Leviticus 5:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Orאֹ֣ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
ifכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
a personנֶ֡פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
swearsתִשָּׁבַע֩
(ti·sha·va)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
thoughtlesslyלְבַטֵּ֨א
(le·vat·te)
981: to speak rashly or thoughtlesslyof uncertain derivation
with his lipsבִשְׂפָתַ֜יִם
(vis·fa·ta·yim)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
to do evilלְהָרַ֣ע
(le·ha·ra)
7489a: to be evil, baddenominative verb from ra
orאֹ֣ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
to do good,לְהֵיטִ֗יב
(le·hei·tiv)
3190: to be good, well, glad, or pleasinga prim. root
in whateverלְ֠כֹל
(le·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
matter a manהָאָדָ֛ם
(ha·'a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
may speak thoughtlesslyיְבַטֵּ֧א
(ye·vat·te)
981: to speak rashly or thoughtlesslyof uncertain derivation
with an oath,בִּשְׁבֻעָ֖ה
(bish·vu·'ah)
7621: an oath, cursefrom sheba
and it is hiddenוְנֶעְלַ֣ם
(ve·ne'·lam)
5956: to conceala prim. root
from him, and then he comes to knowיָדַ֥ע
(ya·da)
3045: to knowa prim. root
[it], he will be guiltyוְאָשֵׁ֖ם
(ve·'a·shem)
816: to offend, be guiltya prim. root
in oneלְאַחַ֥ת
(le·'a·chat)
259: onea prim. card. number
of these.מֵאֵֽלֶּה׃
(me·'el·leh.)
428: thesea prim. pronoun


















KJV Lexicon
Or if a soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
swear
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
pronouncing
bata'  (baw-taw')
to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily -- pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).
with his lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
to do evil
ra`a`  (raw-ah')
to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
or to do good
yatab  (yaw-tab')
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
whatsoever it be that a man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
shall pronounce
bata'  (baw-taw')
to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily -- pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).
with an oath
shbuw`ah  (sheb-oo-aw')
something sworn, i.e. an oath -- curse, oath, sworn.
and it be hid
`alam  (aw-lam')
to veil from sight, i.e. conceal -- any ways, blind, dissembler, hide (self), secret (thing).
from him when he knoweth
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
of it then he shall be guilty
'asham  (aw-sham')
to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
in one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
of these
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty in one of these.

King James Bible
Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Or if someone swears rashly to do what is good or evil--concerning anything a person may speak rashly in an oath--without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt in such an instance.

International Standard Version
When a person has sworn inadvertently by what he has said, whether for evil or good, whatever it was that the person spoke, when he comes to understand what he said, he will incur guilt by one of these things.

NET Bible
or when a person swears an oath, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips, whether to do evil or to do good, with regard to anything which the individual might speak thoughtlessly in an oath, even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty with regard to one of these oaths--

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"If you hastily take a vow about what you will or will not do (as some people do) and then ignore it (although you know what you said), you will be guilty.

King James 2000 Bible
Or if a soul vows, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
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