He shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, a ram without defect from the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:
- BSB Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.
- NKJV And he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord, a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering, to the priest.
- NASB Then he shall bring to the priest his guilt offering to the Lord, a ram without defect from the flock, according to your assessment, as a guilt offering,
- NLT As a guilt offering to the Lord, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value.
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Quick answer
The offender brings a ram without defect as his trespass offering to the priest. After making restitution, he still needs atonement before God.
Overview
Restitution alone does not suffice; an unblemished ram must be offered to atone for the sin against God. This shows that putting things right with people does not by itself cancel guilt before the Lord. Only sacrifice, ultimately Christ's, removes the offense against God's holiness that every wrong involves.
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Cross-references · 3
- Lev 5:15“If anyone commits a trespass, and sins unwittingly, in the holy things of Yahweh; then he shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, a ram without defect from the flock, according to your estimation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.
- Lev 5:18He shall bring a ram without defect from of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing in which he sinned and didn’t know it, and he will be forgiven.
- Isa 53:10–11Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days, and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand.
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