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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found,

Context of Leviticus 6:4

2"If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor 3or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby— 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 5or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt. 6And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering.

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

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"If the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do any one of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, and they realize their guilt,
• Leviticus 5:3or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever sort the uncleanness may be with which one becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and realizes his guilt;
• Genesis 21:25When Abraham reproved Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized,
• Job 20:19For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he did not build.
• Job 24:2Some move landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them.
• Isaiah 59:6Their webs will not serve as clothing; men will not cover themselves with what they make. Their works are works of iniquity, and deeds of violence are in their hands.
• Ezekiel 18:7does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,
• Amos 3:10"They do not know how to do right," declares the Lord, "those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds."
• Micah 2:2They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them away; they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.
• Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, and those who fill their master's house with violence and fraud.

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
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• 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