An offering that resembled the sin offering, but was offered especially in cases where restitution could be made for an unintentional sin.

Leviticus 5:17

Circumstances for making the guilt offering

See also

Unintentional sin against God

Leviticus 5:15
Leviticus 5:16

Sin against a neighbour where restitution can be made

Leviticus 6:1-5

Where restitution is possible it is a requirement

Numbers 5:5-8

A surcharge of twenty per cent was to be added

Restitution must be made to God if the wronged person is not accessible.

Leviticus 5:18

The nature of the guilt offering

A ram without defect

See also

Leviticus 7:1-6

Regulations governing the offering

Numbers 18:9
Leviticus 14:12-14

Other situations requiring a guilt offering

Leviticus 19:20-22

cleansing from infectious diseases

Numbers 6:12

wronging a man by intercourse with a slave girl promised to him

Ezra 10:19

cleansing a Nazirite after contact with a dead body

for returning exiles who had intermarried

Ezekiel 40:38-39; 42:13; 44:29; 46:20

Guilt offerings in Ezekiel's vision of the temple

Isaiah 53:10

The death of the "suffering servant" is interpreted as a guilt offering

See also

2327 Christ as servant
5493 retribution
6028 sin, deliverance from
6178 hardness of heart
6684 mediator
7160 servants of the Lord
7402 offerings
7446 slavery