Bible Strands
Leviticus 6:2
“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks to Moses, delivering instructions regarding restitution laws immediately following the regulations on sin and guilt offerings.
The words — מָעַל (ma'a.Lah) means "act unfaithfully" and כִּחֵשׁ (khi.Chesh) means "deny," both describing deliberate breaches of trust toward God and fellow citizens.
The thread — This pattern of deceit and unfaithfulness recurs in Exodus 22:7 regarding stolen deposits, Leviticus 5:15 concerning unintentional misuse of holy things, and Colossians 3:9, which commands believers to stop lying.
Why it lands — The text requires immediate acknowledgment and restitution for any deception involving another person’s property or trust. It demands that financial dishonesty be treated as a direct offense against God.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;
Cross-references
- Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
- Exodus 22:7 If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.
- Leviticus 5:15 “If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.
- Leviticus 19:11 You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.
- Numbers 5:6 “Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty
- Proverbs 24:28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
- Acts 5:4 Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
- Genesis 26:7 But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
- Leviticus 5:19 It is a guilt offering; he was certainly guilty before the LORD.”
- Psalms 51:4 Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.