Leviticus 5:10

5:10 The second bird 1  he must make a burnt offering according to the standard regulation. 2  So the priest will make atonement 3  on behalf of this person for 4  his sin which he has committed, and he will be forgiven. 5 

Leviticus 5:12

5:12 He must bring it to the priest and the priest must scoop out from it a handful as its memorial portion 6  and offer it up in smoke on the altar on top of the other gifts of the Lord – it is a sin offering.

Leviticus 5:18

5:18 and must bring a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels, 7  for a guilt offering to the priest. So the priest will make atonement 8  on his behalf for his error which he committed 9  (although he himself had not known it) and he will be forgiven. 10 

1 tn The word “bird” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

2 sn The term “[standard] regulation” (מִשְׁפָּט, mishppat) here refers to the set of regulations for burnt offering birds in Lev 1:14-17.

3 sn The focus of sin offering “atonement” was purging impurities from the tabernacle (see the note on Lev 1:4).

4 tn See the note on 4:26 with regard to מִן, min.

5 tn Heb “there shall be forgiveness to him” or “it shall be forgiven to him” (KJV similar).

6 sn The “memorial portion” (אַזְכָּרָה, ’azkkarah) was the part of the grain offering that was burnt on the altar (Lev 2:2), as opposed to the remainder, which was normally consumed by the priests (Lev 2:3; see the full regulations in Lev 6:14-23 [6:7-16 HT]). It was probably intended to call to mind (i.e., memorialize) before the Lord the reason for the presentation of the particular offering (see the remarks in R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 1:335-39).

7 tn The statement here is condensed. See the full expression in 5:15 and the note there.

8 sn Regarding “make atonement” see the note on Lev 1:4.

9 tn Heb “on his straying which he strayed.” See the note on Lev 4:2.

10 tn Heb “there shall be forgiveness to him” or “it shall be forgiven to him” (KJV and NASB both similar).