If a person incurs guilt—When one has heard a public imprecation imprecation Namely, against one who withholds testimony. but (although able to testify as having either seen or learned of the matter) has not given information and thus is subject to punishment;
Or when a person touches any impure thing (be it the carcass of an impure beast or the carcass of impure cattle or the carcass of an impure creeping thing) and the fact has escaped notice, and then, being impure, that person realizes guilt;
Or when one touches human impurity (any such impurity whereby someone becomes impure) and, though having known about it, the fact has escaped notice, but later that person realizes guilt;
Or when a person utters ” an oath to bad or good purpose (whatever a human being may utter in an oath) and, though having known about it, the fact has escaped notice, but later that person realizes guilt in any of these matters—
Translation Notes
*utters — Lit. “utters with his lips.
Word-by-Word Analysis
או
7
נפש
430
כי
30
תשבע
772
לבטא
42
בשפתים
832
להרע
305
או
7
להיטיב
66
לכל
80
אשר
501
יבטא
22
האדם
50
בשבעה
379
ונעלם
196
ממנו
136
והואידע
102
ואשם
347
לאחת
439
מאלה
76
Leviticus 5:5
Gematria: 1982
והיהכייאשםלאחתמאלהוהתודהאשרחטאעליה
upon realizing guilt in any of these matters, one shall confess having sinned in that way.
And one shall bring as a penalty to יהוה, for the sin of which one is guilty, a female from the flock, sheep or goat, as a sin offering; and the priest shall make expiation for the sin, on that person’s behalf.
But if one’s means do not suffice for a sheep, that person shall bring to יהוה, as the penalty for that of which one is guilty, two turtledoves or two pigeons—one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.
He shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, and what remains of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering.
And the second bird he shall prepare as a burnt offering, according to regulation. For the sin of which one is guilty, the priest shall thus make expiation on behalf of that person, who shall be forgiven.
And if one’s means do not suffice for two turtledoves or two pigeons, that person shall bring as an offering for that of which one is guilty a tenth of an ephah of choice flour for a sin offering; one shall not add oil to it or lay frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.
The offerer shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall scoop out of it a handful as a token portion and turn it into smoke on the altar, with יהוה’s offerings by fire; it is a sin offering.
For whichever of these sins one is guilty, the priest shall thus make expiation on behalf of that person, who shall be forgiven. It shall belong to the priest, like the meal offering.
When a person commits a trespass, being unwittingly remiss about any of יהוה’s sacred things: One shall bring as a penalty to יהוה a ram without blemish from the flock, convertible into payment in silver by the sanctuary weight, as a guilt offering.
That person shall make restitution for the remission regarding the sacred things, adding a fifth part to it and giving it to the priest. The priest shall make expiation with the ram of the guilt offering on behalf of that person, who shall be forgiven.
And a person who, without knowing it, sins in regard to any of יהוה’s commandments about things not to be done, and then realizes guilt: Such a person shall be subject to punishment.
That person shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, or the equivalent, the equivalent I.e., in currency; cf. v. 15. as a guilt offering. For the error committed unwittingly, the priest shall make expiation on behalf of that person, who shall be forgiven.
Word-by-Word Analysis
והביא
24
איל
41
תמים
490
מןהצאן
236
בערכך
312
לאשם
371
אלהכהן
111
וכפר
306
עליו
116
הכהן
80
על
100
שגגתו
712
אשרשגג
807
והוא
18
לאידע
115
ונסלח
154
לו
36
Leviticus 5:19
Gematria: 1171
אשםהואאשםאשםליהוהפ
It is a guilt offering; guilt has been incurred before יהוה.
Word-by-Word Analysis
אשם
341
הוא
12
אשם
341
אשם
341
ליהוהפ
136
Leviticus 5:20
Gematria: 895
וידבריהוהאלמשהלאמר
This verse constitutes 6.1 in some editions. יהוה spoke to Moses, saying:
When a person sins and commits a trespass against יהוה —by dealing deceitfully with another in the matter of a deposit or a pledge, pledge Meaning of Heb. tesumeth yad uncertain. or through robbery, or by defrauding another,
when one has thus sinned and, realizing guilt, would restore either that which was gotten through robbery or fraud, or the entrusted deposit, or the lost thing that was found,
or anything else about which one swore falsely, that person shall repay the principal amount and add a fifth part to it. One shall pay it to its owner upon realizing guilt.
Word-by-Word Analysis
או
7
מכל
90
אשרישבע
883
עליו
116
לשקר
630
ושלם
376
אתו
407
בראשו
509
וחמשתיו
770
יסף
150
עליו
116
לאשר
531
הוא
12
לו
36
יתננו
516
ביום
58
אשמתו
747
Leviticus 5:25
Gematria: 2394
ואתאשמויביאליהוהאילתמיםמןהצאןבערכךלאשםאלהכהן
Then that person shall bring to the priest, as a penalty to יהוה, a ram without blemish from the flock, or the equivalent, the equivalent I.e., in currency; cf. v. 15. as a guilt offering.