Leviticus 6:3

“or has found something lost and lied about it and sworn falsely about any one of all the things that a man may do so as to sin by them,”

Leviticus 6:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 6:3, word by word

has foundמָצָאmatsa

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “matsa” appears
something lostאֲבֵדָהaveda

lost thing

Something lost.

Where else “aveda” appears
and liedכִחֶשׁchichesh

deny

To say what is not so, or deny what is true.

Where else “chichesh” appears
and swornנִשְׁבַּעnishba

swear

To promise with God as witness.

Where else “nishba” appears
falselyשָׁקֶרshaker

lie

What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.

Where else “shaker” appears
any oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “achat” appears
a manאָדָםadam

anyone

A person; with "not", no one.

Where else “adam” appears
may doיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaase” appears
so as to sinחֲטֹאchato

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “chato” appears

The context

2“When a person sins and commits unfaithfulness against YHWH by lying to his neighbor about a deposit or a pledge or a robbery, or has exploited his neighbor,

3 · This verse (above)

4when he has sinned and is guilty, he shall restore what he robbed or what he gained by exploitation or the deposit that was deposited with him or the lost thing that he found,

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