Old Testament · Law

Leviticus chapter 5

If someone hears a and has seen or knows something relevant but refuses to speak up — that person of their .Or if someone touches anything — whether the of an unclean wild animal, unclean livestock, or unclean swarming creature — even without realizing it, they’ve become contaminated and are .Or if someone touches any kind of — whatever form of contamination it might be — without being aware of it, but later realizes what happened, that person is responsible.Or if someone blurts out a — swearing to do something good or bad, whatever kind of rash promise people make — without thinking about it, but later realizes what they’ve done, that person is responsible for any of these.When someone becomes responsible for any of these things, they must what they’ve .Then they must bring their to for the wrong they committed: a female from the flock — either a lamb or a goat — as a . The priest will perform the on their behalf for their failure.If they a lamb, they must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to Yahweh as their accountability offering — one for a purification offering and one for a .They must bring them to the priest, who will present the purification offering first. He’ll without fully severing it,then sprinkle some of the from the purification offering against the side of the , and drain the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. It’s a purification offering.The second bird he’ll prepare as a burnt offering, following the . The priest will perform the covering ritual on the person’s behalf for the wrong they committed, and they’ll be .But if they can’t afford even two turtledoves or two young pigeons, they must bring of fine flour as their purification offering for what they did wrong. They must not put olive oil on it or add — because it’s a purification offering.They must bring it to the priest, and the priest will scoop out a handful of it as a and burn it on the altar on top of Yahweh’s . It’s a purification offering.The priest will perform the covering ritual on their behalf for whatever wrong they committed in any of these situations, and they’ll be forgiven. The rest of the flour belongs to the priest, just like the .Then Yahweh spoke to Moses:“When someone and unintentionally misuses any of , they must bring their accountability offering to Yahweh: a ram from the flock with , valued in by . It is an accountability offering.They must whatever they took from what belongs to God, add of its value on top, and give it to the priest. The priest will then make things right for them with the accountability ram, and they will be forgiven.“If someone does wrong and violates any of Yahweh’s — even without realizing it — they are still responsible and must of their failure.They must bring a ram without any defects from the flock, valued appropriately, to the priest as an accountability offering. The priest will perform the covering ritual on their behalf for the they committed without knowing it, and they’ll be forgiven.It is — they were truly before Yahweh.”