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Leviticus 6:3

or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—

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ASV

or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these things that a man doeth, sinning therein;

KJV

Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֽוֹ־'ov-orH176 →
מָצָ֧אma.Tza'he has foundH4672 →
אֲבֵדָ֛ה'a.ve.Daha thing lostH9 →
וְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshand he will denyH3584 →
בָּ֖הּbah<in> <the> it
וְנִשְׁבַּ֣עve.nish.Ba'and he will swear an oathH7650 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
שָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerfalsehoodH8267 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
אַחַ֗ת'a.ChatoneH259 →
מִכֹּ֛לmi.Kolof allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatH834 →
יַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213 →
הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120 →
לַחֲטֹ֥אla.cha.To'to sinH2398 →
בָהֵֽנָּה׃va.He.nahby them

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Leviticus 19:12You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.Exodus 23:4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.Deuteronomy 22:1–4If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.Jeremiah 5:2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.Zechariah 5:4I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”Exodus 22:9–11In 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. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.Exodus 22:11an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.Leviticus 19:13You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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