Leviticus 5:15

““When a person acts unfaithfully and sins inadvertently in regard to the holy things of YHWH, he shall bring his guilt offering to YHWH, a ram without defect from the flock, by your valuation in shekels of silver, by the shekel of the sanctuary, as a guilt offering.”

Leviticus 5:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 5:15, word by word

a personנֶפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

Where else “nefesh” appears
actsתִמְעֹלtimol

be unfaithful

Be unfaithful, break the loyalty owed; especially, keep for oneself what belongs to God.

Where else “timol” appears
unfaithfullyמַעַלmaal

unfaithfulness

Unfaithfulness, a breach of trust.

Where else “maal” appears
and sinsחָטְאָהchata

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “chata” appears
inadvertentlyשְׁגָגָהshegaga

inadvertence

Inadvertence: a sin committed without realizing it or without intending it.

Where else “shegaga” appears
in regard to the holy thingsקָּדְשֵׁיkadshe

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kadshe” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
he shall bringהֵבִיאhevi

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “hevi” appears
his guilt offeringאֲשָׁמasham

guilt offering

The sacrifice to make amends.

Where else “asham” appears
a ramאַיִלayil

ram

A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.

Where else “ayil” appears
without defectתָּמִיםtamim

without defect

Without defect, whole.

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the flockצֹּאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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by your valuationעֶרְכְּerk

valuation

The price fixed for something or someone, according to the law.

Where else “erk” appears
in shekelsשְׁקָלִיםshekalim

shekel

Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.

Where else “shekalim” appears
of silverכֶּסֶףkesef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

Where else “kesef” appears

Translation note

“The holy things of YHWH” are what belongs to him: offerings, tithes, firstfruits. The “guilt offering” (asham) goes together in 5:16 and 6:5 with restoring what is owed plus a fifth; in 5:17-19 it is offered without restitution. Isaiah 53:10 uses this same word.

The context

14YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

15 · This verse (above)

16And what he has sinned against the holy thing he shall restore, and he shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest; and the priest shall make expiation for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.

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