1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

2Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.

3Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.

4Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

5And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:

6And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.

7And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

8And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which isfor the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

9And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.

10And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.

11But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.

12Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.

13And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching 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 spake unto Moses, saying,

15If 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:

16And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto 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 sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

18And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.

19It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD.

1 And if a soule sinne, and heare the voyce of swearing, and is a witnesse, whether he hath seene or knowen of it, if he doe not vtter it, then he shall beare his iniquity.

2Or if a soule touch any vncleane thing, whether it be a carcase of an vncleane beast, or a carcase of vncleane cattell, or the carcase of vncleane creeping things, and if it be hidden from him, he also shall be vncleane, and guilty:

3Or if he touch the vncleannesse of man, whatsoeuer vncleannesse it be that a man shalbe defiled withall, and it be hid from him, when he knoweth of it, then he shalbe guilty.

4Or if a soule sweare, pronouncing with his lips to do euill, or to do good, whatsoeuer it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him, when he knoweth of it, then he shalbe guilty in one of these.

5And it shalbe when he shalbe guiltie in one of these things, that he shall confesse that hee hath sinned in that thing.

6And he shall bring his trespasse offering vnto the Lord for his sinne which he hath sinned, a female from the flocke, a lambe, or a kidde of the goates, for a sinne offering: And the Priest shal make an atonement for him concerning his sinne.

7And if hee be not able to bring a lambe, then he shall bring for his trespasse which hee hath committed, two turtle doues, or two yong pigeons vnto the Lord: one for a sinne offring, and the other for a burnt offering.

8And he shall bring them vnto the Priest, who shall offer that which is for the sinne offering first, and wring off his head from his necke, but shall not diuide it asunder.

9And he shall sprinckle of the blood of the sinne offering vpon the side of the Altar, and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottome of the altar: it is a sinne offering.

10And hee shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the maner: and the Priest shal make an atonement for him for his sinne, which he had sinned, and it shall be forgiuen him.

11 But if hee be not able to bring two turtle doues, or two yong pigeons; then he that sinned, shall bring for his offring the tenth part of an Ephah of fine flowre for a sinne offering: hee shall put no oyle vpon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sinne offering.

12Then shall hee bring it to the Priest, and the Priest shall take his handfull of it, euen a memoriall thereof, and burne it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire vnto the Lord: it is a sinne offering.

13And the Priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sinne that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiuen him: and the remnant shall be the Priests, as a meat offering.

14 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

15If a soule commit a trespasse, and sinne through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord; then hee shall bring for his trespasse vnto the Lord, a ramme without blemish, out of the flockes, with thy estimation by shekels of siluer, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, for a trespasse offering.

16And hee shall make amends for the harme that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall adde the fift part thereto, and giue it vnto the Priest: and the Priest shall make an atonement for him with the ramme of the trespasse offering, and it shall be forgiuen him.

17 And if a soule sinne, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commaundements of the Lord, though he wist it not, yet is hee guiltie, and shall beare his iniquitie.

18And he shall bring a ramme without blemish out of the flocke, with thy estimation, for a trespasse offering vnto the Priest: and the Priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred, and wist it not: and it shall be forgiuen him.

19It is a trespasse offring: he hath certainly trespassed against the Lord.

I == Lev 5:17 ; 7:18 ; 17:16 ; 19:8 ; 20:17 ; Num 9:13 ; 1st Kings 8:31 ; Matt 26:63

 

II == Lev 5:17 ; 11:24 , 28 , 31 , 39 ; Num 19:11 , 13 , 16

 

III ==Lev 12:1 ; 13:59 ; 15:1--33

 

 

 

IV == 1st Sam 25:22 ; Acts 23:12 ; Mark 6:23

 

 

V == Lev 16:21 ; 26:40 ; Num 5:7 ; Ezra 10:11-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII == Lev 1:14 ; 12:8 ; 14:21

 

 

 

VIII == Lev 1:15

 

 

 

IX == Lev 4:7 , 18 , 30 , 34

 

 

X == Lev 1:14 ; Lev 4:26

 

 

 

XI == Num 5:15

 

 

 

 

 

XII == Lev 2:2 ; 4:35

 

 

 

XIII == Lev 2:3 ; 4:26

 

 

 

 

 

XV == Ex 30:13 ; Lev 22:14 ; 27:25 ; Ezra 10:19

 

 

 

XVI == Lev 4:26 ; 6:5 ; 22:14 ; 27:13 , 15 , 27 , 31 ; Num 5:7

 

 

 

 

XVII == Lev 4:2 , 13 , 22 , 27 ; 5:1-2 , 15 ; Ps 19:12 ; Luke 12:48

 

XVIII == Lev 5:15-16

 

 

 

 

XIX == Ezra 10:2

 

 

1 "If any person refuses to give the information which, as a witness of something he has seen or learned, he has been adjured to give, and thus commits a sin and has guilt to bear;

2 or if someone, without being aware of it, touches any unclean thing, as the carcass of an unclean wild animal, or that of an unclean domestic animal, or that of an unclean swarming creature, and thus becomes unclean and guilty;

3 or if someone, without being aware of it, touches some human uncleanness, whatever kind of uncleanness this may be, and then recognizes his guilt;

4 or if someone, without being aware of it, rashly utters an oath to do good or evil, such as men are accustomed to utter rashly, and then recognizes that he is guilty of such an oath;

5 then whoever is guilty in any of these cases shall confess the sin he has incurred,

6 and as his sin offering for the sin he has committed he shall bring to the LORD a female animal from the flock, a ewe lamb or a she-goat. The priest shall then make atonement for his sin.

7 "If, however, he cannot afford an animal of the flock, he shall bring to the LORD as the sin offering for his sin two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a holocaust.

8 He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one for the sin offering first. Snapping its head loose at the neck, yet without breaking it off completely,

9 he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering against the side of the altar. The rest of the blood shall be squeezed out against the base of the altar. Such is the offering for sin.

10 The other bird shall be offered as a holocaust in the usual way. Thus the priest shall make atonement for the sin the man committed, and it will be forgiven.

11 "If he is unable to afford even two turtledoves or two pigeons, he shall present as a sin offering for his sin one tenth of an ephah of fine flour. He shall not put oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.

12 When he has brought it to the priest, the latter shall take a handful of this flour as a token offering, and this he shall burn as a sin offering on the altar with the other oblations of the LORD.

13 Thus the priest shall make atonement for the sin that the man committed in any of the above cases, and it will be forgiven. The rest of the flour, like the cereal offerings, shall belong to the priest."

14 The LORD said to Moses,

15 "If someone commits a sin by inadvertently cheating in the LORD'S sacred dues, he shall bring to the LORD as his guilt offering an unblemished ram from the flock, valued at two silver shekels according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel.

16 He shall also restore what he has sinfully withheld from the sanctuary, adding to it a fifth of its value. This is to be given to the priest, who shall then make atonement for him with the guilt-offering ram, and he will be forgiven.

17 "If someone, without being aware of it, commits such a sin by doing one of the things which are forbidden by some commandment of the LORD, that he incurs guilt for which he must answer,

18 he shall bring as a guilt offering to the priest an unblemished ram of the flock of the established value. The priest shall then make atonement for the fault which was unwittingly committed, and it will be forgiven.

19 Such is the offering for guilt; the penalty of the guilt must be paid to the LORD."

20 The LORD said to Moses,

21 "If someone commits a sin of dishonesty against the LORD by denying his neighbor a deposit or a pledge for a stolen article, or by otherwise retaining his neighbor's goods unjustly,

22 or if, having found a lost article, he denies the fact and swears falsely about it with any of the sinful oaths that men make in such cases,

23 he shall therefore, since he has incurred guilt by his sin, restore the thing that was stolen or unjustly retained by him or the deposit left with him or the lost article he found

24 or whatever else he swore falsely about; on the day of his guilt offering he shall make full restitution of the thing itself, and in addition, give the owner one fifth of its value.

25 As his guilt offering he shall bring to the LORD an unblemished ram of the flock of the established value. When he has presented this as his guilt offering to the priest,

26 the latter shall make atonement for him before the LORD, and he will be forgiven whatever guilt he may have incurred."

v 1. Trespass Offering (Restitution). The trespass offering was really a special kind of sin offering, usually causing harm to another. Four categories of sins follow:

 

v 1, neglecting to speak the whole truth if he has been told to testify.

 

v 2, defilement from touching anything dead.

 

 

v 3, contact with any human uncleanness. 

 

 

v 4, making a bad oath and failing to carry out an oath.

 

 

v 5,6. Anyone guilty in any of those is to confess their specific sin and bring a female lamb or female goat kid, and the priest will make an atonement for him.

 

 

 

v 7-10 If he can’t bring a lamb he is to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering. The priest will take the first bird, wring it’s head from it’s neck but not sever it, and sprinkle blood on the side of the altar, the rest of the blood is drained at the bottom of the altar for a sin offering. The second bird will be a burnt offering and handled as the one in Lev. 1:14-17. Presumably the first bird was burned in the same way. As in the sin offering females indicate that salvation is for both men and women, and nearly everyone could bring a bird.

 

 

 

 

v 11-13. Anyone not able to obtain the birds was to bring about 5 pints of ground grain without oil or frankincense because it is a sin offering, unpleasant. The priest would take a handful of it as a memorial, burn it on the altar, and make an atonement for him. He would be forgiven and the rest was given to the priest for his use.

 

 

 

 

v 14-16. There were so many rules that through ignorance there could be wrong use of flesh of an offering eaten, misuse of grains intended for the priests, first fruits, tithes, gifts or offerings not handled properly. The guilty one was to bring a ram without blemish and of proper value, which according to Jewish tradition was at least two shekels or two years old. Since this would be a sin against the Lord by being a sin against the priests, restitution comes into the picture. The guilty one was to pay the priests the value the error had cost, and was to pay a fine of 20% added to it. Then the priest would make atonement to him with the ram of the the trespass offering. The offering removed the guilt, the restitution cleared the account. (Trespass offering in different situations were for a leper, 14:12, 21, 22 and for a Nazarite, Num. 6:12.)

 

v 17-19. According to Matthew Henry and others, this group is those who suspect and feel guilty that they may have sinned but are not sure of it. They are to bring the same kind of ram as those in v 14-16, but they are not required to make any restitution. Then the priest can make atonement for them and they are forgiven.