Leviticus 5:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Or anything about which someone swore falsely, they shall repay the full amount and add a fifth to it. They must give it to the owner on the same day they acknowledge their guilt.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

א֠וֹ מִכֹּ֞ל אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׁבַ֣ע עָלָיו֮ לַשֶּׁקֶר֒ וְשִׁלַּ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יו יֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֑יו לַאֲשֶׁ֨ר ה֥וּא ל֛וֹ יִתְּנֶ֖נּוּ בְּי֥וֹם אַשְׁמָתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Or from-all which-yiššāḇaʿ upon-it to-the-šeqer and-šillam it in-rōʾšô and-ḥămišiṯāyw yōsēp̄ upon-it to-whom it to-him yittĕnennû in-yôm ʾašmāṯô

Grammar Details

• *yiššāḇaʿ*: verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he swears
• *šeqer*: noun, masculine, singular - falsehood/deception
• *šillam*: verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he repaid/made restitution
• *rōʾšô*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its head/principal amount
• *ḥămišiṯāyw*: noun, feminine, plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its fifth parts
• *yōsēp̄*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall add
• *yittĕnennû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he shall give it
• *yôm*: noun, masculine, singular construct - day of
• *ʾašmāṯô*: noun, feminine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his guilt

Word Meanings

• *yiššāḇaʿ*: swears/takes an oath
• *šeqer*: falsehood/lie/deception
• *šillam*: repays/makes restitution for/restores
• *rōʾšô*: its principal amount/full value
• *ḥămišiṯāyw*: its fifth parts/one fifth of it
• *yōsēp̄*: adds/increases
• *yittĕnennû*: gives it/returns it
• *yôm*: day/time
• *ʾašmāṯô*: his guilt/trespass offering/accountability

Other Translations

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Or anything about which he took a false oath; he will have to give it all back, with the addition of a fifth of its value, to him whose property it is, when he has been judged to be in the wrong.