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L EVITICUS 6
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making them right with the Lord, and they will
be forgiven.
32 “If the people bring a sheep as their sin
offering, it must be a female with no defects.
33 They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt
offerings are slaughtered. 34 Then the priest will
dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and
put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at
the base of the altar. 35 Then he must remove all
the sheep’s fat, just as he does with the fat of
a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will
burn the fat on the altar on top of the special
gifts presented to the Lord. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their
sin, making them right with the Lord, and they
will be forgiven.
Sins Requiring a Sin Offering
“If you are called to testify about something
you have seen or that you know about, it is
sinful to refuse to testify, and you will be punished for your sin.
2 “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the
carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize
what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is
a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal
that scurries along the ground.
3 “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you
realize what you have done, you must admit
your guilt.
4 “Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any
kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad.
When you realize its foolishness, you must
admit your guilt.
5 “When you become aware of your guilt in
any of these ways, you must confess your sin.
6 Then you must bring to the Lord as the penalty for your sin a female from the flock, either a
sheep or a goat. This is a sin offering with which
the priest will purify you from your sin, making
you right with the Lord.*
7 “But if you cannot afford to bring a sheep,
you may bring to the Lord two turtledoves or
two young pigeons as the penalty for your sin.
One of the birds will be for a sin offering, and
the other for a burnt offering. 8 You must bring
them to the priest, who will present the first bird
as the sin offering. He will wring its neck but
without severing its head from the body. 9 Then
he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering against the sides of the altar, and the rest
of the blood will be drained out at the base of
the altar. This is an offering for sin. 10 The priest
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5:6 Or will make atonement for you for your sin; similarly
in 5:10, 13, 16, 18. 5:11 Hebrew 1 ⁄10 of an ephah [2.2 liters].
5:15 Each shekel was about 0.4 ounces or 11 grams in weight.
6:1 Verses 6:1-7 are numbered 5:20-26 in Hebrew text.
will then prepare the second bird as a burnt offering, following all the procedures that have
been prescribed. Through this process the priest
will purify you from your sin, making you right
with the Lord, and you will be forgiven.
11 “If you cannot afford to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, you may bring
two quarts* of choice flour for your sin offering. Since it is an offering for sin, you must not
moisten it with olive oil or put any frankincense
on it. 12 Take the flour to the priest, who will
scoop out a handful as a representative portion.
He will burn it on the altar on top of the special
gifts presented to the Lord. It is an offering for
sin. 13 Through this process, the priest will purify
those who are guilty of any of these sins, making them right with the Lord, and they will be
forgiven. The rest of the flour will belong to the
priest, just as with the grain offering.”
Procedures for the Guilt Offering
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, 15 “If one of you
commits a sin by unintentionally defiling the
Lord’s sacred property, you must bring a guilt
offering to the Lord. The offering must be your
own ram with no defects, or you may buy one
of equal value with silver, as measured by the
weight of the sanctuary shekel.* 16 You must
make restitution for the sacred property you
have harmed by paying for the loss, plus an
additional 20 percent. When you give the payment to the priest, he will purify you with the
ram sacrificed as a guilt offering, making you
right with the Lord, and you will be forgiven.
17 “Suppose you sin by violating one of the
Lord’s commands. Even if you are unaware of
what you have done, you are guilty and will
be punished for your sin. 18 For a guilt offering,
you must bring to the priest your own ram with
no defects, or you may buy one of equal value.
Through this process the priest will purify you
from your unintentional sin, making you right
with the Lord, and you will be forgiven. 19 This
is a guilt offering, for you have been guilty of an
offense against the Lord.”
Sins Requiring a Guilt Offering
1*Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Suppose
one of you sins against your associate and
is unfaithful to the Lord. Suppose you cheat in
a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal
or commit fraud, 3 or you find lost property and
lie about it, or you lie while swearing to tell the
truth, or you commit any other such sin. 4 If
you have sinned in any of these ways, you are
guilty. You must give back whatever you stole,
or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found,
5 or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You
must make restitution by paying the full price
plus an additional 20 percent to the person you
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