Leviticus 5:17

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹⁴Then the LORD said to Moses, ¹⁵"If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD's holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering. ¹⁶Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven. ¹⁷If someone sins and violates any of the LORD's commandments even though he was unaware, he is still guilty and shall bear his punishment.¹⁸He must bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed unintentionally, and he will be forgiven. ¹⁹It is a guilt offering; he was certainly guilty before the LORD."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a soul sin: This case is supposed to differ from the preceding, merely in that the person concerned was not certain whether he had or had not committed the trespass. It is therefore called by the Hebrews a doubtful trespass offering. Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 4:2-4, Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 4:27

though: Leviticus 5:15, Psalms 19:12, Luke 12:48, Romans 14:23

yet is he: Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 4:2, Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 4:27

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:43 - bear not iniquity Leviticus 7:18 - bear Numbers 5:6 - When Numbers 19:13 - purifieth Ezekiel 18:20 - bear

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord,.... Respecting holy things:

though he wist it not; or did not know that he had transgressed a negative command:

yet he is guilty, and shall bear the iniquity; be chargeable with guilt, and is liable to punishment, and must make an atonement and satisfaction for it; see Luke 12:48.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Though he wist it not - Ignorance of the Law, or even of the consequences of the act at the time that it was committed, was not to excuse him from the obligation to offer the sacrifice.