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He is to wring its head from its neck, not dividing it completely,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You must bring them to the priest, who will present the first bird as the sin offering. He will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall wring its head from its neck but shall not sever it completely,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer <i>that</i> which <i>is</i> for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide <i>it</i> asunder:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer <i>that</i> which <i>is</i> for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide <i>it</i> completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He shall bring them to the priest, who shall first offer that which is for the sin offering, and shall pinch off its head at the front of its neck, but he shall not sever <i>it.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first that which is for the sin offering and shall nip its head at the front of its neck, but he shall not sever it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first that which is for the sin offering and shall nip its head at the front of its neck, but he shall not sever <i>it.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall bring near first that which is for the sin offering and shall nip its head at the front of its neck, but he shall not separate <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering, and shall nip its head at the front of its neck, but shall not sever it [completely].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to bring them to the priest, who will first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the back of the neck without severing it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to bring them to the priest, who will first present the one for the sin offering. He must twist its head at the back of the neck without severing it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it asunder:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Give both birds to the priest, who will offer one as a sacrifice to ask my forgiveness. He will wring its neck without tearing off its head, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it asunder:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Bring them to the priest, and he will sacrifice the offering for sin first. He will break the bird's neck without pulling its head off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You shall bring them to the priest, who will first offer the bird for the sin offering. He will break its neck without pulling off its head <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He is to bring them to the priest, who will offer a sin offering first. He is to wring off its head without separating it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He must bring them to the priest and present first the one that is for a sin offering. The priest must pinch its head at the nape of its neck, but must not sever the head from the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one which is for the sin offering, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not sever it completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has brought them to the priest, and has brought near that which [is] for a sin-offering first, and has wrung off its head from its neck, and does not separate [it],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he hath brought them in unto the priest, and hath brought near that which is for a sin-offering first, and hath wrung off its head from its neck, and doth not separate it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he brought them to the priest, and he brought near that for the sin first, and broke off its head from the front of its neck; and he shall not divide.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he shall give them to the priest: who shall offer the first for sin, and twist back the head of it to the little pinions, so that it stick to the neck, and be not altogether broken off. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he shall give them to the priest, who, offering the first for sin, shall twist back its head to the little wings, so that it adheres to the neck and is not entirely broken off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The guilty party shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one for the purification offering first. Wringing its head at the neck, yet without breaking it off,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering, wringing its head at the nape without severing it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and he shall wring off its head from its neck, but shall not sever it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall bring them to the Priest and he shall offer first for sin, and he shall wring its head against its neck and he shall not sever it:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and pinch off its head close by its neck, but shall not divide it asunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he shall bring them to the priest, and the priest shall bring the sin-offering first; and the priest shall pinch off the head from the neck, and shall not divide the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/5-8.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=888" 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">7</span>If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hê·ḇî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">He is to bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: ri·šō·w·nāh (Adj-fs) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">who shall first</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·hiq·rîḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">present</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">the one</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: la·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">for the sin offering.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4454.htm" title="4454: ū·mā·laq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To nip, nip off. A primitive root; to crack a joint; by implication, to wring the neck of a fowl.">He is to twist</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">its head</a> <a href="/hebrew/4136.htm" title="4136: mim·mūl (Prep-m) -- Or mowl; or mowtl; or mul; from muwl; properly, abrupt, i.e. A precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially opposite.">at the front</a> <a href="/hebrew/6203.htm" title="6203: ‘ā·rə·pōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Back of the neck, neck. From araph; the nape or back of the neck; hence, the back generally.">of its neck</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/914.htm" title="914: yaḇ·dîl (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be divided, separate. A primitive root; to divide.">severing it;</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.…<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="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-14.htm">Leviticus 1:14-17</a></span><br />If, instead, one’s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon. / Then the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar. / And he is to remove the crop with its contents and throw it to the east side of the altar, in the place for ashes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Leviticus 12:8</a></span><br />But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-24.htm">Luke 2:24</a></span><br />and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-44.htm">Mark 1:44</a></span><br />“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a></span><br />Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-10.htm">Numbers 6:10-11</a></span><br />On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-22.htm">Leviticus 14:22-31</a></span><br />and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. / On the eighth day he is to bring them for his cleansing to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD. / The priest shall take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil, and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-14.htm">Leviticus 15:14-15</a></span><br />On the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest. / The priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-29.htm">Leviticus 15:29-30</a></span><br />On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a></span><br />Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a></span><br />For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:</p><p class="hdg">wring off</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-15.htm">Leviticus 1:15</a></b></br> And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn <i>it</i> on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/4-25.htm">Romans 4:25</a></b></br> Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">1 Peter 3:18</a></b></br> For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-9.htm">Close</a> <a href="/exodus/39-22.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/exodus/39-14.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-6.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-21.htm">First</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Front</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-33.htm">Head</a> <a href="/exodus/34-20.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-31.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-15.htm">Pinch</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/exodus/36-29.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Sever</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Twisting</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-15.htm">Wring</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-15.htm">Wrung</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-38.htm">Close</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-22.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-28.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-4.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">First</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-14.htm">Front</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-9.htm">Head</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-10.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-9.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/luke/15-14.htm">Pinch</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-14.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-10.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-14.htm">Sever</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-9.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-9.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/judges/6-38.htm">Twisting</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Wring</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-9.htm">Wrung</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'; 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This requirement underscores the importance of approaching God through His appointed means. The priesthood, established through Aaron and his descendants, was central to the sacrificial system. This foreshadows the ultimate High Priest, Jesus Christ, who mediates the new covenant (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).<p><b>who shall first present the one for the sin offering</b><br>The sin offering was a crucial part of the sacrificial system, designed to atone for unintentional sins and restore the sinner to fellowship with God. This offering highlights the seriousness of sin and the need for purification. The order of presenting the sin offering first emphasizes the priority of dealing with sin before other forms of worship or thanksgiving. This reflects the necessity of repentance and cleansing before approaching God, as seen in <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a>.<p><b>He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it</b><br>This specific instruction for the sacrifice of birds, typically turtledoves or pigeons, indicates a humane and precise method of killing. The act of not severing the head completely may symbolize the preservation of life and the sanctity of the offering. This method also distinguishes the sin offering from other types of sacrifices, emphasizing the unique requirements for atonement. The careful handling of the sacrifice points to the meticulous nature of God's law and the need for obedience, as well as the foreshadowing of Christ's sacrificial death, which was both brutal and yet carried out with divine purpose and precision (<a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>The priest acts as the mediator between the people and God, performing the sacrificial rituals to atone for the sins of the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sin_offering.htm">The Sin Offering</a></b><br>This is a specific type of offering made to atone for unintentional sins, emphasizing the need for purification and reconciliation with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sacrificial_animal.htm">The Sacrificial Animal</a></b><br>In this context, the animal brought for the sin offering, which is typically a bird, symbolizes the transfer of sin from the person to the sacrifice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>The place where the sacrifice is made, representing the presence of God and the place of atonement.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_act_of_sacrifice.htm">The Act of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The ritual act of twisting the bird's head without severing it completely, which signifies the seriousness of sin and the need for a precise and respectful approach to atonement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is not a trivial matter; it requires a specific and serious response. The detailed instructions for the sin offering highlight the gravity of sin and the need for atonement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_mediator.htm">The Role of the Mediator</a></b><br>The priest's role as a mediator foreshadows Christ's ultimate role as our High Priest, who intercedes on our behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_atonement.htm">The Necessity of Atonement</a></b><br>Atonement is necessary for reconciliation with God. The sacrificial system points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who provides complete atonement for our sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_precision_of_god's_instructions.htm">The Precision of God's Instructions</a></b><br>God's instructions are precise and purposeful. This teaches us the importance of obedience and reverence in our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">The Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The act of sacrifice symbolizes the transfer of sin and the need for a substitute, pointing to the substitutionary atonement of Christ.<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/who_rules_heaven_and_earth.htm">What is the purpose of sacrifices in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ceremonial,_moral,_and_judicial_laws_differ.htm">How do ceremonial, moral, and judicial laws differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_lev_12_8_reconcile_childbirth.htm">In Leviticus 12:8, how does the prescribed offering for atonement reconcile with the idea that childbirth is not a moral wrongdoing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_leviticus_8_1-13's_ceremony_credible.htm">In Leviticus 8:1-13, how historically or archaeologically credible is the elaborate priestly ordination ceremony described?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">And wring off his head.</span>--For the manner in which this was performed see <a href="/leviticus/1-15.htm" title="And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:">Leviticus 1:15</a>. It will be seen that it is here distinctly ordered that in this operation the head of the bird is not to be severed from its body. Herein it differed from the burnt offering in <a href="/leviticus/1-15.htm" title="And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:">Leviticus 1:15</a>. At the time of the second Temple, the priest went to the south-west horn of the altar, held the two feet of the bird between two fingers, and the two wings between two fingers, stretched out the neck of the victim to the breadth of his two fingers, and cut it with the nail of his thumb, breaking open the great blood-vessel at the neck.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/5-8.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">He is to bring</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵבִ֤יא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priest,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who shall first</span><br /><span class="heb">רִאשׁוֹנָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ri·šō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in place, time, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">present</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְרִ֛יב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the one</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">for the sin offering.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחַטָּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He is to twist</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָלַ֧ק</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mā·laq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4454.htm">Strong's 4454: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crack a, joint, to wring the neck of a, fowl</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its head</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאשׁ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(rō·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the front</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמּ֥וּל</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4136.htm">Strong's 4136: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abrupt, a precipice, the front, opposite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of its neck</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרְפּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rə·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6203.htm">Strong's 6203: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nape, back of the neck, the back</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">severing it;</span><br /><span class="heb">יַבְדִּֽיל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaḇ·dîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_914.htm">Strong's 914: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be divided, separate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/5-8.htm">Leviticus 5:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/5-8.htm">Leviticus 5:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/5-8.htm">Leviticus 5:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/5-8.htm">Leviticus 5:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/5-8.htm">Leviticus 5:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/5-8.htm">Leviticus 5:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/5-8.htm">Leviticus 5:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/5-8.htm">Leviticus 5:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/5-8.htm">Leviticus 5:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/5-8.htm">Leviticus 5:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/5-8.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 5:8 He shall bring them to the priest (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 5:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 5:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/5-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 5:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 5:9" /></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>