Leviticus 6 · Verse 7

Leviticus 6:7

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.
Leviticus 6:7, King James Version

Leviticus 6:7 in other translations

BSBIn 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.”
WEBThe priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD, and he will be forgiven concerning whatever he does to become guilty.”
ASVand the priest shall make atonement for him before Jehovah; and he shall be forgiven concerning whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty thereby.
YLTand the priest hath made atonement for him before Jehovah, and it hath been forgiven him, concerning one thing of all that he doth, by being guilty therein.'
DARBYAnd the priest shall make atonement for him before Jehovah, and it shall be forgiven him concerning anything of all that he hath done so as to trespass therein.
BBEAnd the priest will take away his sin from before the Lord, and he will have forgiveness for whatever crime he has done
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Leviticus 6:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 6:2-7

Le 6:1-7. Trespass Offering for Sins Done Wittingly. 2-7. If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord--This law, the record of which should have been joined with the previous chapter, was given concerning things stolen, fraudulently gotten, or wrongfully kept. The offender was enjoined to make restitution of the articles to the rightful owner, along with a fifth part out of his own possessions. But it was…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 6:1-7

Concerning the burnt-offering. (8-13) Concerning the meat-offering. (14-23) Concerning the sin-offering. (24-30) Verses 1-7 Though all the instances relate to our neighbour, yet it is called a trespass against the Lord. Though the person injured be mean, and even despicable, yet the injury reflects upon that God who has made the command of loving our neighbour next to that of loving himself. Human laws make a…

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Leviticus 6:7 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.

וְכִפֶּ֨רve.khi.Perand he will make atonementH3722
עָלָ֧יו'a.Lavon himH5921
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.Lachand it will be forgivenH5545
ל֑וֹloto <the> him
עַל\־'al-onH5921
אַחַ֛ת'a.ChatoneH259
מִכֹּ֥לmi.Kolof allH3605
אֲשֶֽׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
יַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.Sehsomeone will doH6213
לְאַשְׁמָ֥הle.'ash.Mahto guiltH819
בָֽהּ\׃\ \פVahby <the> it

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Cross references for Leviticus 6:7

  • Leviticus 4:26

    And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

  • 1 John 1:9

    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  • 1 John 2:1-2

    My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

  • 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.

  • 1 John 1:7

    But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

  • Ezekiel 33:19

    But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

  • Leviticus 5:13

    And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as a meat offering.

  • Ezekiel 18:26-27

    When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

  • Exodus 34:7

    Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

  • 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.

  • Micah 7:18

    Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

  • Leviticus 5:10

    And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
make.
4:20,26,31; 5:10,13,15,16,18; Ex 34:7; Eze 18:21-23,26,27
Eze 33:14-16,19; Mic 7:18; 1Jo 1:7,9; 2:1,2
it shall be.
Isa 1:18; Mt 12:31; 1Co 6:9-11

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Context

  • 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:

  • Leviticus 6:7

    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.

  • Leviticus 6:8

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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Leviticus 6:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el sacerdote hará expiación por él delante de Jehová, y obtendrá perdón de cualquiera de todas las cosas en que suele ofender.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et c’est ici la loi de l’offrande de gâteau: l’un des fils d’Aaron la présentera devant l’ Éternel, devant l’autel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und dies ist das Gesetz des Speisopfers: Einer der Söhne Aarons soll es vor Jehova darbringen vor dem Altar.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
qui rogabit pro eo coram Domino, et dimittetur illi pro singulis quæ faciendo peccavit.