Leviticus 5:1
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
קוֹל
Voice, sound, thunder. Qowl. A voice of one calling in the desert. God speaks in many ways. The voice that matters most is the one that points to Jesus.
חָטָא
it will sin
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חָטָא
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
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עָוֺן
iniquity/ his
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עָוֺן
Iniquity, guilt, punishment. Avon. He forgives all your iniquity. God does not just forgive the act. He removes the guilt and the punishment.
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נָגַד
he will tell
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נָגַד
To tell, to declare, to make known. Nagad. The heavens declare the glory of God. Everything in creation is telling the story of its Creator.
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כִּי
if
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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רָאָה
he saw
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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יָדַע
he knew
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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עֵד
was a witness
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עֵד
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
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