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Leviticus 5:13

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In 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.”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in any of these things, and he shall be forgiven: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as the meal-offering.

KJV

And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as a meat offering.

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This verse in Leviticus 5

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

As a meal offering - As it was in the meal-offering, where all, except one handful, fell to the share of the priests. And this is the rather mentioned here, because in the foregoing sacrifices, chap. iv, 3, &c. chap. iv, 13, &c. the priest had no part reserved for him.

This site's exposition

a tenth of an ephah of fine flour

on Leviticus 5:11-13

Below the birds the text goes down to flour. The offering keeps the name sin offering with no blood, no olive oil and no frankincense.

This site's exposition

The remainder will belong to the priest

The flour offering ends with the same promise of forgiveness as the animal offerings before it. What is left after the handful goes to the priest, as it does with the grain offering of chapter 2.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And the priest shall make an atonement for him,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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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The words behind it

14 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.

  • וְכִפֶּר֩and he will make atonement

    vekhiperH3722 →102 times

  • עָלָ֨יוon him

    ʾalavH5921 →5755 times

  • הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest

    hakohenH3548 →750 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • חַטָּאת֧וֹsin his

    chatatoH2403 →295 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • חָטָ֛אhe has sinned

    chata'H2398 →238 times

  • מֵֽאַחַ֥תany one

    meachatH259 →971 times

  • מֵאֵ֖לֶּהof these [things]

    meelehH428 →746 times

  • וְנִסְלַ֣חand it will be forgiven

    venislachH5545 →46 times

  • ל֑וֹto <the> him

    lo

  • וְהָיְתָ֥הand it will belong

    vehayetahH1961 →3559 times

  • לַכֹּהֵ֖ןto the priest

    lakohenH3548 →750 times

  • כַּמִּנְחָֽה׃ סlike the grain offering

    kaminchahH4503 →211 times

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

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Leviticus 2:3The 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.5 worksLeviticus 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.4 worksLeviticus 5:10And 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.3 worksLeviticus 7:6Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.2 worksLeviticus 5:6and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.2 worksHosea 4:8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.2 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Corinthians 9:13Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?2 worksLeviticus 2:10But 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.2 works1 Samuel 2:28And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the offerings of the Israelites made by fire.2 worksLeviticus 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.2 worksLeviticus 4:31Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.2 worksLeviticus 4:35And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the offerings made by fire to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.2 worksLeviticus 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 the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.2 worksLeviticus 6:16Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.2 worksLeviticus 6:7In this way the priest will make atonement for him before the LORD, and he will be forgiven for anything he may have done to incur guilt.”2 worksLeviticus 7:31The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.2 worksLeviticus 7:9Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it,2 worksNumbers 15:22Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—2 works

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

    Hosea 4:8

    They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 56:11

      Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

    • Titus 1:11

      who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

    • Micah 3:11

      Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster…

  • Through

    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.

    it leads to

    • Leviticus 10:12–13

      And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the offerings made by fire to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the…

    • Leviticus 21:22

      He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,

    • Leviticus 6:16–17

      Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

  • Through

    Leviticus 4:26

    He 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.

  • Through

    Leviticus 5:6

    and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement…

    it leads to

    • Leviticus 4:32

      If, however, he brings a lamb as a sin offering, he must bring an unblemished female.

Where this verse is studied

About Leviticus

The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
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This page draws on Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; 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.

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