Leviticus 5:16

And he is to make payment to the priest for what he has done wrong in relation to the holy thing, together with a fifth part of its value in addition; and the priest will take away his sin by the sheep of his offering, and he will have forgiveness.

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In The King James Version

And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.

In Context

15If anyone is untrue, sinning in error in connection with the holy things of the Lord, let him take his offering to the Lord, a male sheep from the flock, without any mark, of the value fixed by you in silver by shekels, by the scale of the holy place.

17And if anyone does wrong, and does any of the things which the Lord has given orders are not to be done, though he has no knowledge of it, still he is in the wrong and he is responsible.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:3But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.

Leviticus 4:26And all the fat of it is to be burned on the altar like the fat of the peace-offering; and the priest will take away his sin and he will have forgiveness.

Leviticus 5:10And the second is for a burned offering, in agreement with the law; and the priest will take away his sin and he will have forgiveness.

Leviticus 6:4\6:11\Then having taken off his linen robes and put on other clothing, he is to take it away into a clean place, outside the tent-circle.

Leviticus 22:14And if a man takes the holy food in error, he will have to give the holy thing back to the priest, with the addition of a fifth part.

Leviticus 27:15And if the owner has a desire to get back his house, let him give a fifth more than your value, and it will be his.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 5:15-19

Law of the Trespass-Offering. ( b. c. 1490.) 14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord ; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: 16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest:… Read the whole commentary →

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