Leviticus 5:14

"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.’”"

Key Reflection

In Leviticus 5:14, when a person unintentionally commits a sin against the Lord's holy things, they are required to bring a ram without defect for a trespass offering. The priest then makes atonement for their sin, ensuring forgiveness. This ritual underscores the importance of addressing even minor transgressions and highlights the role of the priest in facilitating divine forgiveness through sacrificial offerings.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

(This comment exends throughLeviticus 6:7). The trespass-offerings as they are described in this section and inLeviticus 7:1-7, are clearly distinguished from the ordinary sin-offerings in these particulars: (1) They were offered on account of offences which involved an injury to some person (it might be the Lord Himself) in respect to property. SeeLeviticus 5:16;Leviticus 6:4-5. (2) they were always accompanied by a pecuniary fine equal to the value of the injury done, with the addition of one-fifth. CompareNumbers 5:5-8. (3) the treatment of the blood was more simple. CompareLeviticus 4:5. (4) the victim was a ram, instead of a female sheep or goat.

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