Leviticus 5:10
in Leviticus 5And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he shall offer the second for a burnt-offering, according to the ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin which he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
KJV
And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.
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This verse in Leviticus 5
Commentary
6 notes on this verseHe shall offer the second for a burnt-offering - The pigeon for the burnt-offering was wholly consumed, it was the Lord’s property; that for the sin-offering was the priest’s property, and was to be eaten by him after its blood had been partly sprinkled on the side of the altar, and the rest poured out at the bottom of the altar. See also Lev 6:26.
This site's exposition
he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering
on Leviticus 5:9-10
The blood goes on the side of the altar, lower than the horns where chapter 4 put the blood of a bull. John Gill cites the Mishnah, which places this blood beneath the scarlet thread marking the middle of the altar.
This site's exposition
prepare the second bird as a burnt offering
The second bird goes up whole as a burnt offering, according to the ordinance. Adam Clarke notes that the sin offering bird went to the priest to be eaten, citing Leviticus 6:26.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
According to the manner - Or order appointed by God. The priest shall make an atonement - Either declaratively, he shall pronounce him to be pardoned; or typically, with respect to Christ.
And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sins which he hath sinned--A trespass offering differed from a sin offering in the following respects: that it was appointed for persons who had either done evil unwittingly, or were in doubt as to their own criminality; or felt themselves in such a special situation as required sacrifices of that kind [BROWN].
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
כמשפט [AND THE SECOND HE SHALL OFFER FOR A BURNT-OFFERING] ACCORDING TO THE REGULATION — according to the law that is mentioned with regard to a free-will burnt-offering of fowls at the beginning of the section (Leviticus:14) (cf. Sifra, Vayikra Dibbura d'Chovah, Chapter 18; Chullin 21a).
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַשֵּׁנִ֛י | hasheni | the second [bird] | H8145 → | 156 times |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | yaaseh | he will offer | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| עֹלָ֖ה | ʾolah | a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט | kamishpat | according to the ordinance | H4941 → | 422 times |
| וְכִפֶּ֨ר | vekhiper | and he will make atonement | H3722 → | 102 times |
| עָלָ֧יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מֵחַטָּאת֥וֹ | mechatato | from sin his | H2403 → | 295 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| חָטָ֖א | chata' | he has sinned | H2398 → | 238 times |
| וְנִסְלַ֥ח | venislach | and it will be forgiven | H5545 → | 46 times |
| לֽוֹ׃ ס | lo | to <the> him |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַשֵּׁנִ֛יthe second [bird]
hasheniH8145 →156 times
יַעֲשֶׂ֥הhe will offer
yaasehH6213 →2628 times
עֹלָ֖הa burnt offering
ʾolahH5930 →287 times
כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טaccording to the ordinance
kamishpatH4941 →422 times
וְכִפֶּ֨רand he will make atonement
vekhiperH3722 →102 times
עָלָ֧יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
מֵחַטָּאת֥וֹfrom sin his
mechatatoH2403 →295 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
חָטָ֖אhe has sinned
chata'H2398 →238 times
וְנִסְלַ֥חand it will be forgiven
venislachH5545 →46 times
לֽוֹ׃ סto <the> him
lo
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
Romans 5:11Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:18–19
All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
- Romans 5:10
For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
- Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
- Habakkuk 3:17–18
Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold…
- Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- 2 Corinthians 5:18–19
Through
Leviticus 4:20He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
it leads to
- Numbers 15:25
The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD an offering made by…
- Numbers 15:25
Through
Leviticus 4:26He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
it leads to
- Leviticus 4:20
He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
- Leviticus 4:20
Through
Leviticus 5:13In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”
it leads to
- Leviticus 2:3
The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
- Leviticus 2:3
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; 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) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.