Leviticus 5:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If someone sins by hearing an oath and is a witness, whether they have seen it or know it, yet they do not report it, they will bear their guilt.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And if a person sins, and hears the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of it; if he does not speak of it, then he shall bear his guilt.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if any one{H5315} sin,{H2398} in that he heareth{H8085} the voice{H6963} of adjuration,{H423} he being a witness,{H5707} whether{H176} he hath seen{H7200} or known,{H3045} if he do not utter{H5046} [it], then he shall bear{H5375} his iniquity.{H5771}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if a soul{H5315} sin{H2398}{(H8799)}, and hear{H8085}{(H8804)} the voice{H6963} of swearing{H423}, and is a witness{H5707}, whether{H176} he hath seen{H7200}{(H8804)} or known{H3045}{(H8804)} of it; if he do not utter{H5046}{(H8686)} it, then he shall bear{H5375}{(H8804)} his iniquity{H5771}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Whe a soule hath synned ad herde the voyce of cursyng ad is a witnesse: whether he hath sene or knowne of it yf he haue not vttered it, he shall bere his synne.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan a soule synneth, yt he heare a cursynge, and is wytnesse therof, or hath sene it, or knowne it, & telleth it not, he is giltie of a trespace.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Also if any haue sinned, that is, If he haue heard the voyce of an othe, and hee can be a witnes, whether he hath seene or knowen of it, if hee doe not vtter it, he shall beare his iniquitie:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If a soule sinne, and heare the voyce of swearing, and is a witnesse, whether he hath seene or knowen of it, if he do not vtter it, he shall beare his sinne.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and [is] a witness, whether he hath seen or known [of it]; if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "'If anyone sins, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn't report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And when a person doth sin, and hath heard the voice of an oath, and he `is' witness, or hath seen, or hath known -- if he declare not, then he hath borne his iniquity:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter `it', then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And if anyone does wrong by saying nothing when he is put under oath as a witness of something he has seen or had knowledge of, then he will be responsible:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "'If anyone sins, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn't report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Additional Sin Offering Regulations“‘When a person sins in that he hears a public curse against one who fails to testify and he is a witness(he either saw or knew what had happened) and he does not make it known, then he will bear his punishment for iniquity.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 5:17 : 17 If someone sins and does something against any of the commands of the LORD, even though they were unaware of it, they are still guilty and shall bear their punishment.
  • Prov 29:24 : 24 Whoever partners with a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse but does not testify.
  • Lev 7:18 : 18 If any of the meat from the peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted; it will not be credited to the one who offered it. The meat will be considered unclean, and anyone who eats it will bear their guilt.
  • Lev 19:8 : 8 Whoever eats it will bear the consequences of their sin, because they have treated what is sacred to the LORD with contempt. That person must be cut off from their people.
  • Lev 20:17 : 17 If a man marries his sister, whether she is the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother, and they see each other's nakedness, it is a disgrace. They shall be cut off in the sight of their people; he has uncovered his sister's nakedness and shall bear his iniquity.
  • Num 9:13 : 13 But if anyone who is clean and is not on a journey fails to observe the Passover, that person shall be cut off from his people because he did not present the LORD's offering at its appointed time. That person shall bear his sin.
  • Lev 17:16 : 16 But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will bear their guilt.
  • 1 Kgs 8:31 : 31 If someone sins against a neighbor and is asked to swear an oath, and they come and take the oath before Your altar in this house,
  • Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God."
  • 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.
  • 1 Kgs 22:16 : 16 But the king said to him, 'How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'
  • 2 Chr 18:15 : 15 The king said to him, 'How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'
  • Ps 38:4 : 4 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
  • Isa 53:11 : 11 After his suffering, he will see the result and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
  • Ezek 18:4 : 4 Behold, all lives are mine; the life of the father and the life of the son belong to me. The person who sins is the one who will die.
  • Ezek 18:20 : 20 The soul who sins will die. The son will not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.
  • Exod 22:11 : 11 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.
  • Lev 4:2 : 2 Speak to the Israelites, saying: If any person sins unintentionally by doing something against any of the commandments of the LORD that should not be done and breaks one of them,
  • Lev 5:15 : 15 When someone commits a sin by unintentionally misusing the holy things of the LORD, they must bring their guilt offering to the LORD: a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your valuation in silver shekels, based on the shekel of the sanctuary, as a guilt offering.
  • Judg 17:2 : 2 He said to his mother, 'The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse and even spoke it in my hearing—look, the silver is with me; I took it.' And his mother said, 'May the LORD bless my son!'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 5:2-6
    5 verses
    86%

    2 Or if someone touches anything unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean wild animal, livestock, or swarming creature, and it is hidden from them, they become unclean and guilty.

    3 Or if someone touches human uncleanness, anything that makes a person unclean, and it is hidden from them but then they realize it, they become guilty.

    4 Or if someone makes a rash oath to do something evil or good, whatever they may rashly utter with an oath, and it is hidden from them, but they later realize it, they are guilty in one of these cases.

    5 When someone realizes their guilt in one of these matters, they must confess the sin they have committed.

    6 They shall bring their guilt offering to the LORD for the sin they have committed: a female sheep or goat from the flock as a sin offering. The priest shall make atonement for them concerning their sin.

  • Lev 5:14-19
    6 verses
    85%

    14 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    15 When someone commits a sin by unintentionally misusing the holy things of the LORD, they must bring their guilt offering to the LORD: a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your valuation in silver shekels, based on the shekel of the sanctuary, as a guilt offering.

    16 They must make restitution for what they have misused in regard to the holy thing, adding a fifth of its value, and give it to the priest. The priest will make atonement for them with the ram of the guilt offering, and they will be forgiven.

    17 If someone sins and does something against any of the commands of the LORD, even though they were unaware of it, they are still guilty and shall bear their punishment.

    18 They must bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, valued according to your estimation, as a guilt offering. The priest will make atonement for them concerning the mistake they made unintentionally, though they were unaware of it, and they will be forgiven.

    19 It is a guilt offering; they have been guilty before the LORD.

  • Lev 6:1-5
    5 verses
    77%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2 Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall remain on the hearth of the altar all night until morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning.

    3 The priest shall put on his linen garment and wear linen undergarments on his body. He shall remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar.

    4 Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place.

    5 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest shall add wood to it, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fatty portions of the peace offerings on it.

  • Lev 4:2
    75%

    2 Speak to the Israelites, saying: If any person sins unintentionally by doing something against any of the commandments of the LORD that should not be done and breaks one of them,

  • Lev 4:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27 If any individual from among the common people sins unintentionally by violating a command of the LORD that should not be done and becomes guilty,

    28 when they become aware of the sin they have committed, they must bring as an offering a female goat without defect for the sin they have committed.

  • Lev 4:13
    75%

    13 If the entire assembly of Israel sins unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the congregation by violating one of the LORD’s commands, which should not be done, they are guilty.

  • Num 5:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 Speak to the Israelites: If a man or woman commits any sin against another person and is unfaithful to the Lord, that person is guilty.

    7 They must confess the sin they have committed. They must fully repay the one they wronged, adding a fifth of the value and giving it to the person they have wronged.

  • Lev 17:16
    74%

    16 But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will bear their guilt.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    73%

    22 If someone sins against their neighbor and is required to take an oath before Your altar in this house,

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    73%

    31 If someone sins against a neighbor and is asked to swear an oath, and they come and take the oath before Your altar in this house,

  • Lev 24:15
    72%

    15 And speak to the Israelites, saying: If any man curses his God, he will bear the consequences of his sin.

  • Ezek 18:14
    72%

    14 Now suppose this person has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed. Though he sees them, he does not do such things:

  • Num 30:2
    71%

    2 Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'

  • Lev 4:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22 When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the LORD his God, he becomes guilty.

    23 When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring as his offering a male goat without defect.

  • Num 30:15
    71%

    15 But if her husband says nothing to her from one day to the next, he confirms all her vows or binding obligations that are upon her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her when he hears of them.

  • Num 15:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27 If a single person sins unintentionally, they must present a one-year-old female goat as a sin offering.

    28 The priest will make atonement before the Lord for the person who sinned unintentionally. When atonement is made, they will be forgiven.

  • Num 32:23
    71%

    23 But if you do not do this, you will have sinned against the Lord. Be sure your sin will find you out.

  • Ezek 3:19-21
    3 verses
    71%

    19 But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself.

    20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and does wrong, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die in his sin. His righteous acts will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.

    21 But if you warn a righteous person not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he heeded the warning, and you will have saved yourself.

  • Num 5:31
    71%

    31 The man will be free of guilt, but the woman will bear the consequences of her sin.

  • Ezek 33:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning, their blood will be on themselves. If they had taken warning, they would have saved their lives.

    6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person will die for their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.

  • Ezek 18:5
    70%

    5 If a man is righteous and does what is just and right,

  • Num 5:13
    70%

    13 and another man has sexual relations with her secretly, and it is hidden from her husband, and she is not caught but has become defiled, even though there is no witness against her,

  • Prov 29:24
    70%

    24 Whoever partners with a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse but does not testify.

  • Exod 22:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10 the issue between them will be settled by an oath before the Lord that the neighbor has not taken the other’s property. The owner must accept this, and no restitution is required.

    11 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.

  • Eccl 5:6
    70%

    6 Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore, fear God.

  • Jas 5:12
    70%

    12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.

  • Matt 5:33
    69%

    33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

  • Deut 19:18
    69%

    18 The judges must investigate thoroughly, and if the witness proves to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

  • Deut 19:15
    69%

    15 One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.