¹⁷If anyone sins unintentionally by breaking any of the Lord’s commands, he is guilty and must pay the penalty. ¹⁸He must bring to the priest as a repayment offering a male sheep or goat without any defects. Its value is to be determined according to the official standard. The priest shall offer the sacrifice for the sin which the man committed unintentionally, and he will be forgiven. ¹⁹It is a repayment offering for the sin he committed against the Lord.

6^*The Lord gave the following regulations to Moses. ²^*An offering is to be made if anyone sins against the Lord by refusing to return what a fellow-Israelite has left as a deposit or by stealing something from him or by cheating him ³^*or by lying about something that has been lost and swearing that he did not find it. ^4–5^*When a man sins in any of these ways, he must repay whatever he got by dishonest means. On the day he is found guilty, he must repay the owner in full, plus an additional twenty per cent. ⁶^*He shall bring to the priest as his repayment offering to the Lord a male sheep or goat without any defects. Its value is to be determined according to the official standard. ⁷^*The priest shall offer the sacrifice for the man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.

Sacrifices Burnt Whole

⁸The Lord commanded Moses ⁹to give Aaron and his sons the following regulations for burnt offerings. A burnt offering is to be left on the altar all night long, and the fire is to be kept burning. ¹⁰Then the priest, wearing his linen robe and linen shorts, shall remove the greasy ashes left on the altar and put them at the side of the altar. ¹¹Then he shall change his clothes and take the ashes outside the camp to a ritually clean place. ¹²The fire on the altar must be kept burning and never allowed to go out. Every morning the priest shall put firewood on it, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat of the fellowship offering. ¹³The fire must always be kept burning on the altar and never allowed to go out.

Grain-Offerings

¹⁴The following are the regulations for grain offerings. An Aaronite priest shall present the grain offering to the Lord in front of the altar.

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Cross references

*6.1–7: Nu 5:5–8
*6.1–7: Nu 5:5–8
*6.1–7: Nu 5:5–8
*6.1–7: Nu 5:5–8
*6.1–7: Nu 5:5–8
*6.1–7: Nu 5:5–8