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Even if you are unaware of what you have done, you are guilty and will be punished for your sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the LORD’s commandments ought not to be done, though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And 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 <i>it</i> not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If a person sins, and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD, though he does not know <i>it</i>, yet he is guilty and shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now if a person sins and does any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, though he was unaware, he is still guilty and shall bear his punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now if a person sins and does any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, though he was unaware, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now if a person sins and does any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, though he was unaware, still he is guilty, and shall bear his punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Now if a person sins and does any one of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, but he was unaware, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Now if anyone sins and does any of the things which the LORD has forbidden, though he was not aware of it, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If someone sins and without knowing it violates any of the LORD’s commands concerning anything prohibited, he is guilty, and he will bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If someone sins and without knowing it violates any of the LORD&#8217s commands concerning anything prohibited, he bears the consequences of his guilt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if any one sin, and do any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if any one sin, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If any of you do wrong-even one thing forbidden by any of the LORD's commands, but you didn't know it-when you realize your guilt, you must be punished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If any of you sin unintentionally by breaking any of the LORD's commands, you are guilty and must pay the penalty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If a person sins and does what the LORD commanded is not to be done, and if he didn't know that he had sinned, then he will be guilty nevertheless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If someone sins and violates any of the LORD?s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"If a person sins and violates any of the Lord's commandments which must not be violated (although he did not know it at the time, but later realizes he is guilty), then he will bear his punishment for iniquity<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"If anyone sins, and does any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done; though he did not know it, yet he is guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if a soul shall sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when any person sins, and has done [something against] one of all the commands of YHWH [regarding things] which are not to be done, and has not known, then he has been guilty, and has borne his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And when any person sinneth, and hath done something against one of all the commands of Jehovah regarding things which are not to be done, and hath not known, and he hath been guilty, and hath borne his iniquity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if a soul shall sin and do one from all the commands of Jehovah which shall not be done; and he knew not, and he was guilty, and bore his sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If any one sin through ignorance, and do one of those things which by the law of the Lord are forbidden, and being guilty of sin, understand his iniquity, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If a soul will have sinned through ignorance, and will have done one of those things which the law of the Lord prohibits, and, being guilty of sin, understands his iniquity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If someone does wrong and violates one of the LORD’s prohibitions without realizing it, that person is guilty and shall bear the penalty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If any of you sin without knowing it, doing any of the things that by the LORD’s commandments ought not to be done, you have incurred guilt, and are subject to punishment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if any person sins and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he does not know that he has sinned, yet he is guilty and shall suffer for his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if the soul will sin and it will do one thing of all the commandments of LORD JEHOVAH that are not to be done and does not know that he sinned, he shall bear his sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if any one sin, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, though he know it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the soul which shall sin, and do one thing <i>against</i> any of the commandments of the Lord, which it is not right to do, and has not known it, and shall have transgressed, and shall have contracted guilt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/5-17.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=998" 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">Laws for Guilt Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">someone</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ṯe·ḥĕ·ṭā (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">sins</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and violates</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">any</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wōṯ (N-fpc) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">commandments</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">even though he was</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯê·‘ā·śe·nāh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></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.">unaware,</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> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wə·nā·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">and shall bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">his punishment.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>He is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, and he will be forgiven.…<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/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27-31</a></span><br />Also, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering. / And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven. / You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></span><br />But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-17.htm">James 4:17</a></span><br />Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-48.htm">Luke 12:48</a></span><br />But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-15.htm">Romans 7:15-25</a></span><br />I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do. / And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good. / In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-10</a></span><br />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. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a></span><br />Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-27</a></span><br />If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-13.htm">1 Timothy 1:13</a></span><br />I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30</a></span><br />Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Galatians 3:19</a></span><br />Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-56.htm">1 Corinthians 15:56</a></span><br />The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-20.htm">Ezekiel 45:20</a></span><br />You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-19.htm">Matthew 5:19</a></span><br />So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Leviticus 5:1</a></b></br> And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and <i>is</i> a witness, whether he hath seen or known <i>of it</i>; if he do not utter <i>it</i>, then he shall bear his iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Leviticus 4:2-4,13,22,27</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD <i>concerning things</i> which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: … </p><p class="hdg">though</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Leviticus 5:15</a></b></br> If 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a></b></br> Who can understand <i>his</i> errors? cleanse thou me from secret <i>faults</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/12-48.htm">Luke 12:48</a></b></br> But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few <i>stripes</i>. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.</p><p class="hdg">yet is he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Leviticus 5:1,2</a></b></br> And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and <i>is</i> a witness, whether he hath seen or known <i>of it</i>; if he do not utter <i>it</i>, then he shall bear his iniquity… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Leviticus 4:2,13,27</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD <i>concerning things</i> which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Forbidden</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-5.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/exodus/32-35.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Sinneth</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Unaware</a> <a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">Wist</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-36.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-31.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-31.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Forbidden</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-19.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-18.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-38.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Sinneth</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-22.htm">Unaware</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-18.htm">Wist</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-18.htm">Wrong</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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Sin is a central theme throughout the Bible, beginning with the fall of man in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>. The idea of sin encompasses both intentional and unintentional actions, highlighting the pervasive nature of sin in human life. <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a> states, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," emphasizing the universality of sin.<p><b>and violates any of the LORD’s commandments</b><br>The commandments refer to the laws given by God to the Israelites, primarily found in the Torah, the first five books of the Bible. These laws were meant to set Israel apart as a holy nation and guide them in righteous living. The commandments include moral, ceremonial, and civil laws. Jesus summarized the essence of these commandments in <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-40</a>, focusing on love for God and neighbor.<p><b>even though he was unaware</b><br>This highlights the concept of unintentional sin, which is addressed in the Levitical law. The idea that one can sin without awareness underscores the holiness of God and the comprehensive nature of His law. In <a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">Numbers 15:22-29</a>, provisions are made for unintentional sins, indicating that ignorance does not exempt one from guilt. This reflects the need for constant vigilance and awareness of God's standards.<p><b>he is guilty</b><br>Guilt in the biblical sense is a state of being accountable for sin before God. It is not merely a feeling but a legal standing that requires atonement. The sacrificial system in Leviticus provided a means for dealing with guilt, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who bore the guilt of humanity on the cross (<a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a>).<p><b>and shall bear his punishment</b><br>The concept of bearing punishment for sin is rooted in the justice of God. Sin has consequences, and under the Old Covenant, these often involved sacrifices or other forms of restitution. The ultimate punishment for sin is spiritual death, as stated in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>, "For the wages of sin is death." However, through Christ's atoning work, believers are offered forgiveness and reconciliation with God, as He bore the punishment on their behalf (<a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who gives commandments to His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The original audience of the Levitical laws, called to be a holy nation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sin_offering.htm">The Sin Offering</a></b><br>A sacrificial system established by God for atonement of sins, including those committed unknowingly.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_sin.htm">Awareness of Sin</a></b><br>Even unintentional sins are serious in the eyes of God. This calls for a humble acknowledgment of our limitations in recognizing all our faults.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness.htm">God’s Holiness</a></b><br>The requirement for atonement, even for unintentional sins, underscores the holiness of God and the seriousness of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/need_for_atonement.htm">Need for Atonement</a></b><br>The sacrificial system points to the necessity of atonement, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who covers all our sins, known and unknown.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuous_repentance.htm">Continuous Repentance</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to maintain a posture of repentance, seeking God’s forgiveness for both known and unknown sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/grace_and_responsibility.htm">Grace and Responsibility</a></b><br>While grace covers our sins, we are responsible for seeking God’s guidance to live according to His commandments.<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/is_the_lord_near.htm">What does Jesus fulfilling all righteousness mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/old_testament_blasphemy_penalty.htm">What was the Old Testament punishment for blasphemy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_was_nehemiah_written.htm">What does it mean Jesus became sin for us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_sin_ignorance.htm">What does the Bible say about ignorance of sin?</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>(17) <span class= "bld">And if a soul sin.</span>--To guard the Israelites most effectually against making profane use of anything dedicated to the sanctuary and its service, it is here further enacted in <a href="/context/leviticus/5-17.htm" title="And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.">Leviticus 5:17-19</a>, that a trespass offering is to be brought when a man only suspects that he had used things which belonged to the Lord, though he can no longer remember what particular holy property it was, which he used for his own purpose. In the canonical exposition, which obtained during the second Temple, of these sacrificial laws, the trespass offering enacted here is called "The Doubtful Offering," in contradistinction to the one enacted in <a href="/context/leviticus/5-14.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,">Leviticus 5:14-16</a>, which is called "The Certain Offering."<p><span class= "bld">These things.</span>--That is, the holy things of the Lord specified in <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm" title="If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass to the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with your estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.">Leviticus 5:15</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Though he wist it not, </span><span class= "ital">i.e., </span>is uncertain about it. Thus, for instance, he might be in doubt whether or not his transgression consisted in not delivering the first-fruit to the sanctuary, or in having used some other sacred property. (Comp. <a href="/genesis/20-5.htm" title="Said he not to me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands have I done this.">Genesis 20:5</a>, &c, <a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm" title="And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.">2Samuel 20:1</a>, &c.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 17-19.</span> Sins of commission may be atoned for by the trespass offering as well as sins of omission. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/5-17.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">someone</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">sins</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶֽחֱטָ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(ṯe·ḥĕ·ṭā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and violates</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָֽשְׂתָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">commandments</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְוֺ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even though he was</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">unaware,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֥ע</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 still guilty</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָשֵׁ֖ם</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 /><br /><span class="word">and shall bear</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָשָׂ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his punishment.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺנֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/5-17.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 5:17 If anyone sins and does any (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 5:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 5:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/5-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 5:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 5:18" /></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>