Leviticus 5:6 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 5:6

Leviticus 5:6. His trespass-offering But how come confession and sacrifice to be necessary for him that touched an unclean thing, when such persons were cleansed with simple washing, as appears from Leviticus 11:0., and Numbers 19:0.? This place speaks of him that being so unclean did come into the tabernacle, as may be gathered by comparing this place with Numbers 19:13; which if any man did, knowing himself to be unclean, which was the case there, he was to be cut off for it; and if he... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 5:1-13

The sin offering: its uses (5:1-13)Sin offerings could be offered only for those sins that people committed unintentionally, such as through carelessness, haste, accident or weakness. When people realized they were guilty of such sins, they had to make confession and bring a sin offering (5:1-6; cf. 4:13,22,27). No sacrifice was available for deliberate or premeditated sins (Numbers 15:30). The sin offering therefore showed up the weakness of the sacrificial system. It provided only for those... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 5:6

his trespass offering = as his trespass offering. Hebrew. 'asham. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . sin. Hebrew. chata. App-44 . make an atonement. See note on Exodus 26:33 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 5:6

Leviticus 5:6. His trespass-offering— The original word אשׁם asham, trespass, extends further than חטא cheit, sin, even to sins against knowledge: but the precise difference between them it is not easy to settle: we refer to Outram de Sacrificiis, as before. Dr. Beaumont observes, that "these trespass-offerings were for sins of less importance, as omission of some duties, and not observing the legal washings and purifications, &c. whereas the sin-offerings in ch. 4 were for greater... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 5:6

6-14. he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sins which he hath sinned—A trespass offering differed from a sin offering in the following respects: that it was appointed for persons who had either done evil unwittingly, or were in doubt as to their own criminality; or felt themselves in such a special situation as required sacrifices of that kind [BROWN]. The trespass offering appointed in such cases was a female lamb or kid; if unable to make such an offering, he might bring... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 5:1-13

4. The sin offering 4:1-5:13The sin offering was a very important offering since it was to be offered before any of the others. It also played a key role on the Day of Atonement. Ancient Near Easterners offered certain offerings before God incorporated these into the Mosaic Law. Moses previously mentioned burnt offerings in Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:4; Genesis 13:18; Genesis 22; Genesis 26:25; Genesis 33:20; and Genesis 35:1-7, and peace offerings in Genesis 31:54; Genesis 46:1. However the sin... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 5:1-19

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 unclean person or thing (Leviticus 5:2-3), making rash oaths (Leviticus 5:4).1. Sin, and hear] RV ’sin, in that he heareth’: cp. Proverbs 29:24; Judges 17:2. 2. See Leviticus 11:27-28, Leviticus 11:31-40; Leviticus 15:7. If it be hidden from him] Vulgate renders, ’if he forgetteth his uncleauness,’ i.e.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 5:6

(6) And he shall bring his trespass offering . . . a lamb or a kid of the goats.—Better, a sheep, or a shaggy she-goat (see Leviticus 4:23; Leviticus 4:32). The first thing to be noticed is that the sacrifice is here called (âshâm) “trespass offering,” which is the right rendering of the word, and is so translated in thirty-five out of the thirty-six passages in which it is used for a sacrifice. In the verse before us, and in the rest of this section, viz., Leviticus 5:7-13, which treat of this... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Leviticus 5:1-13

THE RITUAL OF THE SIN OFFERINGLeviticus 4:4-35; Leviticus 5:1-13; Leviticus 6:24-30ACCORDING to the Authorised Version, {; Leviticus 5:6-7} it might seem that the section, Leviticus 5:1-13, referred not to the sin offering, but to the guilt offering, like the latter part of the chapter; but, as suggested in the margin of the Revised Version, in these verses we may properly read, instead of "guilt offering," "for his guilt." That the latter rendering is to be preferred is clear when we observe... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Leviticus 5:1-13

4. The Sin Offering CHAPTERS 4-5:13 1. The second utterance of Jehovah (Leviticus 4:1-2 ) 2. The sin offering for the high priest (Leviticus 4:3-12 ) 3. The sin offering for the congregation (Leviticus 4:13-21 ) 4. The sin offering for the ruler (Leviticus 4:22-26 ) 5. The sin offering for one of the people (Leviticus 4:27-35 ) 6. The sin offering for special inadvertent offences (Leviticus 5:1-13 ) The burnt offering, meal offering, and peace offering typified the absolute and... read more