2. Carcafe: Vid

Ch. 11.8.

2. Or if a foul touch any un clean thing, whether it be a carcafe of an unclean beast, or a carcafe of unclean cattel, or the carcafe of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he alfo fhall be unclean, and guilty.

3. Or if he touch the uncleanness man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man fhall be defiled withall, and it be hid from him: when he knoweth of it, then he fhall be guilty.

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3. The uncleannefs of man: which we have a large account Chapter's 12. and 13. and 15. He fhall be guilty: Having contract ed a legal Pollution: But then he shall be unclean onely till the Evening, Le vit. 11. 24, 31. Or elfe fhall be cleansed by the Water of Purification, Numb. 19. 16. But in cafe he did in the mean time eat of the Peace-offering, (Levit. 7.20, 21.) or go into the Sanctuary, (Numb. 19. 20.) he was to bring his Sacrifice. [Maimon. H. Shegag. c. 10.]

4. Or if a foul fwear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, what foever it be that a man fhall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of thefe.

4. Swear, &c. If a perfon fwear fo rafhly and inconfiderately concerning viz. That he will fomething to come punish Tranfgreffors for their faults,(1 Sam. 25. 22.) or that he

will remit, or do a favour to another, (Mark 6.22.) though this Oath may happen to be to his own lofs, (Pfal. 15. 4.) and forget his Oath, when he remembers it he fhall be obliged.

5. And it fhall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he fhall confefs that he hath finned in that thing.

5. Confefs: Repent, fays the Vulgar. See Numb. 5. 6, 7.

6. And he shall bring his trefpafs-offering unto the LORD for bis fin which he hath finned, a female from the flock, a lamb, or a kid of the goats, for a fin-offering: and the priest fhall make an atonement for him concerning his fin.

6. His Trefpafsoffering: By this Offering which we renin this place, we are der Trespass-offering not to understand a Trespass-offering ftrictly fo called, and as that Offering is diftinguished from a Sin-offering ftrictly fo called in the Law of Mofes. Maimon hath truly obferved, that a female is not allowed in a Trefpafs-offering ftrictly fo called, [Maimon. prafat. in Seder Kodafhim] which yet is required here; It follows, A female from the flock: But a Female is allowed in a Sin-offering ftrictly fo called, (Levit. 4.28, 32.) Befides, this very Offering is exprefsly called a Sin-offering in this Verfe, and evidently defigned to make atonement for Sin. And in cafe the Offerer cannot through poverty bring a Lamb, he is permitted to bring two Turtle-Doves or two young Pigeons, one for a Sin-offering, the other for a Burnt-offering, v. 7. The firft is called a Sin-offering three feveral times, v. 8,9. And the Meat-offering, fubftituted in cafe he could not be able to bring Fowls, is alfo called a Sin offering twice, v. 11, 12. Whereas in a Trespass-offering, ftrictly fo called, a Ram is required, v. 15. And fo again, v. 18. And afterwards, ch. 6. 6. And again, in a Trefpafsoffering, strictly so called, an He-lamb is expressly required, ch. 14. 12.

7. And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he fhall bring for his trefpafs which he hath committed, two turtle-doves or two young pi geons unto the LORD; one for a fin-offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

8. And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that

7. If he be not able to bring a Lamb: Heb. If his hand cannot reach to the fuffi ciency of a Lamb.

15.

8. Wring: Ch. r.

which is for the fin-offering firft, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it afunder.

9. And he fhall Sprinkle of the blood of the fin-offering проп the fide of the altar; and the rest of the blood fhall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a finoffering.

10. And he fall offer the fecond for a burnt-offering, according to the manner and the priest shall make an atonement for him, for his fin which he had finned, and it fhall be forgiven him.

10. Manner? Or, Ordinance; viz. According as is directed, ch, 1. 15,

11. The tenth part of an Ephah: See the Notes on Exod. 16. 36. For it is a fin fore fhall be offered offering: And therewithout Oyl and Frankincenfe, which are things that import gladness and pleafure; An inti

mation that Sin is most displeasing to God; vid. Numb.

5. 15.

12. Even a me

morial: Ch. 2.2. According: Ch. 4. 35. according to the offer

12. Then fhall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handfull of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, ings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a fin-offer

ing.

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13. And the priest fhall make an atonement for him, as touching his fin that he hath finned in one of thefe, and. it fhall be forgiven him: and the remnant fhall be the priefts, as a meat-offering.

14. And the LORD spake unto Mofes, faying,

15. If a foul commit a trespass, and fin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he fhall bring for his trefpafs unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy eftimation by fhekels of filver, after the fhekel of the fanctuary, for a trespass-offering.

15. In the holy things of the LORD: In the things fet apart to God's fervice, He that converted these to his private ufe,or detained them, was guilty of Sacrilege; and when he did it ignorantly,was obliged to bring his

Offering, &c. With thy eftimation: The Priest was to value holy Things, ch.27. By shekels of filver: At two Shekels, fays the Vulgar.

16. And he fhall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and fall 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 fhall be forgiven him.

16. The fifth part: Vid. Ch.27. 13. Of the Trefpafs-offering: i. e. That Offering which is strictly called the Trespass-offering, as it ftands diftinguifhed in this Law from the Sinoffering. See the Note on v.6. 17. Soul: Ch.4.2. Yet is be guilty: Pfal. 19.12.

17. And if a foul fin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wift it not, yet is be guilty, and fhall bear his iniquity.

18. And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy eftimation, for a trefpafs-offering, unto the priest and the priest fhall make an atonement for bim concerning his ignorance wherein be erred, and wift it not; and it shall be forgiven him.

19. It is a trefpafs-offering: be bath certainly trefpaffed against the LORD.

CHAP.

CHAP. VI.

The ARGUMENT.

Of him that wrongs his Neighbour in his Goods. He is bound to make reftitution, and add a fifth part as well as to bring his Offering. The Law of the Burntoffering. Of the Meat-offering. The High-prieft's Meat-offering. The Law of the Sin-offering.

1.

ND the LORD fpake unto Mofes, fay

A ing

2. If a foul fin, and commit a trefpafs against the LORD, and bye unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived bis neighbour;

2. Against the LORD: The fwearing falfely (v. 3.) is directly a Sin against

God; And when we wrong our Neigh bour, we offend God, and break his Laws, Gen. 20. 6. ch. 39. 9.

Pfal. 51. 4. Fellowship: Or, in dealing: Heb. Putting of the hand.

3. Or have found that which was loft, and lyeth concerning it, and feareth falfly; in any of all thefe that a man doeth, finning

therein:

3. Sweareth falfe ly: Numb.5.6. The Thief, or he that was fufpected of Theft,

was,among the Jews, put to his Oath to

purge and clear himself where there wanted fufficient proof, See the Notes on Exod. 22. 11.

4 Then it fhall be, because he hath finned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the loft thing which he found,