Lev 5:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Lev 5:1-6: 5:1-6 These verses list examples of sins covered by the sin offering (4:2 ). When a person realized he or she had committed an offense, the next step was to make it right by admitting guilt and bringing a sin offering. 5:1 The first infraction was the failure to testify when called as a witness before a court. Failure to testify was not a passive act because it actively aided the criminal. • you will be punished (literally you become guilty or you realize your guilt ): Anticipating God’s punishment for the sin, the guilty party offered the sacrifice to remove the guilt and escape the punishment.

‏ Leviticus 5:1

Summary for Lev 5:1-6: 5:1-6 ^a These verses list examples of sins covered by the sin offering (4:2 ^b). When a person realized he or she had committed an offense, the next step was to make it right by admitting guilt and bringing a sin offering. 5:1 ^c The first infraction was the failure to testify when called as a witness before a court. Failure to testify was not a passive act because it actively aided the criminal.

• you will be punished (literally you become guilty or you realize your guilt): Anticipating God’s punishment for the sin, the guilty party offered the sacrifice to remove the guilt and escape the punishment.