Leviticus 6:4
in Leviticus 6once 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,
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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,
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This verse in Leviticus 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseIs 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
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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), 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 & 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
25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָה֮ | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יֶחֱטָ֣א | yecheta' | he will sin | H2398 → | 238 times |
| וְאָשֵׁם֒ | veashem | and he will be guilty | H816 → | 35 times |
| וְהֵשִׁ֨יב | veheshiv | and he will restore | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַגְּזֵלָ֜ה | hagezelah | the thing robbed | H1500 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| גָּזָ֗ל | gazal | he robbed | H1497 → | |
| א֤וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ | haoshek | the oppression | H6233 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׁ֔ק | ʾashak | he oppressed | H6231 → | 36 times |
| א֚וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַפִּקָּד֔וֹן | hapikadon | the item entrusted | H6487 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָפְקַ֖ד | hafekad | it was entrusted | H6485 → | 303 times |
| אִתּ֑וֹ | ʾito | with him | H854 → | 929 times |
| א֥וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאֲבֵדָ֖ה | haavedah | the thing lost | H9 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מָצָֽא׃ | matza' | he found | H4672 → | 455 times |
וְהָיָה֮and it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יֶחֱטָ֣אhe will sin
yecheta'H2398 →238 times
וְאָשֵׁם֒and he will be guilty
veashemH816 →35 times
וְהֵשִׁ֨יבand he will restore
veheshivH7725 →1056 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַגְּזֵלָ֜הthe thing robbed
hagezelahH1500 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
גָּזָ֗לhe robbed
gazalH1497 →
א֤וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙the oppression
haoshekH6233 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׁ֔קhe oppressed
ʾashakH6231 →36 times
א֚וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַפִּקָּד֔וֹןthe item entrusted
hapikadonH6487 →
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הָפְקַ֖דit was entrusted
hafekadH6485 →303 times
אִתּ֑וֹwith him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
א֥וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאֲבֵדָ֖הthe thing lost
haavedahH9 →
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
מָצָֽא׃he found
matza'H4672 →455 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
Ezekiel 18:7He 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.
- Ezekiel 18:16
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.”
- Zephaniah 1:9
Through
Job 20:19For 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.
- Job 35:9
Where this verse is studied
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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.
