Orאוֹif a personנֶפֶשׁ כִּיswears,תִשָּׁבַעspeaking rashlyלְבַטֵּאwith his lipsבִשְׂפָתַיִםto do evilלְהָרַעorאוֹto do good,לְהֵיטִיבin any matterלְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרa manהָאָדָםmay speak rashlyיְבַטֵּאin an oath,בִּשְׁבֻעָהand it is hiddenוְנֶעְלַםfrom him,מִמֶּנּוּwhen heוְהוּאcomes to know itיָדַעhe will be guiltyוְאָשֵׁםinלְoneאַחַתof these.מֵאֵלֶּה
Leviticus 5:4
Study it in the app“Or if a person swears, speaking rashly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in any matter that a man may speak rashly in an oath, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it he will be guilty in one of these.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 5:4, word by word
- if a personנֶפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- swearsתִשָּׁבַעtishava
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “tishava” appears- speaking rashlyבַטֵּאvate
speak rashly
Speak without thinking; utter an oath lightly.
Where else “vate” appears- with his lipsשְׂפָתַיִםsefatayim
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefatayim” appears- to do evilהָרַעhara
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “hara” appears- to do goodהֵיטִיבhetiv
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “hetiv” appears- a manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- in an oathשְׁבֻעָהshevua
oath
Oath: a solemn promise sworn in someone's name.
Where else “shevua” appears- and it is hiddenנֶעְלַםnelam
be hidden
To stay out of someone's sight or knowledge; what is not revealed.
Where else “nelam” appears- comes to know itיָדַעyada
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yada” appears- he will be guiltyאָשֵׁםashem
be guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “ashem” appears- oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears
The context
3Or if he touches human uncleanness, any uncleanness of his by which one becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it he will be guilty.
4 · This verse (above)
5When he becomes guilty in one of these, he shall confess that in which he has sinned.