Leviticus 5:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now ifכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
a personוְנֶ֣פֶשׁ
(ve·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
sinsתֶחֱטָ֗א
(te·che·ta)
2398: to miss, go wrong, sina prim. root
after he hearsוְשָֽׁמְעָה֙
(ve·sha·me·'ah)
8085: to heara prim. root
a publicקֹ֣ול
(ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
adjurationאָלָ֔ה
(a·lah,)
423: an oathfrom alah
[to testify] when he is a witness,עֵ֔ד
(ed,)
5707: a witnessfrom ud
whetherאֹ֥ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
he has seenרָאָ֖ה
(ra·'ah)
7200: to seea prim. root
orאֹ֣ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
[otherwise] known,יָדָ֑ע
(ya·da;)
3045: to knowa prim. root
ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
he does not tellיַגִּ֖יד
(yag·gid)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
[it], then he will bearוְנָשָׂ֥א
(ve·na·sa)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
his guilt.עֲוֹנֹֽו׃
(a·vo·nov.)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And if a soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
sin
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
and hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
the voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of swearing
'alah  (aw-law')
an imprecation -- curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.
and is a witness
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
whether
'ow  (o)
desire (and so probably in Prov. 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if -- also, and, either, if, at the least, nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
he hath seen
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
or known
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
of it if he do not utter
nagad  (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
it then he shall bear
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
his iniquity
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now if a person sins after he hears a public adjuration to testify when he is a witness, whether he has seen or otherwise known, if he does not tell it, then he will bear his guilt.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When someone sins in any of these ways: If he has seen, heard, or known about something he has witnessed, and did not respond to a public call to testify, he is responsible for his sin.

International Standard Version
"If someone sins because he has failed to testify after receiving notice to testify as a witness regarding what he has observed or learned, he is to be held responsible."

NET Bible
"'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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[The LORD continued,] "Now, if you are a witness under oath and won't tell what you saw or what you know, you are sinning and will be punished.

King James 2000 Bible
And if a soul sins, and hears the voice of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of it; if he does not tell of it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
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