God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 6:4
4you are sinning and will be guilty. Return what you stole or seized, what you were supposed to take care of, the lost item you 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“If any of you sin against the Lord by failing to do your duty, if you lie to your neighbor about something you were supposed to take care of or if you lie about something stolen or seized from your neighbor, you are sinning and will be guilty. 3If you find something that someone lost and lie about it under oath, or commit any other sin like this, you are sinning and will be guilty. Return what you stole or seized, what you were supposed to take care of, the lost item you found, 5or whatever it was that you swore falsely about. Pay it back in full plus one-fifth more. Give it back to its owner on the day you bring your guilt offering. 6Then bring the Lord your guilt offering, a ram that has no defects or its value in money. Bring it 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“If the whole congregation of Israel unintentionally does something wrong, without the assembly being aware of it, if they do even one thing that is forbidden by any of the Lord’s commands, they will be guilty.
- Leviticus 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.
- Genesis 21:25Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well which Abimelech’s servants had seized.
- Job 20:19because he crushed and abandoned the poor. He has taken by force a house that he didn’t build.
- Job 24:2“⌞People⌟ move boundary markers. They steal flocks and tend them as shepherds.
- Isaiah 59:6Their webs can’t be used for clothes, nor can they cover themselves with their works. Their works are evil. Their hands have committed acts of violence.
- Ezekiel 18:7He doesn’t oppress anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security for a loan. He doesn’t rob anyone. He gives food to people who are hungry, and he gives clothes to those who are naked.
- Amos 3:10Those who collect profits in their palaces through violent and destructive acts don’t know how to do what is right, declares the Lord.
- Micah 2:2They desire ⌞other people’s⌟ fields, so they seize them. They desire ⌞people’s⌟ houses, so they take them. They cheat a man and his family, a man and his inheritance.
- Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish all who jump over the doorway and all who fill their master’s house with violence and deception.
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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