KJV King James Version
And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist [it] not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Leviticus 5:17
And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist [it] not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.
WEB World English Bible
“If anyone sins, and does any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done; though he didn’t know it, yet he is guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
ASV American Standard Version
And if any one sin, and do any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when any person sinneth, and hath done something against one of all the commands of Jehovah regarding things which are not to be done, and hath not known, and he hath been guilty, and hath borne his iniquity,
Surrounding context — Leviticus 5
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: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
17 And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist [it] not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist [it] not, and it shall be forgiven him.
19 It [is] a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאִם־H518 · imifנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙H5315 · ne.pheshsoulכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforתֶֽחֱטָ֔אH2398 · cha.tato sinוְעָֽשְׂתָ֗הH6213 · a.sahto make: doאַחַת֙H259 · e.chadoneמִכָּל־H3605 · kolallמִצְוֹ֣תH4687 · mits.vahcommandmentיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotתֵעָשֶׂ֑ינָהH6213 · a.sahto make: doוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיָדַ֥עH3045 · ya.dato knowוְאָשֵׁ֖םH816 · a.shambe guiltyוְנָשָׂ֥אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃H5771 · a.vaniniquity: crime
Cross-references
Leviticus 4:27And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth [somewhat against] any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which ought not to be done, and be guilty;Leviticus 4:13And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done [somewhat against] any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which should not be done, and are guilty;Leviticus 4:2-4Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:Psalm 19:12Who can understand [his] errors? cleanse thou me from secret [faults].Leviticus 5:15If 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:Leviticus 4:22When a ruler hath sinned, and done [somewhat] through ignorance [against] any of the commandments of the LORD his God [concerning things] which should not be done, and is guilty;Luke 12:48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.Leviticus 5:1-2And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and [is] a witness, whether he hath seen or known [of it]; if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.Romans 14:23And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin.
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