And whatוְ אֲשֶׁרhe has sinnedחָטָאagainstמִןthe holy thingהַקֹּדֶשׁhe shall restore,יְשַׁלֵּםand he shall addוְ יוֹסֵףa fifthחֲמִישִׁתוֹto itעָלָיוand giveוְנָתַןitאֹתוֹto the priest;לַכֹּהֵןand the priestוְהַכֹּהֵןshall make expiationיְכַפֵּרfor himעָלָיוwith the ramבְּאֵילof the guilt offering,הָאָשָׁםand he will be forgiven.וְנִסְלַח לוֹ
Leviticus 5:16
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.