Leviticus 5:17

“And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.”

"And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity." - Leviticus 5:17
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What does Leviticus 5:17 mean?

Leviticus 5:17 (KJV) states: "And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity." This verse is found within the Old Testament of the Bible and is…

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Leviticus 5:17 - "¶ And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity."
Leviticus 17:7
Leviticus 17:5 - "To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD."
Leviticus 23:17-22
Leviticus 11:17 - "And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,"
Leviticus 22:17 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Leviticus 17:1 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Leviticus 7:17 - "But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire."
Leviticus 24:17 - "¶ And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death."
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 23:5 - "In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover."
Leviticus 17:3 - "What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,"
Leviticus 15:17 - "And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even."
Leviticus 5:19 - "It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD."
Leviticus 27:17 - "If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand."
Leviticus 17:16 - "But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity."
"¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying," - Leviticus 22:17
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying," - Leviticus 17:1
"And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl," - Leviticus 11:17
Galatians 5:16-17
Galatians 5:16-17
Leviticus 9:17 - "And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning."
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 4:17 - "And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail."
Leviticus 8:17 - "But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses."
Genesis 17:5
Leviticus 10:5 - "So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said."