Leviticus
Leviticus 5:1
1“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| someone | וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ | wə·ne·p̄eš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| sins | תֶחֱטָ֗א | ṯe·ḥĕ·ṭā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2398 miss |
| by failing | ל֥וֹא | lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to testify | יַגִּ֖יד | yag·gîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| when he hears | וְשָֽׁמְעָה֙ | wə·šā·mə·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H8085 hear |
| a public | ק֣וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| charge | אָלָ֔ה | ’ā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H423 oath |
| about something he | וְה֣וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| has witnessed | עֵ֔ד | ‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5707 witness |
| whether | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| he has seen it | רָאָ֖ה | rā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| or | א֣וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| learned of it | יָדָ֑ע | yā·ḏā‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| he shall bear | וְנָשָׂ֥א | wə·nā·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the iniquity | עֲוֺנֽוֹ׃ | ‘ă·wō·nōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 5:17 · Proverbs 29:24 · Leviticus 19:8 · Leviticus 7:18 · Matthew 26:63 · Ezekiel 18:4 · Leviticus 17:16 · Numbers 9:13 · Leviticus 20:17 · 1 Kings 8:31 · Isaiah 53:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.