or any thing about which he has sworn falsely: he shall restore it in full, and shall add a fifth part more to it. He shall return it to him to whom it belongs in the day of his being found guilty.
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or any thing about which he has sworn falsely: he shall restore it in full, and shall add a fifth part more to it. He shall return it to him to whom it belongs in the day of his being found guilty.
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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.
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(5-24) 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 guilty.
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- Leviticus 5:16 He shall make restitution for that which he has done wrong regarding the holy thing, and shall add a fifth part to it, and give it to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and he will be forgiven.
- Exodus 22:9 For every matter of trespass, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says, ‘This is mine,’ the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.
- Numbers 5:7-8 then he shall confess his sin which he has done; and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, add to it the fifth part of it, and give it to him in respect of whom he has been guilty. But if the man has no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made to Yahweh shall be the priest’s, in addition to the ram of the atonement, by which atonement shall be made for him.
- 1 Samuel 12:3 Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a bribe to make me blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”
- 2 Samuel 12:6 He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!”
- Luke 19:8 Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”
- Exodus 22:1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
- Exodus 22:4 If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.
- Exodus 22:7 “If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.
- Proverbs 6:30-31 Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry; but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.
- Isaiah 58:6 “Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?
- Isaiah 58:9 Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer. You will cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away from among you the yoke, finger pointing, and speaking wickedly;
- Matthew 5:23-24 “If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 6:5 Or all that about which he hath…
Lev 6:5 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.
Ver. 5. In the day of his trespass offering.] Before he compass God’s altar. See Mat 5:23, {See Trapp on "Mat 5:23"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain It must not be delayed, but restitution to man…
It must not be delayed, but restitution to man must accompany repentance towards God. Compare Mat 5:23.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely,....…
Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely,.... In all and each of the above cases, in which he had committed a trespass and denied it, and to the denial adds a false oath, and yet after all acknowledges it:
he shall even restore it in the principal; whatsoever he has embezzled, or cheated another of, or detained from the right owner, the whole of that was to be restored:
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and shall add the fifth part more thereto; to the principal, see Lev 5:16 but Maimonides (l) says, this was an instruction to add a fifth to a fifth; and Aben Ezra takes the word to be plural, and observes, that the least of many is two, and so two fifths were to be added to the principal, but the first sense seems best:
and give it unto him to whom appertaineth; as, to his neighbour, who had deposited anything in his hands; or his partner, he had any ways wronged; or whomsoever he had defrauded in any respect; or the proprietor of lost goods; Ben Gersom observes, it was not to be given to his son, nor to his messenger: in the case of taking anything away by violence, though but the value of a farthing, it is said, that he shall be obliged to bring it after him (from whom he has taken it) even unto Media (should he be there); he shall not give it to his son, nor to his messenger, but he may give it to the messenger of the sanhedrim; and if he dies, he must return it to his heirs (m):
in the day of his trespass offering; when he brings that, but restoration must first be made: the Targum of Jonathan renders it, in the day he repents of his sin: and so Aben Ezra interprets it,"in the day he returns from his trespass;''when he owns and confesses it, is sorry for it, and determines to do so no more. Maimonides observes (n), that one that takes away anything by violence (which is one of the cases supposed) is not fined so much as a thief; he only restores the principal; for the fifth part is for his false oath; the reasons of which are, because robbery is not so frequently, and is more easily committed, and is more open, and against which persons may guard and make resistance, and the robber is more known than a thief who steals secretly; see Exo 22:1.
(l) In Misn. Trumot, c. 6. sect. 1. (m) Misnah Bava Kama, c. 9. sect. 6. (n) Ut supra, (l)) c. 41.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain In the day - It must not be delayed,…
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.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 5. All that about which he hath sworn…
Verse 5. 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.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Lev 6:5. In the day of his trespass-offering —…
Lev 6:5. In the day of his trespass-offering — It must not be delayed, but restitution to man must accompany repentance toward 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 gotten, avows the taking: and both together make but one continued act of unrighteousness.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain In the day of his trespass offering - The…
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.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Wronged. Hebrew and Chaldean add, "in the day of…
Wronged. Hebrew and Chaldean add, "in the day of his sin-offering;" and the Septuagint, "in which he has convicted." No unnecessary delay in making restitution can be allowed to the sincere penitent, who wishes to make his peace with God.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 5. In the principal — The property itself or…
5. In the principal — The property itself or its full value must be restored, with the addition of the fifth part, as a compensation to the injured party, as a penalty for the unjust deed, and as a motive to honesty in the future.
In the day of his trespass offering — In the day his offering is to be presented. The reconciliation with the injured party must be made before the offering can be accepted. See note on Mat_5:23-24. The marginal reading of the Authorized Version, “in the day of his being found guilty,” is barely possible according to the Hebrew, but it is not suitable to this passage. No reference is had here to conviction by a criminal court, but to a conviction by the condemning voice of conscience.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) And shall add the fifth part more thereto.—The…
(5) And shall add the fifth part more thereto.—The first thing the offender must do, when he realises and confesses his guilt, is to make restitution of the property which he had embezzled, if he still has it, or if that be impossible, he is to pay the value of it as estimated by the authorised tribunal. Besides this, the offender is to add a fifth part of the principal, to compensate for the loss which the owner sustained during the interval. It will be seen that in Exo_22:1-9, when a person was guilty of any of the offences here specified, the offender was condemned to make a four fold restitution, whilst in the passage before us the mulct is reduced to the restitution of the principal with the addition of a fifth part. The reason of this difference is that the law in Exodus deals with a culprit who is convicted of his crime in a court of justice by means of witnesses, whilst the law before us deals with an offender who, through compunction of mind, voluntarily confesses his offence, and to whom, without this voluntary confession, the offence could not be brought home. It is this difference which constitutes it a case for a trespass offering. (Comp. Num_5:7.)
In the day of his trespass offering.—Better, on the day of his guilt. That is, as soon as he acknowledges his guilt, and brings the sacrifice for his offence, he is to make the requisite restitution.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In the day of his trespass offering is a…
In the day of his trespass offering is a better rendering than that of the margin, "in the day of his being found guilty," or" in the day of his trespass." The reparation is to take place, and immediately afterwards the offering is accepted.
Repentance, confession, satisfaction, absolution, follow each other in order. Without repentance confession is vain; without confession satisfaction is impracticable; without satisfaction there is no absolution. In the present case, the sense of absolution was conveyed to the soul of the sinner by the acceptance of his offering for trespass, after which he ceased to be, what he was before, virtually excommunicate from God"s people. The greater moral offenses were punished either by death, (Exo_21:12-17 Exo_31:15 Exo_32:27 Lev_20:9-16 Lev_24:23 Num_25:5 Deu_13:9 Deu_19:11Jo Deu_7:25) or by formal excommunication, when the offenders were cut off from the people of the Lord, though their lives were spared. (Lev_7:20, 21 Gen_17:14) But there was, and there is, an excommunication, not formally pronounced, when a man feels that his sin has separated between him and his God. In these cases the sin offering or the trespass offering restored to communion, but they might not be offered, that is, absolution might not be effected by them, unless preceded by repentance and confession, and, where the nature of the case admitted of it, by satisfaction for the wrong done.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 in full
in full
"fully" or "totally"
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add one-fifth
This means the person must return what he owes to someone and pay an extra one-fifth of the value. See how you translated this in Leviticus 5:16. (See: Fractions)
pay it all to the owner
This can be translated in active form. AT: "to pay the person he owes" (See: Active or Passive)
he is found guilty
The person who stole is to be brought before the judge and be declared guilty. This can be stated in active form. AT: "the judge declares him guilty" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information and Active or Passive)
worth the current value
This means the person must determine how many shekels the ram is worth by using the official standard of the sacred tent. You can make clear the understood information. See how this was translated in Leviticus 5:15. (See: Ellipsis)
The priest will make atonement for him
The abstract noun "atonement" can be stated as a verb. AT: "The priest will atone for him" (See: Abstract Nouns)
before Yahweh
"in the presence of Yahweh"
he will be forgiven
This means Yahweh will forgive the person, not the priest. This can be translated in active form. AT: "God will forgive him" (See: Active or Passive)
translationWords
restore
guilt
guilt offering
Yahweh
ewe
blemish
flocks
worthy
priest
atonement
forgive
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 6:5 The instructions for the guilt offering assumed that…
6:5 The instructions for the guilt offering assumed that a person’s conscience would induce voluntary reparation; when restitution was voluntary, the surcharge for loss of use to the owner was always 20 percent. Penalties were more severe in other cases (cp. Exod 22:1-15). There is a clear difference between voluntary confession and simply admitting sin after being caught.
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