Leviticus 5 · Verse 18

Leviticus 5:18

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.
Leviticus 5:18, King James Version

Leviticus 5:18 in other translations

BSBHe 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.
WEBHe 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLT‘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;
DARBYAnd he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the small cattle, according to thy valuation, as trespass-offering, unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his inadvertence wherein he sinned inadvertently, and knew it not, and it shall be forgiven him.
BBELet him come to the priest with a sheep, a male without any mark out of the flock, of the value fixed by you, as an offering for his error; and the priest will take away the sin which he did in error, and he will have forgiveness.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Leviticus 5:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 5:17-19

17-19. if a soul sin ... though he wist it not, yet is he guilty--This also refers to holy things, and it differs from the preceding in being one of the doubtful cases,--that is, where conscience suspects, though the understanding be in doubt whether criminality or sin has been committed. The Jewish rabbis give, as an example, the case of a person who, knowing that "the fat of the inwards" is not to be eaten…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 5:14-19

Here are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbour. If a man put to his own use unwittingly, any thing dedicated to God, he was to bring this sacrifice. We are to be jealous over ourselves, to ask pardon for the sin, and make satisfaction for the wrong, which we do but suspect ourselves guilty of. The law of God is so very broad, the occasions of sin in this guilty of. The law of God is so very broad…

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Leviticus 5:18 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.

וְ֠הֵבִיאVe.he.vi'and he will bringH935
אַ֣יִל'A.yila ramH352
תָּמִ֧יםta.MimunblemishedH8549
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַצֹּ֛אןha.Tzonthe flockH6629
בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥be.'er.ke.Khaby valuation yourH6187
לְאָשָׁ֖םle.'a.Shamto a guilt offeringH817
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
וְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.Perand he will make atonementH3722
עָלָ֨יו'a.Lavon himH5921
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
עַ֣ל'alonH5921
שִׁגְגָת֧וֹshi.ga.Toinadvertence hisH7684
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
שָׁגָ֛גsha.Gaghe has gone astrayH7683
וְה֥וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יָדַ֖עya.Da'he knewH3045
וְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.Lachand it will be forgivenH5545
לֽוֹ\׃loto <the> him

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Cross references for Leviticus 5:18

  • Leviticus 5:15-16

    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.

  • Leviticus 4:20

    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.

  • Leviticus 6:6-7

    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: And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.

  • 1 Timothy 2:5-6

    For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

  • Leviticus 1:4

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he.
15,16
for a trespass.
6:6; 1Ti 2:5,6
and the priest.
16; 1:4; 4:20; 6:7

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Context

  • Leviticus 5:17

    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.

  • Leviticus 5:18

    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.

  • Leviticus 5:19

    It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the Lord.

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Leviticus 5:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Traerá, pues, al sacerdote por expiación, según tú lo estimes, un carnero sin tacha de los rebaños: y el sacerdote hará expiación por él de su yerro que cometió por ignorancia, y será perdonado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il amènera au sacrificateur un bélier sans défaut, pris du menu bétail, selon ton estimation, en sacrifice pour le délit; et le sacrificateur fera propitiation pour lui, pour son erreur qu’il a commise sans le savoir; et il lui sera pardonné.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er soll einen Widder ohne Fehl vom Kleinvieh nach deiner Schätzung zu dem Priester bringen, zum Schuldopfer; und der Priester soll Sühnung für ihn tun wegen seines Versehens, das er begangen hat, ohne es zu wissen; und es wird ihm vergeben werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		offeret arietem immaculatum de gregibus sacerdoti, juxta mensuram æstimationemque peccati: qui orabit pro eo, quia nesciens fecerit: et dimittetur ei,