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Leviticus 5:7-13

LEVITICUS—NOTE ON Leviticus 5:7 Either a lamb, two turtledoves, or two pigeons could be offered for the sin offering, depending on the sinner’s economic situation. Thus all Israelites could present an acceptable sacrifice.

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See also Leviticus 5:7-13 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Leviticus 5:7. _IF HE BE NOT ABLE TO BRING A LAMB_] See the conclusion of _Clarke's note on "_Leviticus 1:16_"_....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offence for which atonement is sought Leviticus 5:5. Leviticus 5:1 SWEARING - Adjuration. The...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    4. THE SIN OFFERING Chapter S 4-5:13 _ 1. The second utterance of Jehovah (Leviticus 4:1)_ 2. The sin offering for the high priest (Leviticus 4:3) 3. The sin offering for the congregation (Levitic...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    CONCESSIONS TO POVERTY in the case of sin offerings. This section takes up the last verses in Leviticus 4. (Guilt offering in Leviticus 5:7 should be sin offering as is shown by Leviticus 5:8 f.) If t...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    LEVITICUS 4:1 TO LEVITICUS 5:13. THE SIN OFFERING. This, and the guilt offering, whose ritual follows, are unknown before the Exile, save as fines (2 Kings 12:16;...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    TRESPASS. Hebrew. _'asham._ App-44....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The similarity between this alternative offering for a poor man and that of Leviticus 1:14-17 is obvious....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    ONE FOR A SIN-OFFERING, AND THE OTHER FOR A BURNT-OFFERING— It appears from the following verses, that the _sin-offering_ was first to be offered, in order to reconcile the sinner with God: and then t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT 5:1-13 1 And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter _it,_ then he shall bear his iniquity. 2 Or if a...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND HE SHALL BRING HIS TRESPASS OFFERING UNTO THE LORD FOR HIS SIN WHICH HE HATH SINNED, A FEMALE FROM THE FLOCK, A LAMB OR A KID OF THE GOATS, FOR A SIN OFFERING; AND THE PRIEST SHALL MAKE AN ATONEM...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    5:7 trespass (f-23) The Hebrew word for trespass is derived from a verb translated, 'be guilty,' ver. 2 and elsewhere....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SIN OFFERING AND THE GUILT OFEERING (CONTINUED) 1-6. Special cases in which it is proper to offer a Sin Offering. Such are the withholding of testimony (Leviticus 5:1), touching a carcase or uncle...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND IF HE BE NOT ABLE TO BRING. — The only exception to this general rule was poverty. The poor man who was unable to bring a sheep or she-goat, might bring two turtle-doves, as these were plentiful a...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ אִם ־לֹ֨א תַגִּ֣יע יָדֹו֮ דֵּ֣י שֶׂה֒

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE RITUAL OF THE SIN OFFERING Leviticus 4:4; Leviticus 5:1; Leviticus 6:24 ACCORDING to the Authorised Version, Leviticus 5:6

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    TRESPASS-OFFERINGS FOR VARIOUS SINS Leviticus 5:1 The sin-offering was closely resembled by the trespass-offering; but they differed in this: that the former was meant to fix the thought of the sinne...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Commentators have not been in agreement in their interpretation of this section, some holding that it deals with the sin offering, some that it is the commencement of the trespass offering. I believe...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    This was a merciful provision for the poor, in their times of offending. The Virgin Mary's offering upon another occasion, was in this humble way. Luke 2:24....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The book of Leviticus has its own character quite as manifestly as Genesis or Exodus. Its peculiar feature is that from its very starting-point it is the revelation of what God saw in Jesus Christ our...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, 6, AND 7. We come now to the sacrifices which were not sacrifices of sweet savour-the sin and trespass-offerings, alike in the great principle, though d...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IF HE BE NOT ABLE TO BRING A LAMB,.... He is not possessed of a lamb, nor able to purchase one: THEN HE SHALL BRING FOR HIS TRESPASS WHICH HE HATH COMMITTED, TWO TURTLEDOVES, OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Not able_ Through poverty. And this exception was allowed also in other sin-offerings. _For a sin-offering_ Which was for that particular sin, and therefore offered first before the burnt-offering, w...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 He that sinneth in concealing his knowledge, 2 in touching an vncleane thing, 4 or in making an oath. 6 His trespasse offering, of the flocke, 7 of foules, 11 or of flowre. 14 The trespasse of...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And if he be not able to bring a lamb, if, on account of poverty, he cannot afford the more expensive animal, THEN HE SHALL BRING FOR HIS TRESPASS WHICH HE HATH COMMITTED TWO TURTLE-DOVES OR TWO YOUNG...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    SPECIAL CASES OF SIN-OFFERINGS....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    OFFERING FOR A SPECIFIC SIN (VV. 1-6) The subject of the sin offering is continued in this chapter up to the end of verse 13. It is a descending scale, for the specific sin has to be brought to the at...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    HE BE NOT ABLE TO BRING A LAMB: _ Heb._ his hand cannot reach to the sufficiency of a lamb...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-13 The offences here noticed are, 1. A man's concealing the truth, when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If, in such a case, for fear of off...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    IF HE BE NOT ABLE, through poverty, as LEVITICUS 4:11. And this exception was allowed also in other sin-offerings. TWO YOUNG PIGEONS, of which see LEVITICUS 1:14. ONE FOR A SIN-OFFERING, which was for...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    Having Considered the "sweet savour" Offerings, We now approach the "sacrifices for sin." These were divided into two classes, namely, sin offerings and trespass offerings. Of the former, there were t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Leviticus 5:7 he H3027 able H1767 bring H5060 (H8686) lamb H7716 bring H935 (H8689) LORD H3068 for...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE ALTERNATIVE GUILT OFFERING OF BIRDS (LEVITICUS 5:7). Leviticus 5:7 ‘And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring his guilt offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtle-d...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Trespass offering laws. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: Even when a man unwittingly breaks the laws of God, full restitution must be made, which is possible only through the presentati...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Leviticus 5:1. _He shall bear his iniquity. Proverbs 29:24_, seems to refer to this passage. “He that hears cursing, and betrays it not, hates his own soul.” The sons of Belial said, that they heard N...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    Trespasses Heedlessly Committed SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 5:1.—If the soul … hear the voice of swearing. Sins may be acted out consciously and defiantly; for such there was no expiation provided....

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE SIN OFFERING—continued (Leviticus 5:1). The subject of the next thirteen verses is still the sin offering, not the trespass offering, as has been supposed by some. The first six verses...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Chapter five. And if a soul sinned, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of it; and he does not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity (Leviticus 5:1). I...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Corinthians 8:12; Hebrews 10:6; James 2:5; James 2:6; Leviticus 1:14

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Not able — Through poverty. And this exception was allowed also in other sin — offerings. For a sin — offering — Which was for that particular sin, and therefore offered first: before the burnt — offe...

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