Open English Translation LEV Chapter 5

5 “If someone is a witness to a case because of something they saw or knew about, and hears an oath in court but doesn’t testify, then they’ll become guilty.

2 “If someone touches anything ‘unclean’ (e.g., a dead domestic or wild animal, or some creature) without realising it, they still become ‘unclean’ and is guilty.

3 “If someone touches anything ‘unclean’ from another person, even if they initially didn’t realise what it was, they become guilty.

4 “If someone makes a rash promise, whether it’s to do something good or something bad, and even if they were just speaking carelessly but find out later, they become guilty.

5 “So then the person that became guilty from any of the above, must confess their wrongdoing 6 and present a penalty to Yahweh to address that wrongdoing, and must present a female lamb or young goat as a sin offering, and the priest will act on their behalf to make them right with God.

7 “However if that person can’t afford a sheep, then for their guilt offering because of their transgression, they must bring two doves or young pigeons to Yahweh—one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering. 8 The presenter must take them to the priest who will present the sin offering first—twisting the bird’s head off from the neck, but not pulling the body in half. 9 Then he must sprinkle some of the blood from that sin offering onto the side of the altar, and then drain out the rest of the blood at the altar’s base. That will be the sin offering. 10 The second bird will be for a burnt offering as per the regulation. The priest will make the presenter right with God after their wrongdoing, and they’ll be forgiven.

11 “However if that person still can’t afford those two doves or young pigeons, then they can present a kilogram of fine wheat flour for a sin offering. It mustn’t have oil or frankincense in it because it’s a sin offering. 12 The presenter must take it to the priest who will then take a handful of it, and burn that memorial portion on the altar for burnt offerings to Yahweh. That will be the sin offering. 13 The priest will make the presenter right with God after their wrongdoing as per one of the above, and they’ll be forgiven. The rest of the flour will be for the priest, similar to a grain offering.”

14 Then Yahweh told Mosheh (Moses), 15 “If someone acts unfaithfully but unintentionally desecrates something that’s sacred to Yahweh, then because of their guilt, that person must present ram with no defects from the flock, or silver coins using the official valuation, as a guilt offering. 16 They must also compensate for the sacred item, but with an extra twenty percent. That must all be given to the priest who will make the presenter right with God with that ram as the guilt offering, and they’ll be forgiven.

17 “If someone transgresses by violating even one of Yahweh’s regulations or prohibitions, even if they didn’t realise it, they become guilty and must bear responsibility for that guilt. 18 Then that person must take a ram from the flock that has no defects to the priest for a guilt offering. Then the priest will make the presenter right with God after that transgression (even if they weren’t aware of it), and they’ll be forgiven. 19 That’s a guilt offering, because they were clearly guilty before Yahweh.”