Leviticus 5:13

Leviticus 5:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)In this way the priest will make atonement for them for any of these sins they have committed, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the offering will belong to the priest, as in the case of the grain offering.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And the remainder shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The priest shall make atonement for him, for his sin that he has committed in any of these matters; and it shall be forgiven him. The rest shall be the priest’s as a grain offering.’ ”

Context of Leviticus 5:13

11A person may not have money to buy two doves or two pigeons. If he does not, he must give a tenth of an ephah (about two litres) of flour. He must not put oil or incense on the flour because it is a sin offering. 12He must take it to the priest. The priest will burn some of the flour on the altar as a special part of the flour. It is a sin offering to the Lord. He will forgive the person when the priest does this. The flour that he did not burn is like the grain offering. It belongs to the priests.” ’ 14The Lord said to Moses, 15‘If a person does not obey the Lord's holy rules he is sinning. He must give a male sheep to the Lord. He must do this even if he did not know that he had sinned. It is a gift to the Lord to pay for his sins. It must be a perfect male animal. It must be worth the correct amount of money.

Leviticus 5:13 word by word

וְכִפֶּר֩ עָלָ֨יו הַכֹּהֵ֜ן עַל־חַטָּאת֧וֹ אֲשֶׁר־חָטָ֛א מֵֽאַחַ֥ת מֵאֵ֖לֶּה וְנִסְלַ֣ח ל֑וֹ וְהָיְתָ֥ה לַכֹּהֵ֖ן כַּמִּנְחָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall make an atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• for him as touching his sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• that he hath sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• in oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of these, and it shall be forgivenסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545
• as a meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503

Cross-references for Leviticus 5:13

• Leviticus 5:6He must give a sheep or a goat for a sin offering. Then the Lord will not be angry with him. The priest will kill the animal as a sacrifice to atone for that sin.
• Leviticus 4:20He will do with this bull what he did with the bull for the sin offering. This is how the priest will atone for the sins of the people. God will forgive them when the priest does this.
• Leviticus 2:3The flour that he did not burn is for the priests. It is very holy. That is because it is part of an offering to the Lord.
• Leviticus 7:6Aaron's sons can eat the meat that is not burnt. They must eat it in a holy place because it is most holy.
• 1 Samuel 2:28I chose your ancestor, Aaron, out of all the tribes of Israel. I chose him and his descendants to be my priests. I chose them to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense and to wear the special ephod. I also gave them authority to eat part of the sacrifices and burnt offerings that the Israelites offered to me.
• Hosea 4:8They get food to eat when the people bring their sin offerings to them. So the priests are happy when the people do bad things, because they get more food to eat.
• 1 Corinthians 9:13Think about this: The people who work in the temple get their food from that place. The priests who offer sacrifices on the altar receive part of the animals for themselves.

Commentaries on Leviticus 5:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-13Verses 1-13 Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offence for which atonement is sought Leviticus 5:5. Leviticus 5:1 Swearing - Adjuration. The case appears to be that of one who has been put upon his oath as a witness by a magistrate, and fails to utter all he has seen and heard (compare the marginal references. and Proverbs 29:24; Numbers 5:21). Leviticus 5:2-3 Hid from him - Either…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13will make atonement for him: See study notes on Leviticus 1:4 and 4:20. The remainder: See study note on 2:3.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-146-14. he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sins which he hath sinned--A trespass offering differed from a sin offering in the following respects: that it was appointed for persons who had either done evil unwittingly, or were in doubt as to their own criminality; or felt themselves in such a special situation as required sacrifices of that kind [Brown]. The trespass offering appointed in such cases was a female lamb or kid; if unable…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 5:13

• Atonement
• Defilement
• Ignorance
• Priest
• Sin
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Meat Offering
• Flour
• Harm
• Sinoffering
• Thereunto
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Guilt
• Law in the Old Testament

Commentaries on Leviticus 5

• 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