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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

Leviticus 5:2-3

If it be hidden from him If he did it unawares, yet that would not excuse him, because he should have been more circumspect to avoid all unclean things. Hereby God designed to awaken men to watchfulness against, and repentance for, their unknown, or unobserved sins. He shall be unclean Not morally, for the conscience was not directly polluted by these things, but ceremonially. When he knoweth As soon as he knoweth it, he must not delay to make his peace with God. Otherwise he shall be guilty For his violation and contempt of God's authority and command.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    5:2 guilty; (e-44) See Note b, ver. 1....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אֹ֣ו נֶ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּגַּע֮ בְּ כָל ־דָּבָ֣

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • 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

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    SPECIAL CASES OF SIN-OFFERINGS....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    TOUCH ANY UNCLEAN THING, to wit, ceremonially; of which see more fully LEVITICUS 11:24, &c.; DEU 14. IF IT BE HIDDEN FROM HIM; if he do it unwittingly, yet that would not excuse him, because he should...

  • 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 5:2 person H5315 touches H5060 (H8799) unclean H2931 thing H1697 carcass H5038 unclean H2931 beast H2416 c

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE GUILT OR TRESPASS OFFERING - 'ASAM (LEVITICUS 5:1). The essence of the Guilt Offering is that it appears to be in respect of fixed types of sins which make the person guilty in the eyes of others...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • 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 Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • 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 6:17; Deuteronomy 14:8; Haggai 2:13; Isaiah 52:11;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    If it be hidden from him — If he do it unawares, yet that would not excuse him, because he should have been more circumspect to avoid all unclean things. Hereby God designed to awaken men to watchfuln...

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