Leviticus 22 · Verse 14

Leviticus 22:14

And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.
Leviticus 22:14, King James Version

Leviticus 22:14 in other translations

BSBIf anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.
WEB“‘If a man eats something holy unwittingly, then he shall add the fifth part of its value to it, and shall give the holy thing to the priest.
ASVAnd if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give unto the priest the holy thing.
YLT‘And when a man doth eat of a holy thing through ignorance, then he hath added its fifth part to it, and hath given it to the priest, with the holy thing;
DARBYAnd if a man eat of a holy thing through inadvertence, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.
BBEAnd if a man takes the holy food in error, he will have to give the holy thing back to the priest, with the addition of a fifth part.
WebsterAnd if a man shall eat of the holy thing unknowingly, then he shall put to it the fifth part, and shall give it to the priest, with the holy thing.

What does Leviticus 22:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly--A common Israelite might unconsciously partake of what had been offered as tithes, first-fruits, &c., and on discovering his unintentional error, he was not only to restore as much as he had used, but be fined in a fifth part more for the priests to carry into the sanctuary.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it - The holy thing of which he has unknowingly eaten shall be fairly valued, and to this value he shall add one fifth more, and give the whole to the priest.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 22:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִ֕ישׁve.'Ishand anyoneH376
כִּֽי\־ki-ifH3588
יֹאכַ֥לyo.Khalhe will eatH398
קֹ֖דֶשׁKo.desha holy thingH6944
בִּשְׁגָגָ֑הbish.ga.Gahby inadvertenceH7684
וְיָסַ֤ףve.ya.Safand he will addH3254
חֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙cha.mi.shi.Tofifth itsH2549
עָלָ֔יו'a.Lavto itH5921
וְנָתַ֥ןve.na.Tanand he will giveH5414
לַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.Hento the priestH3548
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ\׃ha.Ko.deshthe holy thingH6944

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 22:14

  • Leviticus 27:15

    And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.

  • Leviticus 27:13

    But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.

  • Leviticus 5:15-19

    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: 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. 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 it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. 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. …

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5:15-19; 27:13,15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Leviticus 22:13

    But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.

  • Leviticus 22:14

    And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.

  • Leviticus 22:15

    And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord;

Read all of Leviticus 22

Leviticus 22:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el que por yerro comiere cosa sagrada, añadirá á ella su quinto, y darálo al sacerdote con la cosa sagrada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et si un homme, par ignorance, mange d’une chose sainte, il donnera au sacrificateur la chose sainte, et y ajoutera un cinquième par-dessus.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wenn jemand aus Versehen Heiliges isset, so soll er das Fünftel davon hinzufügen und dem Priester das Heilige erstatten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui comederit de sanctificatis per ignorantiam, addet quintam partem cum eo quod comedit, et dabit sacerdoti in sanctuarium.