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When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever sort the uncleanness may be with which one becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and realizes his guilt;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness <i>it be</i> that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth <i>of it</i>, then he shall be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Or if he touches human uncleanness—whatever uncleanness with which a man may be defiled, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes <i>it</i>, then he shall be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever <i>sort</i> his uncleanness <i>may</i> be with which he becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know <i>it,</i> he will be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever sort his uncleanness may be with which he becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever <i>sort</i> his uncleanness <i>may</i> be with which he becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know <i>it</i>, he will be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever <i>sort</i> his uncleanness <i>may</i> be with which he becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know <i>it</i>, he will be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Or if he touches human uncleanness—whatever kind it may be—and he becomes unclean, but he is unaware of it, when he recognizes it, he will be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Or if he touches human uncleanness —any uncleanness by which one can become defiled —without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Or if he touches human uncleanness—any uncleanness by which one can become defiled—without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he is guilty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are guilty if you find out that you have accidentally touched anything unclean that comes from a human body. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If you become unclean by touching human uncleanness of any kind and then ignore it (although you know what you did), you will be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you unintentionally touch anything of human origin that is unclean, whatever it may be, you are guilty as soon as you realize what you have done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When he inadvertently touches the uncleanness of a human being, whatever his uncleanness that made him unclean may be, when he himself comes to know about it, he will be guilty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Or if he touches human uncleanness?anything by which one becomes unclean?even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />or when he touches human uncleanness with regard to anything by which he can become unclean, even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Or if he shall touch the uncleanness of man, whatever uncleanness it may be that a man shall be defiled with, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />or when he comes against [the] uncleanness of man, even any of his uncleanness whereby he is unclean, and it has been hidden from him, and he has known, then he has been guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Or when he cometh against uncleanness of man, even any of his uncleanness whereby he is unclean, and it hath been hidden from him, and he hath known, and hath been guilty:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Or when he shall touch upon the uncleanness of man, for all uncleanness which he shall be unclean in it, and it was hidden from him; and he shall know, and be guilty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if he touch any thing of the uncleanness of man, according to any uncleanness wherewith he is wont to be defiled, and having forgotten it, come afterwards to know it, he shall be guilty of an offence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And if he will have touched anything from the uncleanness of man, according to every kind of impurity by which he may be defiled, and having forgotten it, afterwards realizes it, he shall be guilty of committing a transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />or if someone, without being aware of it, touches some human uncleanness, whatever kind of uncleanness this may be, and then subsequently becomes aware of guilt;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Or when you touch human uncleanness—any uncleanness by which one can become unclean—and are unaware of it, when you come to know it, you shall be guilty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Or if he touches the uncleanness of man, whatever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled with, and disregards it, and he knows that he has sinned;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Or if he will touch the defilement of a man with any defilement of which he is defiled in himself and he will disregard it and he knows that he has sinned.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; and, when he knoweth of it, be guilty;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />or should touch the uncleanness of a man, or whatever kind, which he may touch and be defiled by, and it should have escaped him, but afterwards he should know, - then he shall have transgressed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/5-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=831" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/5.htm">Sins Requiring a Sin Offering</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">Or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: ḵî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: yig·ga‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">he touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">human</a> <a href="/hebrew/2932.htm" title="2932: bə·ṭum·’aṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Religious impurity. From tame'; religious impurity.">uncleanness—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵōl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/2932.htm" title="2932: ṭum·’ā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Religious impurity. From tame'; religious impurity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">by which</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: yiṭ·mā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">one becomes unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm" title="5956: wə·ne‘·lam (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To conceal. A primitive root; to veil from sight, i.e. Conceal.">even if he is unaware</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">when he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">realizes it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/816.htm" title="816: wə·’ā·šêm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To offend, be guilty. Or mashem; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish.">he is guilty.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a></span><br />Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Numbers 5:2-3</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body. / You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a></span><br />Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-13.htm">Haggai 2:13</a></span><br />So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a></span><br />For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-20.htm">Mark 7:20-23</a></span><br />He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. / For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-11</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. / And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7-9</a></span><br />But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. / If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23</a></span><br />They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a></span><br />He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled with, and it be hid from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty.</p><p class="hdg">the uncleanness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/12-1.htm">Leviticus 12:1-13:59</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-1.htm">Leviticus 15:1-33</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4-6</a></b></br> What man soever of the seed of Aaron <i>is</i> a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing <i>that is</i> unclean <i>by</i> the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/4-28.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/genesis/49-4.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/revelation/21-17.htm">Human</a> <a href="/exodus/23-7.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/exodus/36-4.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-35.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Unaware</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">Uncleanness</a> <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm">Unconsciously</a> <a href="/exodus/35-10.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/exodus/30-29.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/genesis/44-5.htm">Whereby</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/exodus/40-30.htm">Withal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm">Human</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-27.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-18.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-13.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Unaware</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-20.htm">Uncleanness</a> <a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Unconsciously</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Whereby</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-21.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-30.htm">Withal</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">He who sins in concealing his knowledge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">in touching an unclean thing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">or in making an oath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">His trespass offering, of the flock</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">of fowls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/5-11.htm">or of flour</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/5-14.htm">The trespass offering in sacrilege</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/5-17.htm">and in sins of ignorance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Or if he touches human uncleanness—</b><br>In the context of Leviticus, "human uncleanness" refers to various conditions that render a person ceremonially unclean according to the Mosaic Law. This includes bodily discharges, skin diseases, and contact with a corpse. The concept of uncleanness is central to the holiness code in Leviticus, emphasizing the separation between the holy and the common. The idea of touching something unclean highlights the pervasive nature of sin and impurity in the world, necessitating constant vigilance and purification.<p><b>anything by which one becomes unclean—</b><br>This phrase underscores the comprehensive nature of the laws regarding purity. It includes a wide range of situations and objects that could cause uncleanness, reflecting the detailed nature of the Levitical laws. The emphasis on "anything" suggests that the Israelites were to be mindful of their surroundings and actions, maintaining a state of purity to remain in fellowship with God. This meticulous attention to purity can be seen as a type pointing to the need for spiritual cleanliness, which is ultimately fulfilled in Christ.<p><b>even if he is unaware of it,</b><br>The inclusion of unintentional uncleanness highlights the seriousness of maintaining purity. It shows that ignorance does not exempt one from the consequences of impurity. This principle is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a>, where the psalmist asks God to cleanse him from hidden faults. It points to the need for continual self-examination and reliance on God's grace for purification.<p><b>when he realizes it,</b><br>Realization of uncleanness brings a responsibility to act. This moment of awareness is crucial, as it triggers the requirement for atonement. It reflects the biblical theme of conviction and repentance, where acknowledgment of sin is the first step toward reconciliation with God. The process of realization and subsequent action is a precursor to the New Testament call to repentance and faith in Christ.<p><b>he is guilty.</b><br>The declaration of guilt upon realization of uncleanness emphasizes the moral and spiritual implications of impurity. It shows that sin, whether intentional or unintentional, separates individuals from God and requires atonement. This concept is foundational to the sacrificial system in Leviticus, which foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, the guilt of sin is addressed through Christ's atoning work, offering believers forgiveness and cleansing from all unrighteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai and communicated them to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the Levitical laws, who were called to live in holiness and obedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where the laws of cleanliness and sacrifices were particularly relevant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The mediators between God and the Israelites, responsible for teaching the laws and performing the sacrifices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/human_uncleanness.htm">Human Uncleanness</a></b><br>Refers to various conditions or actions that rendered a person ceremonially unclean according to the Levitical law.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_uncleanness.htm">Understanding Uncleanness</a></b><br>The concept of uncleanness in Leviticus is not just about physical dirt but represents a spiritual state that separates individuals from God. Recognizing our own "uncleanness" is the first step toward seeking God's forgiveness and purification.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_and_responsibility.htm">Awareness and Responsibility</a></b><br>The verse highlights the importance of awareness in our spiritual walk. Once we become aware of our sin or uncleanness, we are responsible for addressing it. This calls for a sensitive conscience and a willingness to repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_confession.htm">The Role of Confession</a></b><br>Confession is a crucial step in the process of purification. Just as the Israelites had to acknowledge their uncleanness, we too must confess our sins to receive God's forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_daily_life.htm">Holiness in Daily Life</a></b><br>The laws of cleanliness remind us that holiness should permeate every aspect of our lives. We are called to live in a way that reflects God's purity and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_fulfillment_of_the_law.htm">Christ's Fulfillment of the Law</a></b><br>Jesus Christ fulfills the law's requirements for purity and offers us a way to be truly clean before God. Our faith in Him allows us to live in the freedom of His grace while striving for holiness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_accidental_contact_a_sin_in_lev_5_3.htm">Why does Leviticus 5:3 label even accidental contact with normal human bodily processes as a sin, implying natural functions are inherently impure? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_blame_ignorance_in_leviticus_5_2.htm">If Leviticus 5:2 considers touching an unclean creature as sin, even unknowingly, how can ignorance be morally blameworthy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_lev._18_5_vs._rom._3_20_a_contradiction.htm">Leviticus 18:5 promises life through obedience, yet Romans 3:20 says the Law can't grant righteousness. Is this an irreconcilable contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Or if he touch the uncleanness of man.</span>--The sundry classes of defilement which a human being might contract and impart to others by contact, are set forth in Leviticus 12-15.<p><span class= "bld">When he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and he knoweth it, and feeleth that he is guilty. </span>That is, he afterwards becomes conscious that he has contracted the defilement, and feels his guilt. (See <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm" title="Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcass of an unclean beast, or a carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.">Leviticus 5:2</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/5-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">כִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he touches</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגַּע֙</span> <span class="translit">(yig·ga‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">human</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">uncleanness—</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּטֻמְאַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṭum·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2932.htm">Strong's 2932: </a> </span><span class="str2">Religious impurity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anything</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכֹל֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one becomes unclean—</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטְמָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(yiṭ·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even if he is unaware</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֶעְלַ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ne‘·lam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5956.htm">Strong's 5956: </a> </span><span class="str2">To veil from sight, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of it,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֔נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when he realizes it,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is guilty.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָשֵֽׁם׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_816.htm">Strong's 816: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be guilty, to be punished, perish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/5-3.htm">Leviticus 5:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/5-3.htm">Leviticus 5:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/5-3.htm">Leviticus 5:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/5-3.htm">Leviticus 5:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/5-3.htm">Leviticus 5:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/5-3.htm">Leviticus 5:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/5-3.htm">Leviticus 5:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/5-3.htm">Leviticus 5:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/5-3.htm">Leviticus 5:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/5-3.htm">Leviticus 5:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/5-3.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 5:3 Or if he touches the uncleanness (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 5:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 5:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 5:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 5:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>