Leviticus 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.”

Leviticus 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He shall make restitution for that which he has done wrong regarding the holy thing, and shall add a fifth part to it, and give it to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and he will be forgiven.”

Leviticus 5:16 — World English Bible

Leviticus 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and 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. ”

Leviticus 5:16 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And that which he hath sinned against the holy thing he repayeth, and its fifth is adding to it, and hath given it to the priest, and the priest maketh atonement for him with the ram of the guilt-offering, and it hath been forgiven him.”

Leviticus 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he shall make restitution for the wrong that he hath done in the holy things, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and shall give it unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering, and it shall be forgiven him. ”

Leviticus 5:16 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So hee shall restore that wherein hee hath offended, in taking away of the holy thing, and shall put the fift part more thereto, and giue it vnto the Priest: so the Priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of ye trespasse offring, and it shalbe forgiuen him.”

Leviticus 5:16 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 5:16 in Context — Leviticus 5

14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

15 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:

16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.

17 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.

18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.

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What Does Leviticus 5:16 Mean?

Leviticus 5:16 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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