Trespass offering

Trespass offering, or guilt offering, signified restitution for an inadvertent offenses or harm because of an improper interaction with a neighbor. By itself the offering made atonement towards God by benefiting all of society. But an additional one-fifth may be required as a sort of fine to compensate a neighbor adequately.

The sacrificial ritual was said to involved the slaughter of a ram, and was similar to that of the sin offering but we should know that through sophistry the ram his kidneys, liver, and rump are all symbolic of the process of contributing to society through sacrifice.

There are some special offerings that seem to be were required for the cleansing of a leper (Leviticus 14:12-20) or a defiled Nazirite (Numbers 6:12). These guilt offerings often were to be the province of the priests to become a wave offering which removed them from local control or bias and therefore were considered most sacred in character.

Appearance in the Bible

Genesis 26:10 And Abimelech said, What [is] this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness <0817> upon us.

Leviticus 5:6 And he shall bring his trespass offering <0817> unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering<02403>; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin<02403>.

Leviticus 5:7 And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass <0817>, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering<02403>, and the other for a burnt offering.

Leviticus 5:15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass <0817> unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering <0817>: 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 <0817>, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 5:18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering <0817>, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist [it] not, and it shall be forgiven him. Leviticus 5:19 It [is] a trespass offering <0817>: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD.

Leviticus 6:6 And he shall bring his trespass offering <0817> unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering <0817>, unto the priest:

Leviticus 6:17 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it [unto them for] their portion of my offerings made by fire; it [is] most holy, as [is] the sin offering<02403>, and as the trespass offering <0817>.

Leviticus 7:1 Likewise this [is] the law of the trespass offering <0817>: it [is] most holy. Leviticus 7:2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering <0817>: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar.

Leviticus 7:5 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar [for] an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it [is] a trespass offering <0817>.

Leviticus 7:7 As the sin offering<02403> [is], so [is] the trespass offering <0817>: [there is] one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have [it].

Leviticus 7:37 This [is] the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering<02403>, and of the trespass offering <0817>, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;

Leviticus 14:12 And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering <0817>, and the log of oil, and wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD: Leviticus 14:13 And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering<02403> and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering<02403> [is] the priest’s, [so is] the trespass offering <0817>: it [is] most holy: Leviticus 14:14 And the priest shall take [some] of the blood of the trespass offering <0817>, and the priest shall put [it] upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

Leviticus 14:17 And of the rest of the oil that [is] in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering <0817>:

Leviticus 14:21 And if he [be] poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb [for] a trespass offering <0817> to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;

Leviticus 14:24 And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering <0817>, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD: Leviticus 14:25 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering <0817>, and the priest shall take [some] of the blood of the trespass offering <0817>, and put [it] upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

Leviticus 14:28 And the priest shall put of the oil that [is] in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering <0817>:

Leviticus 19:21 And he shall bring his trespass offering <0817> unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, [even] a ram for a trespass offering <0817>. Leviticus 19:22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering <0817> before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.

Numbers 5:7 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass <0817> with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth [part] thereof, and give [it] unto [him] against whom he hath trespassed.

Numbers 5:8 But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass <0817> unto, let the trespass <0817> be recompensed unto the LORD, [even] to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.

Numbers 6:12 And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering <0817>: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.

Numbers 18:9 This shall be thine of the most holy things, [reserved] from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering<02403> of theirs, and every trespass offering <0817> of theirs, which they shall render unto me, [shall be] most holy for thee and for thy sons.

1 Samuel 6:3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering <0817>: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. 1 Samuel 6:4 Then said they, What [shall be] the trespass offering <0817> which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, [according to] the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague [was] on you all, and on your lords.

1 Samuel 6:8 And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him [for] a trespass offering <0817>, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.

1 Samuel 6:17 And these [are] the golden emerods which the Philistines returned [for] a trespass offering <0817> unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

2 Kings 12:16 The trespass <0817> money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’.

Psalms 68:21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, [and] the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses <0817>.

Proverbs 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin <0817>: but among the righteous [there is] favour.

Isaiah 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin <0817>, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

Jeremiah 51:5 For Israel [hath] not [been] forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin <0817> against the Holy One of Israel.

Ezekiel 40:39 And in the porch of the gate [were] two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering<02403> and the trespass offering <0817>.

Ezekiel 42:13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers [and] the south chambers, which [are] before the separate place, they [be] holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering<02403>, and the trespass offering <0817>; for the place [is] holy.

Ezekiel 44:29 They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering<02403>, and the trespass offering <0817>; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.

Ezekiel 46:20 Then said he unto me, This [is] the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering <0817> and the sin offering<02403>, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear [them] not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.

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Firstfruit | Freewill offerings |
Burnt offering | Sin offering | Corban |
Heave offering | Wave offering |
Meat offering or Grain offering |
Trespass offering | Drink offering |
Peace offering | Sweet savour |
Charity | Fervent charity | Legal charity |
Sophistry | Leaven | Altars |
Milk and meat | Fire |
Kidney | Liver | Breeches |
Naked | Religion | Red Heifer |
Hebrew word Offer and offering |