New English Translation
Leviticus 5:6
6and he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord for his sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, whether a female sheep or a female goat, for a sin offering. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin.
Leviticus 5:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.
- New International Version (NIV)As a penalty for the sin they have committed, they must bring to the Lord a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for them for their sin.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin.
Context of Leviticus 5:6
4or when a person swears an oath, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips, whether to do evil or to do good, with regard to anything which the individual might speak thoughtlessly in an oath, even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty with regard to one of these oaths – 5when an individual becomes guilty with regard to one of these things he must confess how he has sinned, and he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord for his sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, whether a female sheep or a female goat, for a sin offering. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin. 7“‘If he cannot afford an animal from the flock, he must bring his penalty for guilt for his sin that he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons, to the Lord, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering. 8He must bring them to the priest and present first the one that is for a sin offering. The priest must pinch its head at the nape of its neck, but must not sever the head from the body.
Read all of Leviticus 5Leviticus 5:6 word by word
וְהֵבִ֣יא אֶת־אֲשָׁמ֣וֹ לַיהוָ֡ה עַ֣ל חַטָּאתוֹ֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָטָ֜א נְקֵבָ֨ה מִן־הַצֹּ֥אן כִּשְׂבָּ֛ה אֽוֹ־שְׂעִירַ֥ת עִזִּ֖ים לְחַטָּ֑את וְכִפֶּ֥ר עָלָ֛יו הַכֹּהֵ֖ן מֵחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he shall bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- his trespass offeringאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- for his sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
- which he hath sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- a femaleנְקֵבָהneqêbâh · femaleH5347
- from the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
- a lambכִּשְׂבָּהkiώbâh · lambH3776
- or a kidשְׂעִירָהώe‛îyrâh · female goatH8166
- of the goatsעֵז‛êz · goatH5795
- for a sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403
- and the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- shall make an atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
Cross-references for Leviticus 5:6
- Leviticus 4:28or his sin that he committed is made known to him, he must bring a flawless female goat as his offering for the sin that he committed.
- Leviticus 6:6Then he must bring his guilt offering to the Lord, a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels, for a guilt offering to the priest.
- Leviticus 7:1“‘This is the law of the guilt offering. It is most holy.
- Leviticus 14:12“The priest is to take one male lamb and present it for a guilt offering along with the log of olive oil and present them as a wave offering before the Lord.
- Leviticus 19:21He must bring his guilt offering to the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent, a guilt offering ram,
- Numbers 6:12He must rededicate to the Lord the days of his separation and bring a male lamb in its first year as a reparation offering, but the former days will not be counted because his separation was defiled.
- Ezekiel 40:39In the porch of the gate were two tables on either side on which to slaughter the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering.
- Ezekiel 42:13Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers which face the courtyard are holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings – the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, because the place is holy.
- Leviticus 4:20He must do with the rest of the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering; this is what he must do with it. So the priest will make atonement on their behalf and they will be forgiven.
Commentaries on Leviticus 5:6
- 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. 6The required sacrifice fulfilled the penalty (see study note on Leviticus 4:1–5:13). The actions described in Leviticus 5:1–5 seem to apply to orindary people, not priests. For this reason, the law allowed the use of a female animal for the offering, following the same principle shown in 4:28, 32.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
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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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