Leviticus 5:3
in Leviticus 5Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
KJV
Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
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This verse in Leviticus 5
Commentary
3 notes on this verseOr if he touch the uncleanness of man,.... The dead body of a man, or the bone of a dead body, or a grave, or any profluvious or menstruous person: whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal: not morally, but ceremonially: and it be hid from him; he is not sensible that he has touched any thing ceremonially unclean: when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty: acknowledge his guilt, and offer a sacrifice for it, as after directed.
This site's exposition
Or if he touches human uncleanness
on Leviticus 5:3-5
All four cases share one condition: the thing was hidden. Verses 2 to 4 each say even if he is unaware of it, and hold him guilty when he realizes it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
If at first it be hidden from him, yet when he knows it he shall be guilty. Note, As soon as ever God by his Spirit convinces our consciences of any sin or duty we must immediately set in with the conviction, and prosecute it, as those that are not ashamed to own our former mistake.
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| א֣וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| כִ֤י | khi | if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יִגַּע֙ | yiga' | he will touch | H5060 → | 150 times |
| בְּטֻמְאַ֣ת | betumat | <in> [the] uncleanness of | H2932 → | 36 times |
| אָדָ֔ם | ʾadam | a human | H120 → | 551 times |
| לְכֹל֙ | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| טֻמְאָת֔וֹ | tumato | uncleanness his | H2932 → | 36 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִטְמָ֖א | yitma' | he will be unclean | H2930 → | 162 times |
| בָּ֑הּ | bah | by <the> it | ||
| וְנֶעְלַ֣ם | vene'lam | and it will be hidden | H5956 → | 28 times |
| מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | mimenu | from him | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| וְה֥וּא | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| יָדַ֖ע | yada' | he knew | H3045 → | 945 times |
| וְאָשֵֽׁם׃ | veashem | and he will be guilty | H816 → | 35 times |
א֣וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
כִ֤יif
khiH3588 →4482 times
יִגַּע֙he will touch
yiga'H5060 →150 times
בְּטֻמְאַ֣ת<in> [the] uncleanness of
betumatH2932 →36 times
אָדָ֔םa human
ʾadamH120 →551 times
לְכֹל֙to all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
טֻמְאָת֔וֹuncleanness his
tumatoH2932 →36 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יִטְמָ֖אhe will be unclean
yitma'H2930 →162 times
בָּ֑הּby <the> it
bah
וְנֶעְלַ֣םand it will be hidden
vene'lamH5956 →28 times
מִמֶּ֔נּוּfrom him
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
וְה֥וּאand he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
יָדַ֖עhe knew
yada'H3045 →945 times
וְאָשֵֽׁם׃and he will be guilty
veashemH816 →35 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.