leviticus 5

Summary
Outlines the laws regarding various types of guilt offerings, detailing the procedures for atoning for specific sins and unintentional transgressions.

Key Points
- If a person sins by not testifying when they hear a public charge to testify, they are guilty and must confess their sin (Leviticus 5:1).
- If a person touches anything ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal, they are guilty and must confess their sin (Leviticus 5:2-3).
- If a person swears thoughtlessly with their lips to do evil or to do good, they are guilty and must confess their sin (Leviticus 5:4).
- The person must bring a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering, or if they cannot afford it, two turtledoves or two young pigeons (Leviticus 5:5-7).
- If they cannot afford two birds, they must bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering (Leviticus 5:11).
- The priest will make atonement for the person, and they will be forgiven (Leviticus 5:10, 13).
- If a person sins unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord's holy things, they must bring a ram without blemish as a guilt offering and make restitution (Leviticus 5:15-16).
- If a person sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord's commands, they must bring a ram without blemish as a guilt offering (Leviticus 5:17-18).