orאוֹanythingמִכֹּלabout whichאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוhe sworeיִשָּׁבַעfalsely;לַשֶּׁקֶרhe shall repayוְשִׁלַּםitאֹתוֹin fullבְּרֹאשׁוֹand addוַ יֹסֵףa fifth of itחֲמִשִׁתָיוto it;עָלָיוhe shall give itיִתְּנֶנּוּtoלַthe one to whomאֲשֶׁר לוֹit belongsהוּאon the dayבְּיוֹםof his guilt offering.אַשְׁמָתוֹ
Leviticus 6:5
Study it in the app“or 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 6:5, word by word
- he sworeיִשָּׁבַעyishava
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “yishava” appears- falselyשֶּׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- he shall repayשִׁלַּםshilam
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “shilam” appears- in fullרֹאשׁrosh
total
The total: "take the head" is to count.
Where else “rosh” appears- and addיֹסֵףyosef
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “yosef” appears- a fifth of itחֲמִשִׁתָיchamishitay
fifth part
One of five equal parts of something.
Where else “chamishitay” appears- he shall give itיִתְּנֶyitne
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “yitne” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of his guilt offeringאַשְׁמָתashmat
guilt
Guilt: the responsibility that remains for having done wrong; also an offense.
Where else “ashmat” appears
Translation note
Returning what was stolen plus a fifth: compare Luke 19:8 and Matthew 5:23-24 (first make things right with your brother, then the offering).
The context
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,
5 · This verse (above)
6And his guilt offering he shall bring to YHWH, a ram without defect from the flock, by your valuation, as a guilt offering, to the priest.