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:
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- 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 5:15If 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:
- Lev 5:18And 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.
- Isa 53:10–11Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
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