Leviticus 22:14

And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
man	וְאִ֕ישׁ ve.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
eat	יֹאכַ֥ל yo.Khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
thing	קֹ֖דֶשׁ Ko.desh	H6944	a sacred place or thing · noun, common masculine singular absolute
unwittingly	בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה bish.ga.Gah	H7684	a mistake or inadvertent transgression · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
put	וְיָסַ֤ף ve.ya.Saf	H3254	to add or augment (often adverbial · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fifth	חֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙ cha.mi.shi.To	H2549	fifth · ordinal number, feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
give	וְנָתַ֥ן ve.na.Tan	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
priest	לַכֹּהֵ֖ן la.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
thing	הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ ha.Ko.desh	H6944	a sacred place or thing · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Leviticus 27:13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
Leviticus 27:15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be…
Leviticus 5:15-19 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:10-16

The holy things were to be eaten by the priests and their families. Now, I. Here is a law that no stranger should eat of them, that is, no person whatsoever but the priests only, and those that pertained to them, Lev 22:10. The priests are charged with this care, not to profane the holy things by permitting the strangers to eat of them (Lev 22:15) or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass (Lev 22:16); that is, suffer them to bring guilt upon themselves, by meddling with that which they have no right to. Thus it is commonly understood. Note, We must not only be careful that we do not bear iniquity ourselves, but we must do what we can to prevent others bearing it. We must not only not s…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 22:14

if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly--A common Israelite might unconsciously partake of what had been offered as tithes, first-fruits, &c., and on discovering his unintentional error, he was not only to restore as much as he had used, but be fined in a fifth part more for the priests to carry into the sanctuary.

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 22:14

Then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it - The holy thing of which he has unknowingly eaten shall be fairly valued, and to this value he shall add one fifth more, and give the whole to the priest.

John Gill on Leviticus 22:14

And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly,.... Either not knowing that it is an holy thing, or the heave offering, or any thing of that kind; or else is ignorant of the punishment of such an action, as Gersom observes; and this is to be understood of any man that was not a priest, or was not of the priest's family, even any common Israelite; so the Targum of Jonathan, a man of Israel, or an Israelite, one of the common people: then he shall put a fifth part thereof unto it; a fifth part of the value of what he has eaten, to an equivalent for the whole, that is, he shall pay the full value for what he has eaten, and a fifth part besides: and shall give it to the priest with the holy th…

The Church Fathers

At the end, it is stated, "If a man eats of the sanctified things through ignorance, iniquity and wickedness are laid at his feet, and he shall be bound by a vow." Thus also the apostle teaches us that we are to eat the Eucharist of the Lord with caution, lest we eat to our condemnation and judgment. If ignorance is condemned under the law, how much more will full knowledge be condemned according to the gospel?
— Jerome, Against the Pelagians 1.34

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Dictionary and topics

Number — Like most Oriental nations, it is probable that the Hebrews in their written calculations made use of the letters of the alphabet. That they did so in post-Babylonian times we have conclusive…
Ignorance · SINS OF — SINS OF
Priests · Special laws respecting: Restitution to be made to, by persons ignorantly eating of their holy things — Special laws respecting: Restitution to be made to, by persons ignorantly eating of their holy things

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Leviticus 22:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 22:14

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 22:14

John Gill on Leviticus 22:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 22:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 22:14

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 22:14

John Gill on Leviticus 22:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 22:1-16

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 22:1-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 22:14-16

Rashi on Leviticus 22:14