Leviticus

Leviticus 6:2–7

²“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor ³or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit— ⁴once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found, ⁵or anything else about which he has sworn falsely.

He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt. ⁶Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock. ⁷In 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.”

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Leviticus 6:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
someone	נֶ֚פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
sins	תֶחֱטָ֔א	ṯe·ḥĕ·ṭā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2398 miss
and acts	וּמָעֲלָ֥ה	ū·mā·‘ă·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously
unfaithfully	מַ֖עַל	ma·‘al	Noun - masculine singular	H4604 unfaithful, treacherous act
against the LORD	בַּיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
by deceiving	וְכִחֵ֨שׁ	wə·ḵi·ḥêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
his neighbor	בַּעֲמִית֜וֹ	ba·‘ă·mî·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5997 associate, fellow, relation
in regard to a deposit	בְּפִקָּד֗וֹן	bə·p̄iq·qā·ḏō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6487 deposit, store
or security	בִתְשׂ֤וּמֶת	ḇiṯ·śū·meṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8667 pledge, security
entrusted to him	יָד֙	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
or	אֽוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
stolen	בְגָזֵ֔ל	ḇə·ḡā·zêl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1498 robbery
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
if he extorts	עָשַׁ֥ק	‘ā·šaq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
his neighbor	עֲמִיתֽוֹ׃	‘ă·mî·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5997 associate, fellow, relation

Leviticus 6:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
or	אֽוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
finds	מָצָ֧א	mā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
lost property	אֲבֵדָ֛ה	’ă·ḇê·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H9 a lost thing
and lies	וְכִ֥חֶשׁ	wə·ḵi·ḥeš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
about it	בָּ֖הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
and swears	וְנִשְׁבַּ֣ע	wə·niš·ba‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
falsely	שָׁ֑קֶר	šā·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
or if he commits any such sin	לַחֲטֹ֥א	la·ḥă·ṭō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2398 miss
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
a man	הָאָדָ֖ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
might commit	יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

Leviticus 6:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
once	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he has sinned	יֶחֱטָ֣א	ye·ḥĕ·ṭā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss
and becomes guilty	וְאָשֵׁם֒	wə·’ā·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H816 offend, be guilty
he must return	וְהֵשִׁ֨יב	wə·hê·šîḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he has stolen	הַגְּזֵלָ֜ה	hag·gə·zê·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1500 plunder, spoil
or	א֤וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
taken by extortion	עָשָׁ֔ק	‘ā·šāq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
or	א֚וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
the deposit	הַפִּקָּד֔וֹן	hap·piq·qā·ḏō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6487 deposit, store
entrusted	הָפְקַ֖ד	hā·p̄ə·qaḏ	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
to him	אִתּ֑וֹ	’it·tōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H854 with
or	א֥וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
the lost property	הָאֲבֵדָ֖ה	hā·’ă·ḇê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H9 a lost thing
he found	מָצָֽא׃	mā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find

Leviticus 6:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
or	א֠וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
anything else	מִכֹּ֞ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
about	עָלָיו֮	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he has sworn	יִשָּׁבַ֣ע	yiš·šā·ḇa‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
falsely	לַשֶּׁקֶר֒	laš·še·qer	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
He must make	בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ	bə·rō·šōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
restitution in full	וְשִׁלַּ֤ם	wə·šil·lam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7999 be complete, sound
add	יֹסֵ֣ף	yō·sêp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
a fifth	וַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יו	wa·ḥă·mi·ši·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Number - ordinal feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2549 fifth
of the value	עָלָ֑יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and pay it	יִתְּנֶ֖נּוּ	yit·tə·nen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to the owner	לַאֲשֶׁ֨ר	la·’ă·šer	Preposition-l; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
on the day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
his guilt	אַשְׁמָתֽוֹ׃	’aš·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H819 wrong-doing, guiltiness

Leviticus 6:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he must bring	יָבִ֖יא	yā·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the priest	הַכֹּהֵֽן׃	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
his guilt offering	אֲשָׁמ֥וֹ	’ă·šā·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H817 offence, guilt
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
an unblemished	תָּמִ֧ים	tā·mîm	Adjective - masculine singular	H8549 complete, sound
ram	אַ֣יִל	’a·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H352 ram
of proper value	בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥	bə·‘er·kə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6187 order, row, estimate
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the flock	הַצֹּ֛אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Leviticus 6:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In this way the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
will make atonement	וְכִפֶּ֨ר	wə·ḵip·per	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for him	עָלָ֧יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and he will be forgiven	וְנִסְלַ֣ח	wə·nis·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5545 forgive, pardon
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
anything	אַחַ֛ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
he may have done	יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to incur guilt	לְאַשְׁמָ֥ה	lə·’aš·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H819 wrong-doing, guiltiness