Leviticus 5

“And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,” Naming Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD ; then he shall bring for his…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD …” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD .” The line’s distinctive content terms include certainly, LORD, offering. Its relationship to verses 18 shows what work it does in this passage.