Leviticus

Leviticus 5:4–6

⁴Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil— in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath— even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.

⁵If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed, ⁶and 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.

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Leviticus 5:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
if	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
someone	נֶ֡פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
swears	תִשָּׁבַע֩	ṯiš·šā·ḇa‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7650 swear
thoughtlessly	לְבַטֵּ֨א	lə·ḇaṭ·ṭê	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H981 babble, vociferate angrily
with his lips	בִשְׂפָתַ֜יִם	ḇiś·p̄ā·ṯa·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - fd	H8193 lip, speech, edge
to do anything good	לְהֵיטִ֗יב	lə·hê·ṭîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
evil	לְהָרַ֣ע׀	lə·hā·ra‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7489 be evil, bad
in	לְ֠כֹל	lə·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
whatever matter	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
a man	הָאָדָ֛ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
may rashly pronounce	יְבַטֵּ֧א	yə·ḇaṭ·ṭê	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H981 babble, vociferate angrily
an oath	בִּשְׁבֻעָ֖ה	biš·ḇu·‘āh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7621 oath, curse
even if he is unaware	וְנֶעְלַ֣ם	wə·ne‘·lam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5956 conceal
of it	מִמֶּ֑נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
when he	וְהוּא־	wə·hū-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
realizes it	יָדַ֥ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
he is guilty	וְאָשֵׁ֖ם	wə·’ā·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H816 offend, be guilty
in	מֵאֵֽלֶּה׃	mê·’êl·leh	Preposition-m; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these

Leviticus 5:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִֽי־	ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
someone incurs guilt	יֶאְשַׁ֖ם	ye’·šam	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H816 offend, be guilty
in one	לְאַחַ֣ת	lə·’a·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular	H259 one
of these ways	מֵאֵ֑לֶּה	mê·’êl·leh	Preposition-m; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
he must confess	וְהִ֨תְוַדָּ֔ה	wə·hiṯ·wad·dāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3034 throw, cast
the sin he has committed	חָטָ֖א	ḥā·ṭā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss

Leviticus 5:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and he must bring	וְהֵבִ֣יא	wə·hê·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his guilt offering	אֲשָׁמ֣וֹ	’ă·šā·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H817 offence, guilt
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֡ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for	עַ֣ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the sin	חַטָּאתוֹ֩	ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
he has committed	חָטָ֜א	ḥā·ṭā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss
a female	נְקֵבָ֨ה	nə·qê·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5347 female
lamb	כִּשְׂבָּ֛ה	kiś·bāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3776 ewe-lamb
or	אֽוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
goat	שְׂעִירַ֥ת	śə·‘î·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8166 she-goat
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the flock	הַצֹּ֥אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
as a sin offering	לְחַטָּ֑את	lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
And the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֖ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
will make atonement	וְכִפֶּ֥ר	wə·ḵip·per	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for him	עָלָ֛יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
concerning his sin	מֵחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃	mê·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion

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Leviticus 5:4 Ecclesiastes 5:2–6 · Judges 11:31 · Mark 6:23 · Acts 23:12 · 1 Samuel 25:22 · Numbers 30:8

Leviticus 5:5 Proverbs 28:13 · Numbers 5:7 · Leviticus 26:40 · Leviticus 16:21 · Romans 10:10 · Ezra 10:11–12 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Daniel 9:4 · Psalm 32:5 · Joshua 7:19 · Jeremiah 3:13

Leviticus 5:6 Leviticus 4:32 · Leviticus 4:28

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