Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 5

1AndifH518anyH176onesinתֶחֱטָ֗אte.che.Ta'H2398, in that he heareth thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963ofadjurationאָלָ֔ה'a.LahH423, hebeingוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315awitnessעֵ֔ד'EdH5707,whetherH518he hathseenרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200orknownיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045,ifH518hedoH518notל֥וֹאLo'H3808utter it, then he shallbearוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃a.vo.NoH5771:

2orifאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834anyH3605onetouchתִּגַּע֮ti.Ga'H5060anyH3605uncleanטָמֵא֒ta.Me'H2931thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697,whetherH176it be the carcase of anuncleanטְמֵאָ֗הte.me.'AhH2931beastH929, or the carcase ofuncleanטְמֵאָ֔הte.me.'AhH2931cattleH929, or the carcase ofuncleanטָמֵ֑אta.Me'H2931creeping things, and it behiddenוְנֶעְלַ֣םve.ne'.LamH5956from him, and he beuncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931, then he shall beguiltyוְאָשֵֽׁם׃ve.'a.ShemH816:

3orifכִ֤יkhiH3588hetouchיִגַּע֙yi.Ga'H5060theuncleannessבְּטֻמְאַ֣תbe.tum.'AtH2932ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,whatsoeverלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605hisuncleannessטֻמְאָת֔וֹtum.'a.ToH2932be wherewith he isuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall beguiltyוְאָשֵֽׁם׃ve.'a.ShemH816:

4orifכִּ֣יkiH3588anyH3605oneswearתִשָּׁבַע֩ti.sha.Va'H7650rashlyלְבַטֵּ֨אle.va.Te'H981with hislipsבִשְׂפָתַ֜יִםvis.fa.Ta.yimH8193todoH3190evilלְהָרַ֣ע׀le.ha.Ra'H7489, or todoH3190goodלְהֵיטִ֗יבle.hei.TivH3190,whatsoeverH3605it be that amanהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120shallutterH3605rashlyיְבַטֵּ֧אye.va.Te'H981with anoathבִּשְׁבֻעָ֖הbish.vu.'AhH7621, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall beguiltyוְאָשֵׁ֖םve.'a.ShemH816in one oftheseמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃me.'E.lehH428things:

5and it shall be, when he shall beguiltyיֶאְשַׁ֖םye'.ShamH816in one oftheseמֵאֵ֑לֶּהme.'E.lehH428things, that he shallconfessוְהִ֨תְוַדָּ֔הve.Hit.va.DahH3034thatwhereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hathsinnedחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398:

6and he shallbringוְהֵבִ֣יאve.he.Vi'H935hisguiltאֲשָׁמ֣וֹ'a.sha.MoH817offering unto theLORDלַיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068for hissinH2398whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834he hathsinnedH2398, afemaleנְקֵבָ֨הne.ke.VahH5347from theflockהַצֹּ֥אןha.TzonH6629, alambכִּשְׂבָּ֛הkis.BahH3776or agoatעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795, for asinH2398offering; and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeatonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for him as concerning hissinH2398.

7Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518hismeansיָדוֹ֮ya.DoH3027sufficenotלֹ֨אlo'H3808for alambשֶׂה֒sehH7716, then he shallbringוְהֵבִ֨יאve.he.Vi'H935hisguiltאֲשָׁמ֜וֹ'a.sha.MoH817offering for thatwhereinאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hathsinnedH2398,twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֛יםto.RimH8449, ortwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147youngבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3123, unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; one for asinH2398offering, and theotherH259for aburntלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930offering.

8And he shallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935them unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, who shallofferוְהִקְרִ֛יבve.hik.RivH7126thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is for thesinלַחַטָּ֖אתla.cha.TatH2403offeringfirstרִאשׁוֹנָ֑הri.sho.NahH7223, andwringH4454offH4454itsH853headרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218fromitsH853neckעָרְפּ֖וֹa.re.PoH6203, but shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808divideיַבְדִּֽיל׃yav.DilH914it asunder:

9and he shall sprinkle of thebloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of thesinהַחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403offeringuponH5921thesideקִ֣ירkirH7023of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196; and therestוְהַנִּשְׁאָ֣רve.ha.nish.'ArH7604of thebloodבַּדָּ֔םba.DamH1818shall bedrainedיִמָּצֵ֖הyi.ma.TzehH4680outH5921at thebaseיְס֣וֹדye.SodH3247of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: it is asinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403offering.

10And he shallofferיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֛יha.she.NiH8145for aburntעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930offering,accordingעָלָ֧יו'a.LavH5921to theordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טka.mish.PatH4941: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.PerH3722for him as concerning hissinH2398whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hathsinnedH2398, and he shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.LachH5545.

11Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518hismeansH3027sufficenotלֹא֩lo'H3808fortwoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֗יםto.RimH8449, ortwoלִשְׁנֵ֣יlish.NeiH8147youngבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121pigeonsיוֹנָה֒yo.NahH3123, then he shallbringוְהֵבִ֨יאve.he.Vi'H935his oblation for thatwhereinאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hathsinnedH2398, thetenthעֲשִׂירִ֧ת'a.si.RitH6224partH3027of anephahהָאֵפָ֛הha.'e.FahH374offineסֹ֖לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560for asinH2398offering; he shallputיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414noלֹא־lo'-H3808oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081uponעָלֶ֜יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall heputH5414anyH5414frankincenseלְבֹנָ֔הle.vo.NahH3828thereonעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921: for it is asinH2398offering.

12And he shallbringוֶהֱבִיאָהּ֮ve.he.vi.'AhH935it to thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeH935hishandfulקֻמְצ֜וֹkum.TzoH7062of it as thememorialאַזְכָּרָתָה֙'az.ka.ra.TahH234thereof, andburnוְהִקְטִ֣ירve.hik.TirH6999it on thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196,uponעַ֖ל'alH5921theofferingsH801of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068made byfireאִשֵּׁ֣י'i.SheiH801: it is asinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403offering.

13And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeatonementוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722for him as touching hissinH2398that he hathsinnedH2398inanyמֵֽאַחַ֥תme.'a.ChatH259oftheseמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428things, and he shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545: and the remnant shall be thepriest’sלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548, as themealכַּמִּנְחָֽה׃ סka.min.ChahH4503offering.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

15Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyH4480onecommitH2398atrespassמַ֔עַלMa.'alH4604, andsinוְחָֽטְאָה֙ve.cha.te.'AhH2398unwittingly, in theholyמִקָּדְשֵׁ֖יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944things of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; then he shallbringוְהֵבִיא֩ve.he.Vi'H935hisguiltאֲשָׁמ֨וֹ'a.sha.MoH817offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֜הla.Yah.wehH3068, aramאַ֧יִל'A.yilH352withoutH8549blemishH8549outH4480of theflockהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629,accordingH4480to thy estimation insilverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701byshekelsשְׁקָלִ֥יםshe.ka.LimH8255,afterH4480theshekelבְּשֶֽׁקֶל־be.she.kel-H8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, for aguiltלְאָשָֽׁם׃le.'a.ShamH817offering:

16and he shallmakeH5414restitutionיְשַׁלֵּ֗םye.sha.LemH7999for thatwhichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834he hathdoneH3254amiss in theholyהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944thingH6944, and shalladdיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3254thefifthחֲמִֽישִׁתוֹ֙cha.mi.shi.ToH2549partמִן־min-H4480thereto, andgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414it unto thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548: and thepriestוְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןve.ha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeH5414atonementיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722for him with theramבְּאֵ֥ילbe.'EilH352of theguiltהָאָשָׁ֖םha.'a.ShamH817offering, and he shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.LachH5545.

17Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518anyH3605onesinתֶֽחֱטָ֔אte.che.Ta'H2398, anddoוְעָֽשְׂתָ֗הve.'a.se.TahH6213anyH3605of the thingswhichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to bedoneתֵעָשֶׂ֑ינָהte.'a.Sei.nahH6213;thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588heknewיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045itnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808, yet is heguiltyוְאָשֵׁ֖םve.'a.ShemH816, and shallbearוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375hisiniquityעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃a.vo.NoH5771.

18And he shallbringוְ֠הֵבִיאVe.he.vi'H935aramאַ֣יִל'A.yilH352withoutH3808blemishתָּמִ֧יםta.MimH8549outמִן־min-H4480of theflockהַצֹּ֛אןha.TzonH6629,accordingH5921to thy estimation, for aguiltלְאָשָׁ֖םle.'a.ShamH817offering, unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeH3045atonementוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722for him concerning thethingוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he erred unwittingly andknewH3045itnotH3808, and he shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.LachH5545.

19It is aguiltאָשָׁ֖ם'a.ShamH817offering: he iscertainlyאָשֹׁ֥ם'a.ShomH816guiltyאָשַׁ֖ם'a.ShamH816before theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Leviticus 5

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