Leviticus 5:16

Leviticus 5:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
• New International Version (NIV)They must make restitution for what they have failed to do in regard to the holy things, pay an additional penalty of a fifth of its value and give it all to the priest. The priest will make atonement for them with the ram as a guilt offering, and they will be forgiven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He shall also make restitution for what he has done amiss in the holy thing and shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he shall make restitution for the harm that he has done in regard to the holy thing, and shall add one-fifth to it and give it to the priest. So the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.

Context of Leviticus 5:16

14Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 15“If a person acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against the Lord’s holy things, then he shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord: a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation in silver by shekels, in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering. He shall make restitution for that which he has sinned against the holy thing, and shall add to it a fifth part of it and give it to the priest. The priest shall then make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and it will be forgiven him. 17“Now if a person sins and does any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, though he was unaware, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment. 18He is then to bring to the priest a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his error in which he sinned unintentionally and did not know it, and it will be forgiven him.

Leviticus 5:16 word by word

וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר֩ חָטָ֨א מִן־הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ יְשַׁלֵּ֗ם וְאֶת־חֲמִֽישִׁתוֹ֙ יוֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֔יו וְנָתַ֥ן אֹת֖וֹ לַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְהַכֹּהֵ֗ן יְכַפֵּ֥ר עָלָ֛יו בְּאֵ֥יל הָאָשָׁ֖ם וְנִסְלַ֥ח לֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear

• He shall makeשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• for that whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he has sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• againstמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• thingקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• and shall addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• to it a fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• of it and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• it to the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall then makeכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• for him with the ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
• of the guiltאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
• and it will be forgivenסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545

Cross-references for Leviticus 5:16

• Leviticus 22:14But if a man eats a holy gift unintentionally, then he shall add to it a fifth of it and shall give the holy gift to the priest.
• Exodus 22:1“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.
• Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies; What I did not steal, I then have to restore.
• Luke 19:8Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.”
• Acts 26:20but kept declaring both to those of Damascus first, and also at Jerusalem and then throughout all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds appropriate to repentance.
• Leviticus 6:4then it shall be, when he sins and becomes guilty, that he shall restore what he took by robbery or what he got by extortion, or the deposit which was entrusted to him or the lost thing which he found,
• Leviticus 27:13But if he should ever wish to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of it to your valuation.
• Numbers 5:7then he shall confess his sins which he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it one-fifth of it, and give it to him whom he has wronged.
• Leviticus 5:6He shall also bring his guilt offering to the Lord for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin.
• Leviticus 4:26All its fat he shall offer up in smoke on the altar as in the case of the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him in regard to his sin, and he will be forgiven.
• Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh,
• 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

Commentaries on Leviticus 5:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Shall make amends - Make restitution for the wrong he had done according to what is laid down in the preceding verse.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-19Verses 14-19 Here are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbour. If a man put to his own use unwittingly, any thing dedicated to God, he was to bring this sacrifice. We are to be jealous over ourselves, to ask pardon for the sin, and make satisfaction for the wrong, which we do but suspect ourselves guilty of. The law of God is so very broad, the occasions of sin in this guilty of. The law of God is so very broad, the occasions of sin in this…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The law required an extra payment of 20 percent to make up for loss or damage to property. If the property was sacred (set apart for God), the extra payment went directly to the priests. Accidental damage to sacred property happened when someone unintentionally ate the sacred offerings or forgot the tithe (Leviticus 22:14; 27:31). A similar additional charge applied when redeeming an animal (27:13, 27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord, &c.--This is a case of sacrilege committed ignorantly, either in not paying the full due of tithes, first-fruits, and similar tribute in eating of meats, which belonged to the priests alone--or he was required, along with the restitution in money, the amount of which was to be determined by the priest, to offer a ram for a trespass offering, as soon as he came to the knowledge of his…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 5:16

• Atonement
• Fine
• Ignorance
• Money
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Trespass offering
• Atonement
• 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