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The Book of Leviticus 5

5 It may happen that a person hears someone publicly pronounce a curse against a person who did harm to them. If the individual witnessed the publicly spoken curse, it does not matter whether the individual saw the harmful action or if he only knew about it. If he does not testify in court against the person who did the harmful action, then he has done wrong against the person who pronounced the curse. He is now responsible for addressing his wrongdoing.

2 Or it may happen that someone touches something unclean, whether the unclean dead body of a wild animal, the unclean dead body of a domesticated animal, or the unclean dead body of a swarming, winged insect. Even if the individual was unaware of touching the unclean thing, nevertheless, he has become unclean himself and he is legally guilty.

3 Or that person might touch something unclean that comes from a human source or any other unclean thing that might cause a person to become unclean. Even if the individual was unaware of touching the unclean thing, when the person realizes that he has done so, he has become legally guilty.

4 Or it may happen that a person makes a solemn promise carelessly and rashly. It does not matter whether the person made the promise with ill intention or with good intention. This instruction concerns any way in which a person might make a solemn promise carelessly or rashly. Even if the individual was unaware of speaking carelessly or rashly when he made the solemn promise, when he realizes that he has done so, he has become legally guilty.

5 Whenever anyone becomes guilty in any of these situations, the individual should confess that he has done wrong. 6 Then he should bring the required penalty for his guilt to Yahweh to address the wrongdoing that he has committed. He should bring a female flock animal, whether a lamb or a female goat, as a purifying sacrifice. When this happens, the priest will be able to offer a sacrifice that Yahweh will accept for the sake of the individual. Yahweh will remove the guilt of the person's wrongdoing from him and will forgive him.

7 But if the individual cannot afford a sheep or a goat, then he should bring two doves or two pigeons to Yahweh as the required penalty for his guilt that he acquired through the wrongdoing that he committed. The priest will offer one of the birds as a purifying sacrifice and the other bird as a wholly burned sacrifice. 8 The individual should bring these two birds to the priest. The priest should first present the bird that will offer as a purifying sacrifice. He should break its neck and twist its head by pinching the bird behind its neck. However, the priest should not remove the head completely. 9 Then the priest should splatter some of the blood of this first bird on the side of the altar. Next, the priest should wring out any remaining blood of the bird on the base of the altar. This is the way to offer a bird as a purifying sacrifice. 10 Then the priest should prepare the second bird as a wholly burned sacrifice, according to the instructions that I have commanded. When this happens, the priest will have offered a sacrifice that Yahweh will accept for the sake of the individual. Yahweh will remove from him the guilt that the individual acquired through the wrongdoing that he has done, and Yahweh will forgive that individual for his wrongdoing.

11 But if the individual cannot afford the two doves or the two pigeons, then he should bring about two liters of wheat flour as his offering for the wrongdoing that he committed. This offering of wheat flour will serve as a purifying sacrifice. The individual should not pour any oil onto it, nor should he put a lump of incense on it, because it is intended to be a purifying sacrifice. 12 The individual should bring the wheat flour to the priest. Then, taking as large a handful as he is able, the priest should scoop out of the offering the portion that he will burn. The priest should then burn that portion on the altar, on top of the other gifts that individuals have offered to Yahweh, doing it in a way that causes smoke to go up. This is the way to offer wheat flour as a purifying sacrifice. 13 When this happens, the priest will have offered a sacrifice that Yahweh will accept for the sake of the individual. Yahweh will remove the guilt of the individual’s wrongdoing from him that he acquired through the wrongdoing that he committed regarding these specific situations. Then, Yahweh will forgive the individual for his wrongdoing. The portion of the wheat flour that is not burned completely on the altar belongs to the priest for food just like the remaining portions of grain offerings.

14 Then Yahweh told Moses, 15 “It may happen that someone breaks one of the commandments that I have given to the people of Israel and unintentionally desecrates the sacred space where Yahweh lives or the sacred items that are devoted to him. If that happens, that individual should bring the required penalty for his guilt to Yahweh. He should bring a totally healthy goat as a restoring sacrifice. The individual should determine the worth of the goat in silver according to the official standard for the weight of silver that priests dedicate to Yahweh in the sacred tent. 16 The individual should also repay the value of the sacred item that he desecrated. . He should add one-fifth of the value of that sacred object to his sacrifice and give the full amount of silver to the priest. When this happens, the priest will be able to offer the ram that the individual is offering as a restoring sacrifice. The priest will offer this sacrifice in a way that Yahweh will accept for the sake of the individual. And Yahweh will remove the guilt of the individual’s wrongdoing from him. Yahweh will also forgive the individual for his unintentional wrongdoing.

17 Or it may happen that someone does wrong against Yahweh and does something that Yahweh specifically commanded that his people not to do. Even if the individual did not know that he had done wrong, nonetheless, he has become legally guilty. He is responsible for his guilt. 18 The individual should bring a totally healthy male goat to the priest in order to offer a restoring sacrifice. He should also determine its value in silver. When this happens, the priest will be able to offer a sacrifice that Yahweh will accept for the sake of the individual. Yahweh will remove the guilt of the individual’s unintentional wrongdoing that he committed (even though he himself did not know that he had done wrong). Then, Yahweh will forgive the individual for his wrongdoing. 19 This is how an individual should offer a restoring sacrifice. That person is certainly legally guilty in Yahweh’s eyes.”

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