Leviticus 5:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Leviticus 5:17 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And 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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And when any person sinneth, and hath done <FI>something against<Fi> one of all the commands of Jehovah <FI>regarding things<Fi> which are not to be done, and hath not known, and he hath been guilty, and hath borne his iniquity,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 5:17 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 4:2“Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them:
- Leviticus 4:13Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,
- Leviticus 4:22When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt.
- Leviticus 4:27And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt.
- Leviticus 5:1“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
- Leviticus 5:2Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.
- Leviticus 5:15“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.
- Psalms 19:12Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
- Luke 12:48But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
- Romans 14:23But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
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