‘Or (A)if a person touches any unclean thing, whether it is the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean livestock, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and he is unaware of it, he also shall be unclean and (B)guilty. Or if he touches (C)human uncleanness—whatever uncleanness with which a man may be defiled, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty.

‘Or if a person [a]swears, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips (D)to do evil or (E)to do good, whatever it is that a man may pronounce by an oath, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 5:4 vows

“‘If anyone becomes aware that they are guilty—if they unwittingly touch anything ceremonially unclean (whether the carcass of an unclean animal, wild or domestic, or of any unclean creature that moves along the ground)(A) and they are unaware that they have become unclean,(B) but then they come to realize their guilt; or if they touch human uncleanness(C) (anything that would make them unclean)(D) even though they are unaware of it, but then they learn of it and realize their guilt; or if anyone thoughtlessly takes an oath(E) to do anything, whether good or evil(F) (in any matter one might carelessly swear about) even though they are unaware of it, but then they learn of it and realize their guilt—

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17 “If a person sins, and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord, (A)though he does not know it, yet he is (B)guilty and shall bear his [a]iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 5:17 punishment

17 “If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though they do not know it,(A) they are guilty and will be held responsible.(B)

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