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Leviticus 5:10
And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses directs the priests and the covenant community on handling the second bird after the first bird's blood is managed. This instruction occurs immediately after the blood ritual of the sin offering and before the provision for those who cannot afford birds.
The words — יַעֲשֶׂה (ya'aseh) means "he will offer" and עֹלָה ('olah) means "a burnt offering," defining the required ritual action. כִּפֶּר (kippēr) translates literally as "he will make atonement," marking the priest's official function in the procedure.
The thread — The formula of priestly atonement through prescribed sacrifice recurs in Leviticus 4:20 and Leviticus 4:26. The authorization to present birds as burnt offerings is established in Leviticus 1:14.
Why it lands — The text states that the priest must execute a specific ritual sequence to secure forgiveness for a committed sin. The reader must acknowledge that the mechanism of atonement depends on exact procedural compliance rather than subjective experience.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 1:14 If, instead, one’s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.
- Leviticus 4:26 He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
- Leviticus 4:20 He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
- Leviticus 4:31 Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
- Leviticus 4:35 And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the food offerings to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
- Leviticus 5:13 In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”
- Leviticus 5:16 Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.
- Romans 5:11 Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
- Ephesians 5:2 and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- James 5:15 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.