Leviticus 5:15

Leviticus 5:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:
• New International Version (NIV)“When anyone is unfaithful to the Lord by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, they are to bring to the Lord as a penalty a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value in silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. It is a guilt offering.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the Lord, he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued in silver shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If a person commits a trespass, and sins unintentionally in regard to the holy things of the Lord, then he shall bring to the Lord as his trespass offering a ram without blemish from the flocks, with your valuation in shekels of silver according to the shekel of the sanctuary, as a trespass offering.

Context of Leviticus 5:15

13And the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as a meat offering. 14And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, If a soul shall commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass to the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: 16And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add to it the fifth part, and give it to the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. 17And if a soul shall sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

Leviticus 5:15 word by word

נֶ֚פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תִמְעֹ֣ל מַ֔עַל וְחָֽטְאָה֙ בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וְהֵבִיא֩ אֶת־אֲשָׁמ֨וֹ לַֽיהוָ֜ה אַ֧יִל תָּמִ֣ים מִן־הַצֹּ֗אן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֛ כֶּֽסֶף־שְׁקָלִ֥ים בְּשֶֽׁקֶל־הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ לְאָשָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• commitמָעַלmâ‛al · be unfaithfulH4603
• trespassמַ֫עַלma‛al · unfaithfulnessH4604
• sinחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• ignoranceשְׁגָגָהshegâgâh · sin of errorH7684
• thingsקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• trespassאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
• ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
• blemishתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemishedH8549
• flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• estimationעֵ֫רֶךְ‛êrek · valuationH6187
• shekelsשֶׁ֫קֶלsheqel · shekelH8255
• silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701

Cross-references for Leviticus 5:15

• Leviticus 5:1And if a soul shall sin, and hear the voice of an oath, and be a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it ; if he doth not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
• Leviticus 4:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall break any of them:
• Leviticus 5:16And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add to it the fifth part, and give it to the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
• Leviticus 7:1Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy.
• Leviticus 10:17Why have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?
• Leviticus 22:1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
• Leviticus 24:5And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenth parts shall be in one cake.
• Leviticus 27:9And if it shall be a beast, of which men bring an offering to the LORD, all that any man giveth of such to the LORD shall be holy.
• Numbers 18:9This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render to me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even his habitation shall ye seek, and there thou shalt come:
• Deuteronomy 15:19All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy herd, nor shear the firstling of thy flock.
• Deuteronomy 26:1And it shall be, when thou hast come in to the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and dost possess it, and dwellest in it;
• Leviticus 5:18And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance in which he erred and knew it not, and it shall be forgiven him.
• Leviticus 6:6And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest:
• Ezra 10:19And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
• Leviticus 26:2Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

Commentaries on Leviticus 5:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15In the holy things of the Lord - This law seems to relate particularly to sacrilege, and defrauds in spiritual matters; such as the neglect to consecrate or redeem the firstborn, the withholding of the first-fruits, tithes, and such like; and, according to the rabbins, making any secular gain of Divine things, keeping back any part of the price of things dedicated to God, or withholding what man had vowed to pay. See a long list of these things in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Commit a trespass - Rather, here and in Leviticus 6:2, perpetrate a wrong. The word is different from that rendered trespass elsewhere in these chapters. Through ignorance - Through inadvertence. See Leviticus 4:2 note. In the holy things of the Lord - The reference is to a failure in the payment of firstfruits, tithes or fees of any kind connected with the public service of religion by which the sanctuary suffered loss; compare Numbers 5:6-8. Shekel of…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. 15sins unintentionally: Damage to sacred property (objects or land set apart for God) was treated differently from damage to ordinary property. A sacrifice could only restore sacred property if the damage was done by accident. If someone harmed sacred things on purpose, such as vandalizing them, it was considered blasphemy (disrespect toward God). As with other deliberate sins, there was no specific way to atone for it (see Numbers 15:30–31). A true…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 5:15

• Atonement
• Fine
• Ignorance
• Money
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Trespass offering
• Harm
• Sinoffering
• Thereunto
• Criticism
• Estimate; Estimation
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Guilt
• Ignorance

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