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Barnes' Notes on Leviticus 5:15

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Commit a trespass - Rather, here and in Leviticus 6:2, perpetrate a wrong. The word is different from that rendered trespass elsewhere in these chapters. Through ignorance - Through inadvertence. See Leviticus 4:2 note. In the holy things of the Lord - The reference is to a failure in the payment of firstfruits, tithes or fees of any kind connected with the public service of religion by which the sanctuary suffered loss; compare Numbers 5:6-8. Shekel of the sanctuary - See Exodus 38:24 note. return to 'Top of Page'
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