Leviticus 5:16

“And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.”

"And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him." - Leviticus 5:16
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What does Leviticus 5:16 mean?

Leviticus 5:16 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass…

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Restoration Through Atonement: The Divine Principle of Making Amends

In Leviticus 5:16, we encounter a timeless principle embedded within the fabric of Old Testament law that speaks powerfully to the human experience of sin, guilt, and restoration: "And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth…

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A Prayer of Atonement and Restoration

O Heavenly Father, Maker of the heavens and the earth, I come before You today with a heart full of humility and a spirit yearning for understanding. Your Word reminds us in Leviticus 5:16, "And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add…

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Leviticus 5:16 - "And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him."
Leviticus 16:5 - "And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering."
Leviticus 16:8
leviticus 16:7-10
Leviticus 21:16 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
"And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering." - Leviticus 16:5
Leviticus 9:16 - "And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner."
Leviticus 4:16 - "And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:"
Leviticus 11:16 - "And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,"
Leviticus 16:25 - "And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar."
Leviticus 5:14 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Leviticus 5:5 - "And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:"
Leviticus 18:16 - "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness."
Leviticus 23:5 - "In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover."
Leviticus 5:19 - "It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD."
Leviticus 16:31 - "It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever."
Leviticus 13:16 - "Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;"
Leviticus 17:16 - "But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity."
Leviticus 16:7 - "And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
"¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying," - Leviticus 21:16
Leviticus 8:5 - "And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done."
Leviticus 4:5 - "And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:"
Leviticus 16:9 - "And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering."
Leviticus 16:3 - "Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering."
Leviticus 16:8 - "And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat."
Leviticus 16:16 - "And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness."
Leviticus 22:16 - "Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them."
Leviticus 16:6 - "And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house."
Leviticus 16:1 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;"