God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 5:5
5“So if you are guilty of any of these sins, you must confess it.
Leviticus 5:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:
- New International Version (NIV)when anyone becomes aware that they are guilty in any of these matters, they must confess in what way they have sinned.
- English Standard Version (ESV)when he realizes his guilt in any of these and confesses the sin he has committed,
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘And it shall be, when he is guilty in any of these matters, that he shall confess that he has sinned in that thing;
Context of Leviticus 5:5
3“If you become unclean by touching human uncleanness of any kind and then ignore it (although you know what you did), you will be guilty. 4“If you hastily take a vow about what you will or will not do (as some people do) and then ignore it (although you know what you said), you will be guilty. “So if you are guilty of any of these sins, you must confess it. 6Bring your guilt offering to the Lord for the sin you committed. It must be a female sheep or goat as an offering for sin. Then the priest will make peace with the Lord for what you did wrong. 7“Now, if you cannot afford a sheep, you must bring to the Lord two mourning doves or two pigeons as a guilt offering for the sin you committed. One will be an offering for sin, the other a burnt offering.
Read all of Leviticus 5Leviticus 5:5 word by word
וְהָיָ֥ה כִֽי־יֶאְשַׁ֖ם לְאַחַ֣ת מֵאֵ֑לֶּה וְהִ֨תְוַדָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָ֖א עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 5:5
- Leviticus 16:21Aaron will place both hands on its head. He will confess over it all the sins, all the rebellious acts, and all the things the Israelites did wrong. He will transfer them to the goat’s head. A man will be appointed to release the goat in the desert.
- Leviticus 26:40“But if they confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors—the treacherous things they did to oppose me—
- Numbers 5:7you must confess your sin, pay in full for what you did wrong, add one-fifth to it, and give it to the person who was wronged.
- Joshua 7:19Joshua said to Achan, “Son, give honor and praise to the Lord God of Israel! Tell me what you have done. Don’t hide anything from me.”
- Ezra 10:11Confess to the Lord God of your ancestors what you have done, and do what he wants. Separate yourselves from the people of this land and from your foreign wives.”
- Job 33:27Each one sings in front of other people and says, ‘I sinned and did wrong instead of what was right, and it did me no good.
- Psalms 32:5I made my sins known to you, and I did not cover up my guilt. I decided to confess them to you, O Lord. Then you forgave all my sins. Selah
- Proverbs 28:13Whoever covers over his sins does not prosper. Whoever confesses and abandons them receives compassion.
- Jeremiah 3:13Admit that you’ve done wrong! You have rebelled against the Lord your God. You have given yourself to strangers under every large tree. You have not obeyed me,’ declares the Lord.
- Daniel 9:4I prayed to the Lord my God. I confessed and said, “Lord, you are great and deserve respect as the only God. You keep your promise and show mercy to those who love you and obey your commandments.
- Romans 10:10By believing you receive God’s approval, and by declaring your faith you are saved.
- 1 John 1:8If we say, “We aren’t sinful” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Commentaries on Leviticus 5:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He shall confess that he hath sinned - Even restitution was not sufficient without this confession, because a man might make restitution without being much humbled; but the confession of sin has a direct tendency to humble the soul, and hence it is so frequently required in the Holy Scriptures, as without humiliation there can be no salvation.Read the comment
- 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. 5If someone incurs guilt: Situations needing a sin offering assumed there was guilt that happened by accident or ignorance. Once someone realized they did something wrong, they became guilty and needed to receive atonement. If someone knew they sinned, they must deal with it. To know what was right and not do it was also a sin (see 5:17; James 4:17). confess: Offering a sacrifice for sin without admitting guilt was a pointless ceremony. When presenting the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. it shall be, when he shall be guilty ... that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing--make a voluntary acknowledgment of his sin from the impulse of his own conscience, and before it come to the knowledge of the world. A previous discovery might have subjected him to some degree of punishment from which his spontaneous confession released him, but still he was considered guilty of trespass, to expiate which he was obliged by the ceremonial…Read the comment
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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
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