Leviticus 6:5

Leviticus 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.
• New International Version (NIV)or whatever it was they swore falsely about. They must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner on the day they present their guilt offering.
• English Standard Version (ESV)or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)or all that about which he has sworn falsely. He shall restore its full value, add one-fifth more to it, and give it to whomever it belongs, on the day of his trespass offering.

Context of Leviticus 6:5

3or 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, or 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. 6As a guilt offering to the Lord, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. 7Through this process, the priest will purify you before the Lord, making you right with him, and you will be forgiven for any of these sins you have committed.”

Leviticus 6:5 word by word

א֠וֹ מִכֹּ֞ל אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׁבַ֣ע עָלָיו֮ לַשֶּׁקֶר֒ וְשִׁלַּ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יו יֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֑יו לַאֲשֶׁ֨ר ה֥וּא ל֛וֹ יִתְּנֶ֖נּוּ בְּי֥וֹם אַשְׁמָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Or all that about which he hath swornשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• falselyשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• he shall even restoreשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• it in the principalרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: firstH7218
• and shall addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• the fifth partחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• moreיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of his trespass offeringאַשְׁמָה'ashmâh · guiltinessH819

Cross-references for Leviticus 6:5

• Leviticus 5:16You must make restitution for the sacred property you have harmed by paying for the loss, plus an additional 20 percent. When you give the payment to the priest, he will purify you with the ram sacrificed as a guilt offering, making you right with the Lord, and you will be forgiven.
• Exodus 22:1“If someone steals an ox or sheep and then kills or sells it, the thief must pay back five oxen for each ox stolen, and four sheep for each sheep stolen.
• Numbers 5:7They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding an additional 20 percent and returning it to the person who was wronged.
• 1 Samuel 12:3Now testify against me in the presence of the Lord and before his anointed one. Whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe and perverted justice? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong.”
• 2 Samuel 12:6He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity.”
• Proverbs 6:30Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving.
• Isaiah 58:6“No, this is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people.
• Luke 19:8Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
• Matthew 5:23“So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you,

Commentaries on Leviticus 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5All that about which he hath sworn falsely - This supposes the case of a man who, being convicted by his own conscience, comes forward and confesses his sin. Restore it in the principal - The property itself if still remaining, or the full value of it, to which a fifth part more was to be added.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5In the day of his trespass offering - The restitution was thus to be associated with the religious act by which the offender testified his penitence.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The instructions for the guilt offering assumed a person's conscience would lead them to voluntary repayment. When replacement was voluntary, the extra charge for loss of use to the owner was always 20 percent. Penalties were more severe in other cases (compare Exodus 22:1–15). There is a clear difference between voluntary confession and admitting sin only after being caught.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 6:5

• Contracts
• Damages and Compensation
• Dishonesty
• Falsehood
• Fine
• Neighbor
• Oath
• Offerings
• Perjury
• Restitution
• Theft and Thieves
• Trustee

In the dictionaries

• Trespass offering
• Appertain
• Sinoffering
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Fourfold
• 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