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Leviticus 6:4

in Leviticus 6

once 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,

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV

ASV

then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost thing which he found,

KJV

Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,

This verse in Leviticus 6

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Is guilty - This guilt being manifested by his voluntary confession upon remorse, whereby he reapeth this benefit, that he only restores the principal with the addition of a fifth part; whereas if he were convicted of his fault, he was to pay double, Exod. xxii, 9.

This site's exposition

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying

on Leviticus 6:1-8

A wrong done to a neighbour is called a trespass against the LORD, and the wrongs listed under it are ordinary business: a deposit denied, a partnership cheated, goods taken by violence, a lost thing found and kept. Verse 5 fixes the timing at the day of his trespass offering, so what was taken goes back to the man before the ram goes to the altar. Exodus 22:9 sets double payment on a thief the judges condemn, while the principal and a fifth part more here belong to a man who came forward on his own. The Hebrew text ends chapter five at verse 7 and begins chapter six at verse 8, a division Adam Clarke and John Gill both record, so the priest's half of the book opens where a new speech opens.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

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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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), that is, is convicted of his guilt by his own conscience, and is touched with remorse for it; seeing himself guilty before God, let him faithfully restore all that he has got by fraud or oppression, with a fifth part added, to make amends to the owner for the loss and trouble he had sustained in the mean time; let him account both for debt and damages.

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Then it shall be, because he hath sinned and is guilty,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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

25 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְהָיָה֮and it will be

    vehayahH19613559 times

  • כִּֽי־that

    ki-H35884482 times

  • יֶחֱטָ֣אhe will sin

    yecheta'H2398238 times

  • וְאָשֵׁם֒and he will be guilty

    veashemH81635 times

  • וְהֵשִׁ֨יבand he will restore

    veheshivH77251056 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H85310935 times

  • הַגְּזֵלָ֜הthe thing robbed

    hagezelahH1500

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH8345497 times

  • גָּזָ֗לhe robbed

    gazalH1497

  • א֤וֹor

    ʾoH176321 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H85310935 times

  • הָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙the oppression

    haoshekH6233

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH8345497 times

  • עָשָׁ֔קhe oppressed

    ʾashakH623136 times

  • א֚וֹor

    ʾoH176321 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H85310935 times

  • הַפִּקָּד֔וֹןthe item entrusted

    hapikadonH6487

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH8345497 times

  • הָפְקַ֖דit was entrusted

    hafekadH6485303 times

  • אִתּ֑וֹwith him

    ʾitoH854929 times

  • א֥וֹor

    ʾoH176321 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H85310935 times

  • הָאֲבֵדָ֖הthe thing lost

    haavedahH9

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH8345497 times

  • מָצָֽא׃he found

    matza'H4672455 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Ezekiel 18:7

    He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 18:16

      He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

    • Exodus 22:26

      If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,

    • Ezekiel 18:12

      He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.

    • Deuteronomy 24:12–13

      If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;

    • Ezekiel 33:15

      if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.

  • Through

    Amos 3:10

    “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”

    it leads to

    • Zephaniah 1:9

      On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.

    • Jeremiah 4:22

      “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

  • Through

    Job 20:19

    For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.

    it leads to

    • Job 35:9

      Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.

Where this verse is studied

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.

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.