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Leviticus 5:19

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 5:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “It is a trespass-offering: he is certainly guilty before Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

It is a trespass-offering: he is certainly guilty before Jehovah.
Leviticus 5:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16and he shall make restitution for that which he hath done amiss in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering, and he shall be forgiven.
17And if any one sin, and do any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
18And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a trespass-offering, unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing wherein he erred unwittingly and knew it not, and he shall be forgiven.
19It is a trespass-offering: he is certainly guilty before Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“It [is] a trespass [offering], etc.] An offering for a trespass committed: he hath certainly trespassed against the Lord; though committed ignorantly, and therefore an offering must be brought; for no sin of any kind must be overlooked, passed by, or forgiven, without a sacrifice, or without atonement made by sacrifice: or, “he shall offer a trespass offering to the Lord”, or before the Lord, as Onkelos; or before the Word of the Lord, as Jonathan; and Maimonides out of Siphri f126 observes, that whereas it is said, a trespass or trespass offering to the Lord, it was not lawful for the priests to eat of it.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“trespassed: Ezr 10:2; Psa 51:4; Mal 3:8; Co2 5:19-21 Next: Leviticus Chapter 6”
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