Tree of Life Version

Leviticus 5:21

21“Suppose anyone sins and commits a faithless act against Adonai by dealing falsely with his neighbor in a matter of a deposit or a pledge of hands, or through robbery, or has extorted from his neighbor,

Context of Leviticus 5:21

19It is a trespass offering. He is absolutely guilty before Adonai.” 20Then Adonai spoke to Moses saying: “Suppose anyone sins and commits a faithless act against Adonai by dealing falsely with his neighbor in a matter of a deposit or a pledge of hands, or through robbery, or has extorted from his neighbor, 22or has found what was lost and lied about it, swearing falsely—so sinning in one of any of these things that a man may do. 23Then it will be, when he has sinned and has become guilty, that he must restore what he took by robbery, or what he got by extortion, or the deposit that was committed to him, or what was lost that he found,

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Commentaries on Leviticus 5:21

Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-26The 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