Leviticus 5 · Verse 6

Leviticus 5:6

And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.
Leviticus 5:6, King James Version

Leviticus 5:6 in other translations

BSBand he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.
WEBand he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD for his sin which he has sinned: a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin.
ASVand he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin.
YLTand hath brought in his guilt-offering to Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned, a female out of the flock, a lamb, or a kid of the goats, for a sin-offering, and the priest hath made atonement for him, because of his sin.
DARBYand he shall bring his trespass-offering to Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the small cattle, a sheep or doe goat, for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him to cleanse him from his sin.
BBEAnd take to the Lord the offering for the wrong which he has done, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin-offering, and the priest will take away his sin.
WebsterAnd he shall bring his trespass-offering to the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.

What does Leviticus 5:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 5:6-14
6-14. he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sins which he hath sinned--A trespass offering differed from a sin offering in the following respects: that it was appointed for persons who had either done evil unwittingly, or were in doubt as to their own criminality; or felt themselves in such a special situation as required sacrifices of that kind [Brown]. The trespass offering appointed in such cases was a female lamb or kid; if unable to make such an offering, he might bring a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons--the one to be offered for a sin offering, the other for a burnt offering; or if even that was beyond his ability, the law would be satisfied with the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour without oil or frankincense.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 5:1-13

The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of offending one that has been his friend, or may be his enemy, a man refuses to give evidence, or gives it but in part, he shall bear his iniquity. And that is a heavy burden, which, if some course be not taken to get it removed…

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Leviticus 5:6 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.

וְהֵבִ֣יאve.he.Vi'and he will bringH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲשָׁמ֣וֹ'a.sha.Moguilt offering hisH817
לַיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
עַ֣ל'alonH5921
חַטָּאתוֹ֩cha.ta.Tosin hisH2403
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
חָטָ֜אcha.Ta'he has sinnedH2398
נְקֵבָ֨הne.ke.Vaha femaleH5347
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַצֹּ֥אןha.Tzonthe flockH6629
כִּשְׂבָּ֛הkis.Baha ewe lambH3776
אֽוֹ\־'ov-orH176
שְׂעִירַ֥תse.'i.Rata female goat ofH8166
עִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimgoatsH5795
לְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.Tatto a sin offeringH2403
וְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.Perand he will make atonementH3722
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavon himH5921
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
מֵחַטָּאתֽוֹ\׃me.cha.ta.Tofrom sin hisH2403

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

Cross references for Leviticus 5:6

  • Leviticus 4:28

    Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.

  • Leviticus 4:32

    And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.

  • Ezekiel 40:39

    And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.

  • Leviticus 7:1-7

    Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar. And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away: …

  • Leviticus 19:21-22

    And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering. And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.

  • Ezekiel 42:13

    Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the Lord shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.

  • 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 14:12-13

    And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord: And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:

  • Leviticus 6:6

    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:

  • Numbers 6:12

    And he shall consecrate unto the Lord the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
trespass offering.It is remarkable, that in this and the following verse, the sacrifice offered is indifferently called {asham,} a trespass offering, and {chattath,} a sin offering; yet the Marginal References show that these differ in several respects. Sin offerings were sometimes offered for the whole congregation; trespass offerings never, but only for particular persons. Bullocks were sometimes used for sin offerings, never for trespass offerings. The blood of the sin offerings was put on the horns of the altar, that of the trespass offerings was only sprinkled round the bottom of the altar. The sin offering seems to have been for the expiation of offences committed in matters of religion, from a mistake or inadvertency respecting the law; but the trespass offering was required for the casual deviations from the ritual law, when well known, or for crimes against moral precepts, implying injustice to man.
4:28,32; 6:6; 7:1-7; 14:12,13; 19:21,22; Nu 6:12; Eze 40:39; 42:13
a female.
4:28,32
the priest.
4:20

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Context

  • Leviticus 5:5

    And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:

  • Leviticus 5:6

    And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.

  • Leviticus 5:7

    And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

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Leviticus 5:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y para su expiación traerá á Jehová por su pecado que ha cometido, una hembra de los rebaños, una cordera ó una cabra como ofrenda de expiación; y el sacerdote hará expiación por él de su pecado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il amènera à l’ Éternel son sacrifice pour le délit, pour son péché qu’il a commis, une femelle du menu bétail, soit brebis, soit chèvre, en sacrifice pour le péché; et le sacrificateur fera propitiation pour lui pour le purifier de son péché.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und er bringe sein Schuldopfer dem Jehova für seine Sünde, die er begangen hat: ein Weiblein vom Kleinvieh, ein Schaf oder eine Ziege zum Sündopfer; und der Priester soll Sühnung für ihn tun wegen seiner Sünde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et offerat de gregibus agnam sive capram, orabitque pro ea sacerdos et pro peccato ejus.