Leviticus 6:2
in Leviticus 6“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
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
If any one sin, and commit a trespass against Jehovah, and deal falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or have oppressed his neighbor,
KJV
If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;
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This verse in Leviticus 6
Commentary
8 notes on this verseLie unto his neighbor, etc. - This must refer to a case in which a person delivered his property to his neighbor to be preserved for him, and took no witness to attest the delivery of the goods; such a person therefore might deny that he had ever received such goods, for he who had deposited them with him could bring no proof of the delivery.
This site's exposition
And the LORD said to Moses
on Leviticus 6:1-8
A wrong done to a neighbour is called acting unfaithfully against the LORD. The wrongdoer repays the owner in full with a fifth on the day he acknowledges his guilt, and then the ram goes to the priest.
This site's exposition
by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit
Denying a deposit, theft and extortion are wrongs done to a neighbor, yet the verse counts them against the LORD. Matthew Henry gives the reason, that an injury to a neighbor affronts the neighbor's Maker.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Or in fellowship - Hebrew. Or in putting of the hand: that is, commerce or fellowship in trading, which is very usual when one man puts any thing into another's hand, not to keep it, but to improve it for the common benefit of them both, in which cases of partnership it is easy for one to deceive the other, and therefore provision is made against it.
Though all the instances relate to our neighbour, yet it is called a trespass against the Lord, because, though the injury be done immediately to our neighbour, yet an affront is thereby given to his Maker and our Master. He that speaks evil of his brother is said to speak evil of the law, and consequently of the Law-maker, Jam. iv.
Concerning the meal- offerings, ver. 14-18. Particularly that at the consecration of the priests, ver. 19-23. Concerning the sin-offering, ver. 24-30.
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If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord--This law, the record of which should have been joined with the previous chapter, was given concerning things stolen, fraudulently gotten, or wrongfully kept. The offender was enjoined to make restitution of the articles to the rightful owner, along with a fifth part out of his own possessions.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נֶ֚פֶשׁ | nefesh | anyone | H5315 → | 754 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| תֶחֱטָ֔א | techeta' | it will sin | H2398 → | 238 times |
| וּמָעֲלָ֥ה | umaalah | and it will act unfaithfully | H4603 → | 36 times |
| מַ֖עַל | maal | unfaithfulness | H4604 → | 28 times |
| בַּיהוָ֑ה | bayahweh | against Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְכִחֵ֨שׁ | vekhichesh | and he will deny | H3584 → | 22 times |
| בַּעֲמִית֜וֹ | baamito | <in> fellow citizen his | H5997 → | 12 times |
| בְּפִקָּד֗וֹן | befikadon | <in> an item entrusted | H6487 → | |
| אֽוֹ־ | ʾov- | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| בִתְשׂ֤וּמֶת | vitsumet | <in> deposited property of | H8667 → | |
| יָד֙ | yad | a hand | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| א֣וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| בְגָזֵ֔ל | vegazel | <in> a robbery | H1498 → | |
| א֖וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| עָשַׁ֥ק | ʾashak | he has oppressed | H6231 → | 36 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ | amito | fellow citizen his | H5997 → | 12 times |
נֶ֚פֶשׁanyone
nefeshH5315 →754 times
כִּ֣יif
kiH3588 →4482 times
תֶחֱטָ֔אit will sin
techeta'H2398 →238 times
וּמָעֲלָ֥הand it will act unfaithfully
umaalahH4603 →36 times
מַ֖עַלunfaithfulness
maalH4604 →28 times
בַּיהוָ֑הagainst Yahweh
bayahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְכִחֵ֨שׁand he will deny
vekhicheshH3584 →22 times
בַּעֲמִית֜וֹ<in> fellow citizen his
baamitoH5997 →12 times
בְּפִקָּד֗וֹן<in> an item entrusted
befikadonH6487 →
אֽוֹ־or
ʾov-H176 →321 times
בִתְשׂ֤וּמֶת<in> deposited property of
vitsumetH8667 →
יָד֙a hand
yadH3027 →1618 times
א֣וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
בְגָזֵ֔ל<in> a robbery
vegazelH1498 →
א֖וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
עָשַׁ֥קhe has oppressed
ʾashakH6231 →36 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עֲמִיתֽוֹ׃fellow citizen his
amitoH5997 →12 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Colossians 3:9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
it leads to
- Ephesians 4:25
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Ephesians 4:22
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Leviticus 19:11
You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.
- Romans 6:6
We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
- John 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him.…
- Ephesians 4:25
Through
Leviticus 19:11You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.
it leads to
- Exodus 20:15
You shall not steal.
- Psalms 101:7
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
- Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
- Exodus 20:15
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.