣א וְאָשֵׁם֒ וְהֵשִׁ֨יב אֶת־הַגְּזֵלָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר גָּזָ֗ל א֤וֹ אֶת־הָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׁ֔ק א֚וֹ אֶת־הַפִּקָּד֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָפְקַ֖ד אִתּ֑וֹ א֥וֹ אֶת־הָאֲבֵדָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָצָֽא׃Read the interlinear

• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• onceכִּיkîy · forH3588
• he has sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• and becomes guiltyאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816
• he must returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• whatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• whatגָּזַלgâzal · to plunderH1497
• he has stolenגְּזֵלָהgezêlâh · violenceH1500
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• ·עֹ֫שֶׁק‛ôsheq · oppressionH6233
• taken by extortionעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• the depositפִּקָּדוֹןpiqqâdôn · depositH6487
• entrustedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• to himאֵת'êth · withH854
• the lost propertyאֲבֵדָה'ăbêdâh · something lostH9
• he foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672

Cross-references for Leviticus 6:4

• Leviticus 4:13Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,
• Leviticus 5:3Or 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.
• Genesis 21:25But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
• Job 20:19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
• Job 24:2Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.
• Isaiah 59:6Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
• Ezekiel 18:7He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
• Amos 3:10“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
• Micah 2:2They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.
• Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.

Commentaries on Leviticus 6:4

• 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 6:4

• Contracts
• Damages and Compensation
• Dishonesty
• Falsehood
• Neighbor
• Oath
• Offerings
• Perjury
• Property
• Restitution
• Theft and Thieves
• Trustee

In the dictionaries

• Appertain
• Sinoffering
• Trespass offering
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Mediation; Mediator
• Sacrifice

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