Leviticus 6:4

“when 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,”

Leviticus 6:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 6:4, word by word

whenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
he has sinnedיֶחֱטָאyecheta

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “yecheta” appears
and is guiltyאָשֵׁםashem

be guilty

Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.

Where else “ashem” appears
he shall restoreהֵשִׁיבheshiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “heshiv” appears
what he robbedגְּזֵלָהgezela

what is robbed

What has been robbed.

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what he robbedגָּזָלgazal

seize, rob

Take by force, rob, tear away.

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what he gained by exploitationעֹשֶׁקoshek

oppression, extortion

Oppression; what is gained by taking advantage of another.

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what he gained by exploitationעָשָׁקashak

oppress, defraud

Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.

Where else “ashak” appears
the depositפִּקָּדוֹןpikadon

deposit

Something left in another's care.

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was depositedהָפְקַדhafkad

appoint

To put someone in charge.

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the lost thingאֲבֵדָהaveda

lost thing

Something lost.

Where else “aveda” appears
he foundמָצָאmatsa

find

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

Where else “matsa” appears

The context

3or 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,

4 · This verse (above)

5or anything about which he swore falsely; he shall repay it in full and add a fifth of it to it; he shall give it to the one to whom it belongs on the day of his guilt offering.

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