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Leviticus 5: Confessing and Making Things Right

God explains sins such as keeping quiet as a witness, touching something unclean, or making a careless promise. The person must confess, and those too poor for a lamb may bring birds or flour. The trespass offering is for wrongs against holy things.

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World English Bible · 19 verses

  1. 1 “‘If anyone sins, in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn’t report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  2. 2 “‘Or if anyone touches any unclean thing, whether it is the carcass of an unclean animal, or the carcass of unclean livestock, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and it is hidden from him, and he is unclean, then he shall be guilty.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  3. 3 “‘Or if he touches the uncleanness of man, whatever his uncleanness is with which he is unclean, and it is hidden from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  4. 4 “‘Or if anyone swears rashly with his lips to do evil or to do good—whatever it is that a man might utter rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him—when he knows of it, then he will be guilty of one of these.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  5. 5 It shall be, when he is guilty of one of these, he shall confess that in which he has sinned;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  6. 6 and he shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh for his sin which he has sinned: a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  7. 7 “‘If he can’t afford a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to Yahweh; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  8. 8 He shall bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one which is for the sin offering. He shall wring off its head from its neck, but shall not sever it completely.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  9. 9 He shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  10. 10 He shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has sinned, and he shall be forgiven.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  11. 11 “‘But if he can’t afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for that in which he has sinned, one tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it, and he shall not put any frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  12. 12 He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as the memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, on the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. It is a sin offering.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  13. 13 The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he will be forgiven; and the rest shall be the priest’s, as the meal offering.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  14. 14 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  15. 15 “If anyone commits a trespass, and sins unwittingly regarding Yahweh’s holy things, then he shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh: a ram without defect from the flock, according to your estimation in silver by shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  16. 16 He shall make restitution for that which he has done wrong regarding the holy thing, and shall add a fifth part to it, and give it to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and he will be forgiven.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  17. 17 “If anyone sins, doing any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, though he didn’t know it, he is still guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  18. 18 He shall bring a ram without defect from of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing in which he sinned and didn’t know it, and he will be forgiven.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  19. 19 It is a trespass offering. He is certainly guilty before Yahweh.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Leviticus 5 · Preschool

Tell God You Are Sorry

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Color the scales and the praying hands! We can always tell God we are sorry.

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Bible Verse

“He shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has sinned, and he shall be forgiven.”

Leviticus 5:10 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When we do wrong, we can tell God. He loves to forgive us.

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