Chapter 5

And if a soul sin,⁴ and hear¹ the voice of swearing, and [is] a witness, whether he hath seen¹ or known¹ [of it]; if he do not utter⁵⁵ [it], then he shall bear¹ his iniquity.

Or if a soul touch⁴ any unclean thing, whether [it be] a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and [if] it be hidden⁸ from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.¹

Or if he touch⁴ the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness [it be] that a man shall be defiled⁴ withal, and it be hid⁸ from him; when he knoweth¹ [of it], then he shall be guilty.¹

Or if a soul swear,¹¹ pronouncing¹⁵ with [his] lips to do evil,⁵³ or to do good,⁵³ whatsoever [it be] that a man shall pronounce¹⁷ with an oath, and it be hid⁸ from him; when he knoweth¹ [of it], then he shall be guilty¹ in one of these.

And it shall be, when he shall be guilty⁴ in one of these [things], that he shall confess⁹⁸ that he hath sinned¹ in that [thing]:

And he shall bring⁵² his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned,¹ a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement¹⁴ for him concerning his sin.

And if he be not able to bring⁵⁵ a lamb, then he shall bring⁵² for his trespass, which he hath committed,¹ two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

And he shall bring⁵² them unto the priest, who shall offer⁵² [that] which [is] for the sin offering first, and wring off¹ his head from his neck, but shall not divide [it] asunder:⁵⁵

And he shall sprinkle⁵² of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest¹² of the blood shall be wrung out¹¹ at the bottom of the altar: it [is] a sin offering.

And he shall offer⁴ the second [for] a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement¹⁴ for him for his sin which he hath sinned,¹ and it shall be forgiven⁸ him.

But if he be not able to bring⁵⁵ two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned¹ shall bring⁵² for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put⁴ no oil upon it, neither shall he put⁴ [any] frankincense thereon: for it [is] a sin offering.

Then shall he bring⁵² it to the priest, and the priest shall take¹ his handful ⁷⁰⁶² of it, [even] a memorial thereof, and burn⁵² [it] on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it [is] a sin offering.

And the priest shall make an atonement¹⁴ for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned¹ in one of these, and it shall be forgiven⁸ him: and [the remnant] shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

If a soul commit⁴ a trespass, and sin¹ through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring⁵² 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 amends¹⁷ for the harm¹ that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add⁵⁵ the fifth part thereto, and give¹ it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement¹⁷ for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven⁸ him.

And if a soul sin,⁴ and commit¹ any of these things which are forbidden to be done¹¹ by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist¹ [it] not, yet is he guilty,¹ and shall bear¹ his iniquity.

And he shall bring⁵² a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement¹⁴ for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred¹ and wist¹ [it] not, and it shall be forgiven⁸ him.

It [is] a trespass offering: he hath certainly² trespassed¹ against the LORD.