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Leviticus 6:4
4once he has sinned and acknowledged his guilt — he must return what he stole or defrauded, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost item he found,
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“When someone sins and offends the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit, a security, or a robbery; or defrauds his neighbor; 3or finds something lost and lies about it; or swears falsely about any of the sinful things a person may do — once he has sinned and acknowledged his guilt — he must return what he stole or defrauded, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost item he found, 5or anything else about which he swore falsely. He will make full restitution for it and add a fifth of its value to it. He is to pay it to its owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt. 6Then he is to bring his guilt offering to the Lord: an unblemished ram from the flock according to your assessment of its value as a guilt offering to the priest.
Read all of Leviticus 6Leviticus 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then it shall be, because he hath sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- and is guiltyאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816
- that he shall restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
- thatגְּזֵלָהgezêlâh · violenceH1500
- which he took violently awayגָּזַלgâzal · to plunderH1497
- or the thingעֹ֫שֶׁק‛ôsheq · oppressionH6233
- which he hath deceitfully gottenעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
- or that which was deliveredאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- or that which was deliveredפִּקָּדוֹןpiqqâdôn · depositH6487
- him to keepפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
- or the lost thingאֲבֵדָה'ăbêdâh · something lostH9
- which he foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
Cross-references for Leviticus 6:4
- Leviticus 4:13“Now if the whole community of Israel errs, and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, so that they violate any of the Lord’s commands and incur guilt by doing what is prohibited,
- Leviticus 5:3Or if he touches human uncleanness — any uncleanness by which one can become defiled — without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt.
- Genesis 21:25But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
- Job 20:19For he oppressed and abandoned the poor; he seized a house he did not build.
- Job 24:2The wicked displace boundary markers. They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.
- Isaiah 59:6Their webs cannot become clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their works are sinful works, and violent acts are in their hands.
- Ezekiel 18:7He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
- Amos 3:10The people are incapable of doing right — this is the Lord’s declaration — those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.
- Micah 2:2They covet fields and seize them; they also take houses. They deprive a man of his home, a person of his inheritance.
- Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish all who skip over the threshold, who fill their master’s house 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
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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
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