Leviticus 6:5
in Leviticus 6or 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.
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ASV
or any thing about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in full, and shall add the fifth part more thereto: unto him to whom it appertaineth shall he give it, in the day of his being found guilty.
KJV
Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.
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This verse in Leviticus 6
Commentary
9 notes on this verseIn the day - It must not be delayed, but restitution to man must accompany repentance towards God. Wherever wrong has been done, restitution must be made, and till it is made to the utmost of our power we cannot look for forgiveness; for the keeping of what is unjustly got, avows the taking: And both together make but one continued act of unrighteousness.
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 Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the Dialogist40 Homilies on the Gospels, Homily 40 · Written before 604.
proposed
Some think that the precepts of the Old Testament are stricter than those of the New; but these are certainly deceived by careless consideration. For in the Old Testament, not avarice but robbery is punished. There, property unjustly taken is punished by fourfold restitution. But here this rich man is not blamed for taking what belonged to others, but for not giving what was his own.
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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Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely,....
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.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
All that about which he hath sworn falsely - This supposes the case of a man who, being convicted by his own conscience, comes forward and confesses his sin. Restore it in the principal - The property itself if still remaining, or the full value of it, to which a fifth part more was to be added.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
In the day of his trespass offering - The restitution was thus to be associated with the religious act by which the offender testified his penitence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| א֠וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| מִכֹּ֞ל | mikol | any of all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִשָּׁבַ֣ע | yishava' | he will swear an oath | H7650 → | 186 times |
| עָלָיו֮ | ʾalav | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| לַשֶּׁקֶר֒ | lasheker | to <the> falsehood | H8267 → | 113 times |
| וְשִׁלַּ֤ם | veshilam | and he will repay | H7999 → | 116 times |
| אֹתוֹ֙ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ | berosho | in sum its | H7218 → | 599 times |
| וַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יו | vachamishitav | and fifth<s> its | H2549 → | 45 times |
| יֹסֵ֣ף | yosef | let him add | H3254 → | 212 times |
| עָלָ֑יו | ʾalav | to it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| לַאֲשֶׁ֨ר | laasher | to [the one] whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| ל֛וֹ | lo | [belonged] to <the> him | ||
| יִתְּנֶ֖נּוּ | yitenenu | he will give it | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְּי֥וֹם | beyom | on [the] day of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| אַשְׁמָתֽוֹ׃ | ʾashmato | guilt his | H819 → | 19 times |
א֠וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
מִכֹּ֞לany of all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יִשָּׁבַ֣עhe will swear an oath
yishava'H7650 →186 times
עָלָיו֮on it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
לַשֶּׁקֶר֒to <the> falsehood
lashekerH8267 →113 times
וְשִׁלַּ֤םand he will repay
veshilamH7999 →116 times
אֹתוֹ֙<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹin sum its
beroshoH7218 →599 times
וַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יוand fifth<s> its
vachamishitavH2549 →45 times
יֹסֵ֣ףlet him add
yosefH3254 →212 times
עָלָ֑יוto it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
לַאֲשֶׁ֨רto [the one] whom
laasherH834 →5497 times
ה֥וּאit
hu'H1931 →1879 times
ל֛וֹ[belonged] to <the> him
lo
יִתְּנֶ֖נּוּhe will give it
yitenenuH5414 →2011 times
בְּי֥וֹםon [the] day of
beyomH3117 →2304 times
אַשְׁמָתֽוֹ׃guilt his
ʾashmatoH819 →19 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
1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a…
it leads to
- Acts 20:33
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
- Numbers 16:15
Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”
- 1 Peter 5:2
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
- 1 Samuel 24:6
So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the…
- Acts 20:33
Through
2 Samuel 12:6Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
it leads to
- Exodus 22:1
“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
- Exodus 22:1
Through
Exodus 22:9In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges.…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 25:1
If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
- Deuteronomy 25:1
Through
Leviticus 5:16Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with…
it leads to
- Leviticus 22:14
If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.
- Numbers 5:7
and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.
- Leviticus 22:14
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Gregory the Dialogist, 40 Homilies on the Gospels, Homily 40; 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.