◄ Leviticus 5:18 ►
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Good News Translation
You must bring to the priest as a repayment offering a male sheep or goat without any defects. Its value is to be determined according to the official standard. The priest shall offer the sacrifice for the sin which you committed unintentionally, and you will be forgiven.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, or the equivalent, as a guilt offering; and the priest shall make atonement on your behalf for the error that you committed unintentionally, and you shall be forgiven.

New American Bible
The individual shall bring to the priest an unblemished ram of the flock, at the established value, for a reparation offering. The priest shall then make atonement on the offerer’s behalf for the error inadvertently and unknowingly committed so that the individual may be forgiven.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall offer of the flocks a ram without blemish to the priest, according to the measure and estimation of the sin. And the priest shall pray for him, because he did it ignorantly: And it shall be forgiven him,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He shall offer of the flocks a ram without blemish to the priest, according to the measure and estimation of the sin. And the priest shall pray for him, because he did it ignorantly: And it shall be forgiven him,

And he

Leviticus 5:15,16 If any one shall sin through mistake, transgressing the ceremonies in those things that are sacrificed to the Lord, he shall offer for his offence a ram without blemish out of the flocks, that may be bought for two sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary. . . .

for a trespass

Leviticus 6:6 Moreover for his sin he shall offer a ram without blemish out of the flock: and shall give it to the priest, according to the estimation and measure of the offence.

1 Timothy 2:5,6 For there is one God: and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus: . . .

and the priest

Leviticus 5:16 And he shall make good the damage itself which he hath done, and shall add the fifth part besides, delivering it to the priest, who shall pray for him, offering the ram: and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 1:4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the victim: and it shall be acceptable, and help to its expiation.

Leviticus 4:20 Doing so with this calf, as he did also with that before. And the priest praying for them, the Lord will be merciful unto them.

Leviticus 6:7 And he shall pray for him before the Lord: and he shall have forgiveness for every thing in doing of which he bath sinned.

Context
Laws for Guilt Offerings
…17If any one sin through ignorance, and do one of those things which by the law of the Lord are forbidden, and being guilty of sin, understand his iniquity: 18He shall offer of the flocks a ram without blemish to the priest, according to the measure and estimation of the sin. And the priest shall pray for him, because he did it ignorantly: And it shall be forgiven him,19Because by mistake he trespassed against the Lord.…
Cross References
Leviticus 5:15
If any one shall sin through mistake, transgressing the ceremonies in those things that are sacrificed to the Lord, he shall offer for his offence a ram without blemish out of the flocks, that may be bought for two sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary.

Leviticus 5:17
If any one sin through ignorance, and do one of those things which by the law of the Lord are forbidden, and being guilty of sin, understand his iniquity:

Leviticus 5:19
Because by mistake he trespassed against the Lord.

Leviticus 14:12
He shall take a lamb, and offer it for a trespass offering with the sextary of oil. And having offered all before the Lord,

Numbers 15:24
And the multitude have forgotten to do it: they shall offer a calf out of the herd, a holocaust for a most sweet savour to the Lord, and the sacrifice and libations thereof, as the ceremonies require, and a buck goat for sin:

Leviticus 5:17
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