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Leviticus
5
If any one sin, and hear the voice of one swearing,
and is a witness either because he himself hath seen,
or is privy to it: if he do not utter it, he shall bear
his iniquity.
Whosoever toucheth any unclean thing, either that which
hath been killed by a beast, or died of itself, or any
other creeping thing: and forgetteth his uncleanness,
he is guilty, and hath offended:
And if he touch any thing of the uncleanness of man,
according to any uncleanness wherewith he is wont to
be defiled, and having forgotten it, come afterwards
to know it, he shall be guilty of an offence.
The person that sweareth, and uttereth with his lips,
that he would do either evil or good, and bindeth the
same with an oath, and his word, and having forgotten
it afterwards understandeth his offence,
Let him do penance for his sin,
And offer of the flocks an ewe lamb, or a she goat,
and the priest shall pray for him and for his sin:
But if he be not able to offer a beast, let him offer
two turtles, or two young pigeons to the Lord, one for
sin, and the other for a holocaust,
And he shall give them to the priest: who shall offer
the first for sin, and twist back the head of it to
the little pinions, so that it stick to the neck, and
be not altogether broken off.
And of its blood he shall sprinkle the side of the altar,
and whatsoever is left, he shall let it drop at the
bottom thereof, because it is for sin.
And the other he shall burn for a holocaust, as is wont
to be done: and the priest shall pray for him, and for
his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
And if his hand be not able to offer two turtles, or
two young pigeons, he shall offer for his sin the tenth
part of an ephi of flour. He shall not put oil upon
it, nor put any frankincense thereon, because it is
for sin:
And he shall deliver it to the priest: who shall take
a handful thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar
for a memorial of him that offered it:
Praying for him and making atonement: but the part that
is left, he himself shall have for a gift.
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
If any one shall sin through mistake, transgressing
the ceremonies in those things that are sacrificed to
the Lord, he shall offer for his offence a ram without
blemish out of the flocks, that may be bought for two
sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary:
And he shall make good the damage itself which he hath
done, and shall add the fifth part besides, delivering
it to the priest, who shall pray for him, offering the
ram, and it shall be forgiven him.
If any one sin through ignorance, and do one of those
things which by the law of the Lord are forbidden, and
being guilty of sin, understand his iniquity,
He shall offer of the hocks a ram without blemish to
the priest, according to the measure and estimation
of the sin: and the priest shall pray for him, because
he did it ignorantly: and it shall be forgiven him,
Because by mistake he trespassed against the Lord.
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