Leviticus 5:16

“And 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.”

Leviticus 5:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 5:16, word by word

he has sinnedחָטָאchata

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “chata” appears
the holy thingקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

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

Where else “kodesh” appears
he shall restoreיְשַׁלֵּםyeshalem

repay

To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.

Where else “yeshalem” appears
and he shall addיוֹסֵףyosef

add

To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.

Where else “yosef” appears
a fifthחֲמִישִׁתchamishit

fifth part

One of five equal parts of something.

Where else “chamishit” appears
and giveנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “natan” appears
to the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohen” appears
shall make expiationיְכַפֵּרyechaper

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

Where else “yechaper” appears
with the ramאֵילel

ram

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

Where else “el” appears
of the guilt offeringאָשָׁםasham

guilt offering

The sacrifice to make amends.

Where else “asham” appears
and he will be forgivenנִסְלַחnislach

forgive

Forgive, pardon. In the Bible this verb has only God as its subject.

Where else “nislach” appears

The context

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.

16 · This verse (above)

17And if a person sins and does any one of all the commandments of YHWH concerning things that should not be done, though he did not know it, he is guilty and shall bear his iniquity.

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