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In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the wrong they have committed unintentionally, and they will be forgiven. <a href="/nlt/leviticus/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> For a guilt offering, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. Through this process the priest will purify you from your unintentional sin, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven. <a href="/esv/leviticus/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for him for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/5.htm">King James Bible</a> And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/5.htm">New King James Version</a> And he shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him regarding his ignorance in which he erred and did not know it, and it shall be forgiven him. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He is then to bring to the priest a ram without defect from the flock, according to your assessment, as a guilt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he committed unintentionally and did not know it, and it will be forgiven him. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220He is then to bring to the priest a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his error in which he sinned unintentionally and did not know it, and it will be forgiven him. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “He is then to bring to the priest a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his error in which he sinned unintentionally and did not know it, and it shall be forgiven him. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He is then to bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his error in which he sinned unintentionally and did not know it, and it will be forgiven him. <a href="/amp/leviticus/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He is then to bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering. In this way the priest shall make atonement for him regarding the error which he committed unintentionally and did not know it, and he shall be forgiven. <a href="/csb/leviticus/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He must bring an unblemished ram from the flock according to your assessment of its value as a guilt offering to the priest. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the error he has committed unintentionally, and he will be forgiven. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He must bring an unblemished ram from the flock according to your assessment of its value as a restitution offering to the priest. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the error he has committed unintentionally, and he will be forgiven. <a href="/asv/leviticus/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a trespass-offering, unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing wherein he erred unwittingly and knew it not, and he shall be forgiven. <a href="/erv/leviticus/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a guilt offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing wherein he erred unwittingly and knew it not, and he shall be forgiven. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You must bring the priest a ram that has no defects from the flock or its value in money for a guilt offering. The priest will make peace with the LORD for the wrong you did unintentionally (although you didn't know what you did), and you will be forgiven. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> You must bring to the priest as a repayment offering a male sheep or goat without any defects. Its value is to be determined according to the official standard. The priest shall offer the sacrifice for the sin which you committed unintentionally, and you will be forgiven. <a href="/isv/leviticus/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> He is to bring from the flock to the priest a ram without defect, estimated as to its value in silver shekels, as a guilt offering. Then the priest is to make atonement for him concerning his inadvertent act that he committed through ignorance, and it will be forgiven him. <a href="/msb/leviticus/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/leviticus/5.htm">NET Bible</a> and must bring a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels, for a guilt offering to the priest. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his error which he committed (although he himself had not known it) and he will be forgiven. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He shall bring a ram without blemish from of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing in which he sinned and did not know it, and he will be forgiven. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass-offering to the priest; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and knew it not, and it shall be forgiven him. <a href="/web/leviticus/5.htm">World English Bible</a> He shall bring a ram without defect from of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing in which he sinned and didn’t know it, and he will be forgiven. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Then he has brought in a ram, a perfect one, out of the flock, at your valuation, for a guilt-offering, to the priest; and the priest has made atonement for him, for his ignorance in which he has erred and he has not known, and it has been forgiven him; <a href="/ylt/leviticus/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Then he hath brought in a ram, a perfect one, out of the flock, at thy valuation, for a guilt-offering, unto the priest; and the priest hath made atonement for him, for his ignorance in which he hath erred and he hath not known, and it hath been forgiven him; <a href="/slt/leviticus/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he brought a blameless ram from the sheep, by thy estimation, for the trespass to the priest; and the priest expiated for him for his error which he erred and he knew not; and it was forgiven to him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He shall offer of the hocks a ram without blemish to the priest, according to the measure and estimation of the sin: and the priest shall pray for him, because he did it ignorantly: and it shall be forgiven him, <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> he shall offer from the flocks an immaculate ram to the priest, according to the measure and estimation of the sin, who shall pray for him, because he did it unknowingly, and he shall be released from it, <a href="/nabre/leviticus/5.htm">New American Bible</a> The individual shall bring to the priest an unblemished ram of the flock, at the established value, for a reparation offering. The priest shall then make atonement on the offerer’s behalf for the error inadvertently and unknowingly committed so that the individual may be forgiven. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, or the equivalent, as a guilt offering; and the priest shall make atonement on your behalf for the error that you committed unintentionally, and you shall be forgiven.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he shall bring to the priest a ram of value without blemish out of the flocks for a trespass offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his ignorance in erring, even though he knew it not, and it shall be forgiven him. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he shall bring a male without blemish from a flock with a price offering to the Priest, and the Priest shall atone for him for the error that he erred and he does not know, and it shall be forgiven to him.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy valuation, for a guilt-offering, unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the error which he committed, though he knew it not, and he shall be forgiven. <a href="/sep/leviticus/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> he shall even bring a ram without blemish from the flock, valued at a price of silver for his transgression to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for his trespass of ignorance, wherein he ignorantly trespassed, and he knew it not; and it shall be forgiven him. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/5-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=1007" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/5.htm">Laws for Guilt Offerings</a> …17If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment. 18<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/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/8549.htm" title="8549: tā·mîm (Adj-ms) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">an unblemished</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’a·yil (N-ms) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">ram</a> <a href="/hebrew/6187.htm" title="6187: bə·‘er·kə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- An order, row, estimate. From arak; a pile, equipment, estimate.">of proper value</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: haṣ·ṣōn (Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">the flock</a> <a href="/hebrew/817.htm" title="817: lə·’ā·šām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Offense, guilt. From 'asham; guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering.">as a guilt offering.</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.">Then the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: wə·ḵip·per (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">will make atonement</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on his behalf</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7684.htm" title="7684: šiḡ·ḡā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Sin of error or inadvertance. From shagag; a mistake or inadvertent transgression.">the wrong</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/7683.htm" title="7683: šā·ḡāḡ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To go astray, commit sin or error. A primitive root; to stray, i.e. sin.">he has committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></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.">in ignorance,</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5545.htm" title="5545: wə·nis·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To forgive, pardon. A primitive root; to forgive.">and he will be forgiven.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> 19It is a guilt offering; he was certainly guilty before the LORD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/5-6.htm">Numbers 5:6-8</a> “Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty / and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged. / But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him. <a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Exodus 22:10-12</a> If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching, / an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution. / But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner. <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Leviticus 6:6-7</a> Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock. / In this way the priest will make atonement for him before the LORD, and he will be forgiven for anything he may have done to incur guilt.” <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Leviticus 4:27-31</a> And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt. / When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering. ... <a href="/leviticus/7-1.htm">Leviticus 7:1-10</a> “Now this is the law of the guilt offering, which is most holy: / The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar. / And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, ... <a href="/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27-29</a> 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. <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a> 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. <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a> According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-4</a> For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ... <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7-9</a> 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. <a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a> God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. <a href="/romans/5-10.htm">Romans 5:10-11</a> For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! / Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">2 Corinthians 5:18-19</a> All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: / that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a> So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. <a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8-9</a> But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.” / Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and knew it not, and it shall be forgiven him.And he<a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Leviticus 5:15,16</a> 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: … for a trespass<a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Leviticus 6:6</a> And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5,6</a> For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; … and the priest<a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Leviticus 5:16</a> And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.<a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4</a> And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.<a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Leviticus 4:20</a> And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-13.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">Erred</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Error</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Estimation</a> <a href="/exodus/40-18.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Forgiven</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Guilt-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-32.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">Price</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Trespass-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Unwittingly</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Valuation</a> <a href="/exodus/25-7.htm">Value</a> <a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">Valued</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-13.htm">Way</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-11.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-17.htm">Wist</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-17.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/6-7.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">Erred</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-19.htm">Error</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Estimation</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-7.htm">Forgiven</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-19.htm">Guilt-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-14.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-19.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Price</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-23.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-19.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-19.htm">Trespass-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-14.htm">Unwittingly</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Valuation</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-5.htm">Value</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Valued</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-7.htm">Way</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/joshua/2-4.htm">Wist</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 5</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">He who sins in concealing his knowledge</a> 2. <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">in touching an unclean thing</a> 4. <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">or in making an oath</a> 6. <a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">His trespass offering, of the flock</a> 7. <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">of fowls</a> 11. <a href="/leviticus/5-11.htm">or of flour</a> 14. <a href="/leviticus/5-14.htm">The trespass offering in sacrilege</a> 17. <a href="/leviticus/5-17.htm">and in sins of ignorance</a> </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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In the Levitical system, the requirement for an unblemished ram underscores the importance of offering something pure and without defect to God, symbolizing the need for holiness and perfection in atonement. The ram, a valuable animal, signifies the seriousness of sin and the costliness of atonement. This offering is a "guilt offering," which is distinct from other offerings like the sin offering or burnt offering, focusing on restitution and reconciliation. The concept of "proper value" indicates that the offering must be commensurate with the offense, reflecting the justice and fairness inherent in God's law. This practice foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is described as the Lamb of God, unblemished and perfect, offering Himself for the sins of humanity.Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, The role of the priest as a mediator is crucial in the Old Testament sacrificial system. The priest acts as an intermediary between God and man, highlighting the need for a go-between in the process of atonement. The phrase "for the wrong he has committed in ignorance" points to the fact that not all sins are committed willfully; some are done unknowingly. This provision in the law shows God's grace and understanding of human frailty. It also emphasizes the comprehensive nature of sin, which affects individuals even when they are unaware. This anticipates the New Testament teaching that Christ, our High Priest, makes atonement for all sins, known and unknown, through His sacrifice.and he will be forgiven. Forgiveness is the ultimate goal of the sacrificial system, restoring the relationship between the sinner and God. This assurance of forgiveness upon the completion of the prescribed ritual reflects God's mercy and willingness to reconcile with His people. It also points to the completeness and sufficiency of the atonement provided by Christ, who offers eternal forgiveness to those who believe in Him. The certainty of forgiveness in this context provides a foundation for understanding the New Covenant, where faith in Christ's sacrifice ensures forgiveness and reconciliation with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a> The mediator between God and the people, responsible for offering sacrifices and making atonement for sins. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_sinner.htm">The Sinner</a> An individual who has committed an unintentional sin and seeks forgiveness through the prescribed offering. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_ram.htm">The Ram</a> A sacrificial animal without blemish, symbolizing purity and the cost of atonement. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_guilt_offering.htm">The Guilt Offering</a> A specific type of sacrifice required for atonement of unintentional sins, emphasizing the seriousness of sin and the need for restitution. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> The place where sacrifices were made, representing God's presence among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin, even when unintentional, requires atonement. This underscores the holiness of God and the seriousness with which He views sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a> The priest acts as a mediator, pointing to Christ as our ultimate High Priest who intercedes for us. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_atonement.htm">The Cost of Atonement</a> The requirement of a ram without blemish signifies the costliness of sin and the need for a perfect sacrifice, fulfilled in Jesus. <a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_restoration.htm">Forgiveness and Restoration</a> God's provision for forgiveness through the guilt offering demonstrates His desire for restoration and reconciliation with His people. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_awareness_of_sin.htm">Living in Awareness of Sin</a> Believers are called to live with an awareness of sin and its consequences, continually seeking God's forgiveness and grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 5</a> <a href="/q/how_does_intercession_affect_god's_reply.htm">How does atonement restore our relationship with God?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_sparkle_creed_express.htm">How are we cleansed from all unrighteousness?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_'lamb_of_god'_fit_ot_laws.htm">How does calling Jesus 'the Lamb of God' who removes sin (John 1:29) fit with conflicting Old Testament sacrificial laws?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_biblical_salt_covenant.htm">What is the significance of the biblical salt covenant?</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>(18) And he shall bring a ram.--Under such circumstances of suspense and feelings of guilt, he is to bring the same victim as in the former instance.With thy estimation.--That is, according to thy i.e., Moses' valuation, the ram is to be worth two shekels. (See <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>.)And wist it not.--Better, though he wist or knew not, the precise sacred thing which he used, as the same phrase is rendered in the preceding verse. That is, to be on the right side, the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning this error of inadvertence, though the offender is uncertain whether he actually committed the offence or not. Still, as the case is a doubtful one, he is exempt from the additional fifth part which the transgressor had to pay who indisputably committed this offence in ignorance. (See <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm" title="And he shall make amends for the harm that he has done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it to the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.">Leviticus 5:16</a>.) <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/5-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>He must bring וְ֠הֵבִיא (wə·hê·ḇî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the priest הַכֹּהֵ֑ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest an unblemished תָּמִ֧ים (tā·mîm) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> Entire, integrity, truth ram אַ֣יִל (’a·yil) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree of proper value בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ (bə·‘er·kə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6187.htm">Strong's 6187: </a> A pile, equipment, estimate from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the flock הַצֹּ֛אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock as a guilt offering. לְאָשָׁ֖ם (lə·’ā·šām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_817.htm">Strong's 817: </a> Guilt, a fault, a sin-offering Then the priest הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest will make atonement וְכִפֶּר֩ (wə·ḵip·per) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel on his behalf עָלָ֨יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against for עַ֣ל (‘al) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the wrong שִׁגְגָת֧וֹ (šiḡ·ḡā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7684.htm">Strong's 7684: </a> A mistake, inadvertent transgression he has committed שָׁגָ֛ג (šā·ḡāḡ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7683.htm">Strong's 7683: </a> To go astray, commit sin or error unintentionally, לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no and he will be forgiven. וְנִסְלַ֥ח (wə·nis·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5545.htm">Strong's 5545: </a> To forgive, pardon <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/5-18.htm">Leviticus 5:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/5-18.htm">Leviticus 5:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/5-18.htm">Leviticus 5:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/5-18.htm">Leviticus 5:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/5-18.htm">Leviticus 5:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/5-18.htm">Leviticus 5:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/5-18.htm">Leviticus 5:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/5-18.htm">Leviticus 5:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/5-18.htm">Leviticus 5:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/5-18.htm">Leviticus 5:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-18.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 5:18 He shall bring a ram without blemish (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/5-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 5:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 5:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/5-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 5:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 5:19" /></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>