Leviticus 6:3

Leviticus 6:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
• New International Version (NIV)or if they find lost property and lie about it, or if they swear falsely about any such sin that people may commit—
• English Standard Version (ESV)or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby—
• New King James Version (NKJV)or if he has found what was lost and lies concerning it, and swears falsely—in any one of these things that a man may do in which he sins:

Context of Leviticus 6:3

1Then the Lord said to Moses, 2“Suppose one of you sins against your associate and is unfaithful to the Lord. Suppose you cheat in a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal or commit fraud, or you find lost property and lie about it, or you lie while swearing to tell the truth, or you commit any other such sin. 4If 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, 5or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You must make restitution by paying the full price plus an additional 20 percent to the person you have harmed. On the same day you must present a guilt offering.

Leviticus 6:3 word by word

אֽוֹ־מָצָ֧א אֲבֵדָ֛ה וְכִ֥חֶשׁ בָּ֖הּ וְנִשְׁבַּ֣ע עַל־שָׁ֑קֶר עַל־אַחַ֗ת מִכֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הָאָדָ֖ם לַחֲטֹ֥א בָהֵֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Or have foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• that which was lostאֲבֵדָה'ăbêdâh · something lostH9
• and liethכָּחַשׁkâchash · to deceiveH3584
• concerning it, and swearethשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• falselyשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• in anyאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of all these that a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• doethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• sinningחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• thereinהֵנָּהhênnâh · they(fem.)H2007

Cross-references for Leviticus 6:3

• Exodus 23:4“If you come upon your enemy’s ox or donkey that has strayed away, take it back to its owner.
• Deuteronomy 22:1“If you see your neighbor’s ox or sheep or goat wandering away, don’t ignore your responsibility. Take it back to its owner.
• Leviticus 19:2“Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
• Exodus 22:9“Suppose there is a dispute between two people who both claim to own a particular ox, donkey, sheep, article of clothing, or any lost property. Both parties must come before God, and the person whom God declares guilty must pay double compensation to the other.
• Proverbs 30:9For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.
• Jeremiah 5:2But even when they are under oath, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ they are still telling lies!”
• Jeremiah 7:9Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all those other new gods of yours,
• Zechariah 5:4And this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in that house and completely destroy it—even its timbers and stones.”
• Malachi 3:5“At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Commentaries on Leviticus 6:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Have found that which was lost - The Roman lawyers laid it down as a sound maxim of jurisprudence, "that he who found any property and applied it to his own use, should be considered as a thief whether he knew the owner or not; for in their view the crime was not lessened, supposing the finder was totally ignorant of the right owner." Qui alienum quid jacens lucri faciendi causa sustulit, furti obstringitur, sive scit, cujus sit, sive ignoravit; nihil…Read the comment
• 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 6:3

• Damages and Compensation
• Dishonesty
• False Teachers
• Falsehood
• Neighbor
• Oath
• Offerings
• Perjury
• Property
• Restitution
• Theft and Thieves
• Trustee

In the dictionaries

• Appertain
• Sinoffering
• Trespass offering
• Crime; Crimes
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Mediation; Mediator

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