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Leviticus 6:5

in Leviticus 6

or 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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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.

This verse in Leviticus 6

Commentary

10 notes on this verse

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

In 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 said to Moses

on Leviticus 6:1-8

A wrong done to a neighbour is called acting unfaithfully against the LORD. The wrongdoer repays the owner in full with a fifth on the day he acknowledges his guilt, and then the ram goes to the priest.

This site's exposition

He must make restitution in full

Restitution is paid in full with a fifth of the value added, and it goes to the owner. John Wesley insists it must not be delayed, since keeping what was wrongly taken continues the wrong.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Gregory the Dialogist

40 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

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

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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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), 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 & Brown

1802–1910

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

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

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.
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 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.

  • 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 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

    1 Samuel 12:3

    Here 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…

  • Through

    2 Samuel 12:6

    Because 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.

  • Through

    Exodus 22:9

    In 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.

  • Through

    Leviticus 5:16

    Regarding 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.

Where this verse is studied

About Leviticus

The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.

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.