CHAPTER 5
If
someone
sins
by failing
to testify
when he hears
a public
charge
about something he
has witnessed,
whether
he has seen it
or
learned of it,
he shall bear
the iniquity.
Or
if a person
touches
anything
unclean—
whether the carcass
of an unclean
wild animal
or
livestock
or
crawling creature—
even if he is unaware
of it,
he
is unclean
and guilty.
Or
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.
Or
if
someone
swears
thoughtlessly
with his lips
to do anything good
or
evil—
in
whatever matter
a man
may rashly pronounce
an oath—
even if he is unaware
of it,
when he
later realizes it,
he will be guilty.
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
for him
concerning his sin.
If, however,
he cannot
afford
a lamb,
he may bring
to the LORD
as restitution
for his sin
two
turtledoves
or
two
young
pigeons—
one
as a sin offering
and the other
as a burnt offering.
He is to bring
them to
the priest,
who shall first
present
the one
for the sin offering.
He is to twist
its head
at the front
of its neck
without
severing it;
then he is to sprinkle
some of the blood
of the sin offering
on
the side
of the altar,
while the rest
of the blood
is drained out
at
the base
of the altar.
It is
a sin offering.
And
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.
But if
he cannot
afford
two
turtledoves
or
two
young
pigeons,
he may bring
a tenth
of an ephah
of fine flour
as an offering for his sin.
He must not
put
olive oil
or frankincense
on it,
because
it
is a sin offering.
He is to bring
it to
the priest,
who shall take
a handful
from it
as a memorial portion
and burn it
on the altar
atop
the offerings made by fire
to the LORD;
it
is a sin offering.
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.”
“If
someone
acts
unfaithfully
and sins
unintentionally
against
any of the LORD’s
holy things,
he must bring
his guilt offering
to the LORD:
an unblemished
ram
from the flock,
of proper value
in silver
shekels
according to the sanctuary
shekel;
it is a guilt offering.
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 the ram
as a guilt offering,
and he will be forgiven.
If
someone
sins
and violates
any
of the LORD’s
commandments
even though he was
unaware,
he is still guilty
and shall bear
his punishment.
He must bring
to
the priest
an unblemished
ram
of proper value
from
the flock
as a guilt offering.
Then the priest
will make atonement
on his behalf
for
the wrong
he has committed
unintentionally,
and he will be forgiven.