1 “ ‘If anyone sins, in that he hears a
public adjuration to testify, he being a witness,
whether he has seen or known, if
he doesn’t report it, then he shall bear his
iniquity.
2 “ ‘Or if anyone touches any unclean
thing, whether it is the carcass of an unclean
animal, or the carcass of unclean
livestock, or the carcass of unclean creeping
things, and it is hidden from him, and
he is unclean, then he shall be guilty.
3 “ ‘Or if he touches the uncleanness of
man, whatever his uncleanness is with
which he is unclean, and it is hidden from
him; when he knows of it, then he shall be
guilty.
4 “ ‘Or if anyone swears rashly with his
lips to do evil or to do good—whatever it is
that a man might utter rashly with an oath,
and it is hidden from him—when he knows
of it, then he will be guilty of one of these.
5 It shall be, when he is guilty of one of
these, he shall confess that in which he has
sinned;
6 and he shall bring his trespass offering
to the LORD for his sin which he has
sinned: a female from the flock, a lamb
or a goat, for a sin offering; and the priest
shall make atonement for him concerning
his sin.
7 “ ‘If he can’t afford a lamb, then he
shall bring his trespass offering for that in
which he has sinned, two turtledoves, or
two young pigeons, to the LORD; one for
a sin offering, and the other for a burnt
offering.
8 He shall bring them to the priest, who
shall first offer the one which is for the sin
offering. He shall wring off its head from
its neck, but shall not sever it completely.
9 He shall sprinkle some of the blood of
the sin offering on the side of the altar; and
the rest of the blood shall be drained out at
the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.
10 He shall offer the second for a burnt
offering, according to the ordinance; and
the priest shall make atonement for him
concerning his sin which he has sinned,
and he shall be forgiven.
11 “ ‘But if he can’t afford two turtledoves
or two young pigeons, then he shall bring
as his offering for that in which he has
sinned, one tenth of an ephah† of fine flour
for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it,
and he shall not put any frankincense on it,
for it is a sin offering.
12 He shall bring it to the priest, and the
priest shall take his handful of it as the
memorial portion, and burn it on the altar,
on the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
It is a sin offering.
13 The priest shall make atonement for
him concerning his sin that he has sinned
in any of these things, and he will be forgiven;
and the rest shall be the priest’s, as
the meal offering.’ ”
14 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
15 “If anyone commits a trespass, and
sins unwittingly regarding the LORD’s
holy things, then he shall bring his trespass
offering to the LORD: a ram without
defect from the flock, according to your
estimation in silver by shekels, according
to the shekel‡ of the sanctuary, for a
trespass offering.
16 He shall make restitution for that
which he has done wrong regarding the
holy thing, and shall add a fifth part to
it, and give it to the priest; and the priest
shall make atonement for him with the
ram of the trespass offering, and he will be
forgiven.
17 “If anyone sins, doing any of the things
which the LORD has commanded not to be
done, though he didn’t know it, he is still
guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
18 He shall bring a ram without defect
from of the flock, according to your estimation,
for a trespass offering, to the priest;
and the priest shall make atonement for
him concerning the thing in which he
sinned and didn’t know it, and he will be
forgiven.
19 It is a trespass offering. He is certainly
guilty before the LORD.”
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