Leviticus 5- Sins Requiring a Sin Offering




1 And if someone sins by witnessing a crime but refuses to testify in court, he can be punished. 


2 Or if someone touches any unclean thing, whether it is a wild or domestic animal, or even something that scurries along the ground, he is unclean, and guilty. 

3 Or if someone unknowingly touches something unclean, when he finds out, he is guilty. 

4 Or if someone makes a foolish oath (good or bad), when he realizes it, he is guilty. 

5 When someone realizes he is guilty of one of these sins, he must confess his sin,

6 And bring a female lamb or kid for his sin offering to the I AM, and the priest will make a payment/atonment for him for his sin.

7 And if he is not able to bring a lamb, then he will bring
to the I AM for his sin, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

8 And he will bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one that is for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but not divide itto pieces, 

9 And he shall sprinkle its blood on the side of the altar, and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar since it is a sin offering.

10 And he will offer the second bird for a burnt offering in the commanded way, and the priest will make a sin payment for him because he has sinned, and it will be forgiven him.

11 But if he isn't able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned will bring for his offering half a gallon of fine flour instead. Don't put any oil on it, nor any frankincense,  because it is a sin offering. 


12 Then he will bring it to the priest, and the priest will take a handful of it, even a token part, and burn it on the altar, as all offerings made by fire to the I AM since it is a sin offering. 

13 And the priest will make a sin-payment for him concerning his sin and it will be forgiven him, and the leftovers will be the priest's, as a food offering.

Laws for Guilt Offerings

14 The I AM spoke to Moses, saying, 

15 "If someone sins without knowing they have sinned concerning the holy things of the I AM, then he will bring for his sin to the I AM a flawless ram out of the flocks as a trespass offering, with thy estimation of its worth in sanctuary shekels of silver, 

16 And he will fix any harm he has done by adding a fifth to the estimated value and giving it to the priest, who will make a sin-payment for him with the ram, and it shall be forgiven him.

17 And if someone sins, and does any of these things which are forbidden by the commandments of the I AM, even if he doesn't realize it, he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. 


18 And he will bring a flawless ram out of the flock, with thy estimation of its worth, for a sin offering, to the priest who will make a sin-payment for him concerning his unintentional sin, and it will be forgiven him.

19 It is a sin offering. He has certainly trespassed against the I AM.