Leviticus 6:6
New International Version
And as a penalty they must bring to the priest, that is, to the LORD, their guilt offering, a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value.

New Living Translation
As a guilt offering to the LORD, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value.

English Standard Version
And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering.

Berean Standard Bible
Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.

King James Bible
And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:

New King James Version
And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering, to the priest.

New American Standard Bible
Then he shall bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD, a ram without defect from the flock, according to your assessment, as a guilt offering,

NASB 1995
“Then he shall bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD, a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering,

NASB 1977
“Then he shall bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD, a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he shall bring to the priest his guilt offering to Yahweh, a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering,

Amplified Bible
Then he shall bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish from the flock, as valued by you, as a guilt offering.

Christian Standard Bible
Then he is to bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock according to your assessment of its value as a guilt offering to the priest.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he must bring his restitution offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock according to your assessment of its value as a restitution offering to the priest.

American Standard Version
And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a trespass-offering, unto the priest:

English Revised Version
And he shall bring his guilt offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a guilt offering, unto the priest:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then bring the LORD your guilt offering, a ram that has no defects or its value in money. Bring it to the priest.

Good News Translation
You shall bring to the priest as your repayment offering to the LORD a male sheep or goat without any defects. Its value is to be determined according to the official standard.

International Standard Version
Now as to his guilt offering, he is to bring to the LORD a ram without defect from the flock, estimated as to its value, to the priest.

Majority Standard Bible
Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.

NET Bible
Then he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD, a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels, for a guilt offering to the priest.

New Heart English Bible
He shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he shall bring his trespass-offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass-offering, to the priest:

World English Bible
He shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh: a ram without defect from the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he brings his guilt-offering to YHWH, a ram, a perfect one, out of the flock, at your valuation, for a guilt-offering, to the priest,

Young's Literal Translation
'And his guilt-offering he bringeth in to Jehovah, a ram, a perfect one, out of the flock, at thy estimation, for a guilt-offering, unto the priest,

Smith's Literal Translation
The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Lev 5:25And he shall bring his trespass to Jehovah, a blameless ram from the sheep by thy estimation, for the trespass, to the priest.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover for his sin he shall offer a ram without blemish out of the flock, and shall give it to the priest, according to the estimation and measure of the offence:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, on behalf of his sin, he shall offer an immaculate ram from the flock, and he shall give it to the priest, according to the estimation and measure of the offense.

New American Bible
Then that person shall bring to the priest as reparation to the LORD an unblemished ram of the flock, at the established value, as a reparation offering.

New Revised Standard Version
And you shall bring to the priest, as your guilt offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish from the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, a ram of value without blemish out of the flocks for a trespass offering to the priest;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he shall bring his offering to LORD JEHOVAH, a ram without defect from a flock, with the price offering to the Priest:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he shall bring his forfeit unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy valuation, for a guilt-offering, unto the priest.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven for any one of all the things which he did and trespassed in it.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Sins Requiring a Guilt Offering
5or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt. 6 Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock. 7In this way the priest will make atonement for him before the LORD, and he will be forgiven for anything he may have done to incur guilt.”…

Cross References
Numbers 5:7-8
and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged. / But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.

Exodus 22:1-3
“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. / If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed. / But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.

1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

2 Samuel 12:6
Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”

Ezekiel 33:15
if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.

Matthew 5:23-24
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Luke 19:8
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 10:12
But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

Romans 5:10
For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!

2 Corinthians 5:18-19
All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: / that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

Colossians 1:20
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

Isaiah 53:10
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

Psalm 69:4
Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.

Proverbs 6:31
Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.


Treasury of Scripture

And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest:

a ram

Leviticus 5:15,18
If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: …

Isaiah 53:10,11
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand…

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Leviticus 6
1. The trespass offering for sins done wittingly
8. The law of the burnt offering
14. and of the meat offering
19. The offering at the consecration of a priest
24. The law of the sin offering














Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD:
This phrase indicates the requirement for an individual who has committed a sin to make restitution through a guilt offering. The role of the priest is central, acting as a mediator between the sinner and God. The guilt offering, or "asham" in Hebrew, is distinct from other offerings as it specifically addresses sins that involve desecration of holy things or deceit against a neighbor. This reflects the seriousness of sin in the community and the need for atonement. The offering is made "to the LORD," emphasizing that the ultimate offense is against God, even when the sin involves another person.

an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.
The requirement for an "unblemished ram" underscores the necessity of offering something of value and purity, symbolizing the need for a perfect sacrifice to atone for sin. This foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is described in the New Testament as the Lamb of God, without blemish or defect (1 Peter 1:19). The specification of "proper value" indicates that the offering must be commensurate with the sin, ensuring that the restitution is meaningful and sincere. This reflects the principle of justice and fairness in God's law. The use of a ram, a valuable animal in ancient Israelite society, highlights the costliness of sin and the seriousness with which it must be addressed.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Priest
The priest acts as the mediator between the sinner and God, facilitating the offering and ensuring it meets the requirements set by God.

2. The LORD
The offering is ultimately made to the LORD, signifying the need for reconciliation with God due to sin.

3. The Sinner
The individual who has committed a sin requiring a guilt offering, acknowledging their wrongdoing and seeking atonement.

4. The Ram
An unblemished ram is specified as the guilt offering, symbolizing purity and the costliness of atonement.

5. The Guilt Offering
This is a specific type of offering in the Levitical system, designed to address sins against God and others, emphasizing restitution and reconciliation.
Teaching Points
The Cost of Sin
Sin requires a costly sacrifice, symbolized by the unblemished ram, reminding us of the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement.

The Role of the Mediator
Just as the priest mediated the guilt offering, Jesus is our ultimate High Priest, mediating between us and God.

Restitution and Reconciliation
The guilt offering included restitution, teaching us the importance of making amends and seeking reconciliation with those we have wronged.

The Unblemished Sacrifice
The requirement for an unblemished ram points to the perfection of Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

Personal Reflection and Confession
Encourages believers to reflect on their own lives, confess sins, and seek God's forgiveness, knowing that Christ has made the ultimate sacrifice.(6) With thy estimation.--That is, according to the official valuation; the ram is to be so grown up as to be worth two shekels. (See Leviticus 5:15.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then he must bring
יָבִ֖יא (yā·ḇî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the priest
הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

his guilt offering
אֲשָׁמ֥וֹ (’ă·šā·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 817: Guilt, a fault, a sin-offering

to the LORD:
לַיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

an unblemished
תָּמִ֧ים (tā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 8549: Entire, integrity, truth

ram
אַ֣יִל (’a·yil)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree

of proper value
בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ (bə·‘er·kə·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6187: A pile, equipment, estimate

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the flock.
הַצֹּ֛אן (haṣ·ṣōn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock


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