And ifוְאִםa personנֶפֶשׁsinsכִּי תֶחֱטָאand doesוְעָשְׂתָהany oneאַחַתof allמִכָּלthe commandmentsמִצְוֺתof YHWHיְהוָהconcerning things thatאֲשֶׁרshould notלֹאbe done,תֵעָשֶׂינָהthough he did notוְלֹאknow it,יָדַעhe is guiltyוְאָשֵׁםand shall bearוְנָשָׂאhis iniquity.עֲוֺנוֹ
Leviticus 5:17
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 5:17, word by word
- a personנֶפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- sinsתֶחֱטָאtecheta
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “techeta” appears- and doesעָשְׂתָהasta
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asta” appears- any oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- the commandmentsמִצְוֺתmitsvot
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvot” 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- know itיָדַעyada
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yada” appears- he is guiltyאָשֵׁםashem
be guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “ashem” appears- and shall bearנָשָׂאnasa
bear
To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.
Where else “nasa” appears- his iniquityעֲוֺנavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears
The context
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.
17 · This verse (above)
18He shall bring a ram without defect from the flock, by your valuation, as a guilt offering, to the priest, and the priest shall make expiation for him for his inadvertence in which he erred without knowing it, and he will be forgiven.