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Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 6:2

Leviticus 6:2. Commit a trespass against the Lord— Known and voluntary sins are considered in this chapter. Every sin which men commit, says Jameson from Calmet, is against God, the supreme Lawgiver and Judge; but especially such sins, as, being committed in secresy, or lying out of the reach of human jurisdiction, cannot be punished by men; or which are not very liable to be detected, unless by the conviction of men's consciences, and an awful regard to the majesty of God, who knows the secret... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 6:3

Leviticus 6:3. In any of all these that a man doeth— Houbigant renders this, in any one of these things wherein men are used to offend: in which he follows the Vulgate, and other versions, as well as the interpretation of Grotius. It was not peculiar to the Hebrew law, to account that man a thief, who detained any thing from the true owner that he had found. We are told of the Dyrbaans, who inhabited that tract which extends from Bactria to India, and were celebrated for justice among their... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 6:4

Leviticus 6:4. Because he hath sinned and is guilty— Some render this, whenever he shall have thus sinned, and is sensible of his guilt, he shall restore, &c. It might perhaps be rendered as nearly to the Hebrew, it shall be, that he who shall have thus sinned, and become liable to punishment, shall restore, &c. The law, however, appears to refer to a voluntary acknowledgment of guilt; see Numbers 5:7. REFLECTIONS.—A variety of trespasses against our neighbour are mentioned, which,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 6:2

2-7. If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord—This law, the record of which should have been joined with the previous chapter, was given concerning things stolen, fraudulently gotten, or wrongfully kept. The offender was enjoined to make restitution of the articles to the rightful owner, along with a fifth part out of his own possessions. But it was not enough thus to repair the injury done to a neighbor and to society; he was required to bring a trespass offering, as a token of... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:1-7

The Guilt (or Trespass) Offering. Two cases are mentioned in which it is proper to bring a guilt offering. The first (Lev 5:15) is that of a person who occasions loss to the sanctuary by either consuming or keeping back some 'holy thing' (see on Lev 2:3). He is required to restore the value of the thing plus one fifth by way of a penalty (Lev 5:16), and to present a guilt offering. The second case is that of a person who causes loss to his neighbour. The same is required of him (Lev 6:4-7), see... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:1-30

1-7. These vv. should be reckoned as part of Leviticus 5. The Hebrew chapter begins at Leviticus 6:8. Our chapter and verse divisions are a late invention, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries.2. RV ’deal falsely with his neighbour in a matter of deposit, or of bargain (or pledge), or of robbery’: cp. Exodus 22:7.Leviticus 6:8 to Leviticus 7:38. Directions addressed to the Priests regarding the ritual of Sacrifice: see on Leviticus 1:29-13. The Burnt Offering. The daily or continual burnt... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 6:2

(2) And commit a trespass against the Lord.—It will be seen that the trespass against God is, strictly speaking, a violation of the rights of a neighbour’s property. As fraud and plunder are most subversive of social life, a crime of this sort is described as an insult to God, who is the founder and sovereign ruler of his people.In that which was delivered him to keep.—To deposit valuable property with a neighbour was, and still is, a common practice in the East where no responsible... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 6:3

(3) Or have found.—The fifth instance adduced is of property which was neither entrusted nor exacted but accidentally found. For the law on lost property, see Exodus 23:4; Deuteronomy 22:1-3.And sweareth falsely.—This refers to all the five instances specified—that is, if he denies with an oath that property had been entrusted to him, that he had robbed, or exacted, or found anything. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 6:4

(4) Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty.—Better, And it shall come to pass, token he hath so sinned, and acknowledged his guilt. (See Leviticus 4:22.) That is, when he has committed any of the aforementioned offences, and denied the sin with an oath, but afterwards voluntarily acknowledges his guilt without having been found out.That he shall restore that . . . which he hath deceitfully gotten.—Better, then he shall restore, &c. read more

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