Leviticus 5:13
New International Version
In this way the priest will make atonement for them for any of these sins they have committed, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the offering will belong to the priest, as in the case of the grain offering.’”

New Living Translation
Through this process, the priest will purify those who are guilty of any of these sins, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the flour will belong to the priest, just as with the grain offering.”

English Standard Version
Thus the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And the remainder shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering.”

Berean Standard Bible
In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”

King James Bible
And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.

New King James Version
The priest shall make atonement for him, for his sin that he has committed in any of these matters; and it shall be forgiven him. The rest shall be the priest’s as a grain offering.’ ”

New American Standard Bible
So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has committed from one of these, and it will be forgiven him; then the rest shall become the priest’s, like the grain offering.’”

NASB 1995
So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has committed from one of these, and it will be forgiven him; then the rest shall become the priest’s, like the grain offering.’”

NASB 1977
‘So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has committed from one of these, and it shall be forgiven him; then the rest shall become the priest’s, like the grain offering.’”

Legacy Standard Bible
So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has committed from one of these, and it will be forgiven him; then the rest shall become the priest’s, like the grain offering.’”

Amplified Bible
In this way the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in one of these things, and it will be forgiven him; then the rest shall be for the priest, like the grain offering.’”

Christian Standard Bible
In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf concerning the sin he has committed in any of these cases, and he will be forgiven. The rest will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf concerning the sin he has committed in any of these cases, and he will be forgiven. The rest will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”

American Standard Version
And the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in any of these things, and he shall be forgiven: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as the meal-offering.

Contemporary English Version
By offering this sacrifice, the priest pays the price for any of these sins you may have committed. The priest gets to keep the rest of the flour, just as he does with grain sacrifices.

English Revised Version
And the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in any of these things, and he shall be forgiven: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as the meal offering.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the priest will make peace with the LORD for what you did wrong, and you will be forgiven. The offering will belong to the priest like the grain offering."

Good News Translation
In this way the priest shall offer the sacrifice for your sin, and you will be forgiven. The rest of the flour belongs to the priest, just as in the case of a grain offering.

International Standard Version
The priest will make atonement for him, on account of the sin that he had committed in any of these things and it will be forgiven him. As far as the priest is concerned, it will be a meal offering."

Majority Standard Bible
In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.?

NET Bible
So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed by doing one of these things, and he will be forgiven. The remainder of the offering will belong to the priest like the grain offering.'"

New Heart English Bible
The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he will be forgiven; and the rest shall be the priest's, as the meal offering.'"

Webster's Bible Translation
And the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat-offering.

World English Bible
The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he will be forgiven; and the rest shall be the priest’s, as the meal offering.’”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the priest has made atonement for him, for his sin which he has sinned against one of these, and it has been forgiven him, and [the remnant] has been for the priest, like the present.”

Young's Literal Translation
And the priest hath made atonement for him, for his sin which he hath sinned against one of these, and it hath been forgiven him, and the remnant hath been to the priest, like the present.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And the priest shall expiate for him for his sin which he sinned, from one from these; and it was forgiven to him: and it was to the priest for a gift.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Praying for him and making atonement: but the part that is left, he himself shall have for a gift.

Catholic Public Domain Version
praying for him and making atonement. Yet truly, the remaining part he himself shall have as a gift.

New American Bible
Thus the priest shall make atonement on the person’s behalf for the wrong committed in any of the above cases, so that the individual may be forgiven. The rest of the offering, like the grain offering, shall belong to the priest.

New Revised Standard Version
Thus the priest shall make atonement on your behalf for whichever of these sins you have committed, and you shall be forgiven. Like the grain offering, the rest shall be for the priest.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the priest shall make an atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these things, and it shall be forgiven him; and the rest shall be the priest's as a meal offering.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Priest shall atone for him concerning the sin that he sinned in one of these things and it shall be forgiven to him, and it shall be for the Priest as a meal offering."
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in any of these things, and he shall be forgiven; and the remnant shall be the priest's, as the meal-offering.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, which he has sinned in one of these things, and it shall be forgiven him; and that which is left shall be the priest's, as an offering of fine flour.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Sins Requiring a Sin Offering
12He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the offerings made by fire to the LORD; it is a sin offering. 13In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”

Cross References
Hebrews 9:22
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Hebrews 10:1-4
For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...

1 John 1:7-9
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. / If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Romans 3:25
God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 10:10-12
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

1 Peter 1:18-19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

Matthew 26:28
This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Colossians 1:14
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Isaiah 53:10-12
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. / After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. / Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

Psalm 32:1-2
Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Psalm 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.


Treasury of Scripture

And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he has sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.

the priest

Leviticus 5:6
And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.

Leviticus 4:20,26,31
And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them…

shall be

Leviticus 2:3,10
And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire…

Leviticus 7:6
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.

1 Samuel 2:28
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

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Leviticus 5
1. He who sins in concealing his knowledge
2. in touching an unclean thing
4. or in making an oath
6. His trespass offering, of the flock
7. of fowls
11. or of flour
14. The trespass offering in sacrilege
17. and in sins of ignorance














In this way
This phrase indicates a specific procedure or method that is to be followed. In the context of Leviticus, it refers to the detailed instructions given by God to Moses regarding the sacrificial system. The Hebrew word used here is "כָּזֹאת" (kazot), which emphasizes the importance of following God's commands precisely. This reflects the broader biblical theme of obedience to God's law as a means of maintaining a right relationship with Him.

the priest
The priest, or "כֹּהֵן" (kohen) in Hebrew, serves as a mediator between God and the people. In ancient Israel, priests were responsible for performing sacrifices and rituals that facilitated atonement and reconciliation with God. This role underscores the necessity of a divinely appointed intermediary in the process of atonement, prefiguring the ultimate High Priest, Jesus Christ, in the New Testament.

will make atonement
The concept of atonement, from the Hebrew "כִּפֶּר" (kipper), involves covering or cleansing sin to restore the relationship between the sinner and God. Atonement is central to the sacrificial system, highlighting God's provision for dealing with sin. It points to the ultimate atonement made by Christ on the cross, which fully reconciles humanity to God.

for him
This phrase personalizes the atonement process, indicating that it is an individual matter. Each person is responsible for their own sin and must seek atonement. This personal responsibility is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing the need for individual repentance and faith.

regarding the sin he has committed
Sin, or "חַטָּאת" (chatta'ah) in Hebrew, refers to any act that transgresses God's law. The sacrificial system provided a means for dealing with sin, acknowledging human fallibility and God's holiness. The specificity of "the sin he has committed" underscores the need for confession and recognition of one's specific transgressions.

in any of these matters
This phrase suggests a comprehensive scope, covering various types of sins and offenses. It reflects the detailed nature of the Levitical laws, which address numerous aspects of life and conduct. This comprehensive approach underscores the pervasive nature of sin and the need for a thorough means of atonement.

and he will be forgiven
Forgiveness, from the Hebrew "סָלַח" (salach), is a divine act of grace, releasing the sinner from the guilt and penalty of sin. This promise of forgiveness is a central tenet of the faith, offering hope and restoration. It foreshadows the complete forgiveness available through Christ's sacrifice.

The rest of the offering
This refers to the portion of the sacrifice that remains after the atonement process. In the Levitical system, certain parts of the offerings were designated for the priests, providing for their sustenance. This practice highlights the principle of provision for those who serve in ministry.

will belong to the priest
The allocation of the offering to the priest, or "כֹּהֵן" (kohen), underscores the priest's role and the community's responsibility to support those who minister on their behalf. It reflects the broader biblical principle of honoring and providing for spiritual leaders.

like the grain offering
The grain offering, or "מִנְחָה" (minchah), was a type of sacrifice that involved offering flour, oil, and incense. It was an expression of gratitude and dedication to God. By comparing the rest of the offering to the grain offering, the text emphasizes the sacredness and purpose of the sacrificial system, which is to honor God and maintain fellowship with Him.

(13) As touching his sin that he had sinned in one of these.--That is, in one of the three sins specified in Leviticus 5:1-4 of this chapter. (See Leviticus 5:5.)

And the remnant shall be the priest's.--Better, and it shall belong to the priest. The word remnant is not in the original, and is better left out, since with the exception of the handful which he took out to burn upon the altar, the whole tenth part of the ephah of fine flour belonged to the priest. At the time of Christ, this only took place when the offerer was a layman. But when a priest committed the offence and brought the offering in question, the whole tenth part of the ephah of flour was burnt on the altar, as was done in the case of the meat offering.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In this way the priest
הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

will make atonement
וְכִפֶּר֩ (wə·ḵip·per)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel

for him
עָלָ֨יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

any
מֵֽאַחַ֥ת (mê·’a·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-m | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

of these
מֵאֵ֖לֶּה (mê·’êl·leh)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

sins
חַטָּאת֧וֹ (ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

he has committed,
חָטָ֛א (ḥā·ṭā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

and he will be forgiven.
וְנִסְלַ֣ח (wə·nis·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5545: To forgive, pardon

The remainder will belong to
וְהָיְתָ֥ה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the priest,
לַכֹּהֵ֖ן (lak·kō·hên)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

like the grain offering.”
כַּמִּנְחָֽה׃ (kam·min·ḥāh)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering


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