וְאִם־לֹא֩ תַשִּׂ֨יג יָד֜וֹ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י תֹרִ֗ים אוֹ֮ לִשְׁנֵ֣י בְנֵי־יוֹנָה֒ וְהֵבִ֨יא אֶת־קָרְבָּנ֜וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֗א עֲשִׂירִ֧ת הָאֵפָ֛ה סֹ֖לֶת לְחַטָּ֑את לֹא־יָשִׂ֨ים עָלֶ֜יהָ שֶׁ֗מֶן וְלֹא־יִתֵּ֤ן עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ לְבֹנָ֔ה כִּ֥י חַטָּ֖את הִֽיא׃

If he is so poor that his means do not suffice even for two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he shall bring his offering for that which he sinned, one-tenth of an ephah of high-quality flour as a sin offering. However, he shall not place oil on it, nor shall he place frankincense on it, as it is a sin offering. Whereas the gift meal offering is mixed with oil and brought together with frankincense, it is fitting for the meal offering of a sinner to be plain and modest.

וֶהֱבִיאָהּ֮ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן֒ וְקָמַ֣ץ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן ׀ מִ֠מֶּנָּה מְל֨וֹא קֻמְצ֜וֹ אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָה֙ וְהִקְטִ֣יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עַ֖ל אִשֵּׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה חַטָּ֖את הִֽוא׃

He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful from it, his full handful , its memorial portion, and he shall burn it on the altar, on the fire offerings of the Lord; it is a sin offering.

וְכִפֶּר֩ עָלָ֨יו הַכֹּהֵ֜ן עַל־חַטָּאת֧וֹ אֲשֶׁר־חָטָ֛א מֵֽאַחַ֥ת מֵאֵ֖לֶּה וְנִסְלַ֣ח ל֑וֹ וְהָיְתָ֥ה לַכֹּהֵ֖ן כַּמִּנְחָֽה׃ (ס)

The priest shall atone for his sin that he sinned for one of these, and it shall be forgiven for him; and it, the remainder of the meal offering of the sinner that is not burned, shall be for the priest like the meal offering, and he is commanded to eat it.

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

נֶ֚פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תִמְעֹ֣ל מַ֔עַל וְחָֽטְאָה֙ בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וְהֵבִיא֩ אֶת־אֲשָׁמ֨וֹ לַֽיהוָ֜ה אַ֧יִל תָּמִ֣ים מִן־הַצֹּ֗אן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֛ כֶּֽסֶף־שְׁקָלִ֥ים בְּשֶֽׁקֶל־הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ לְאָשָֽׁם׃

A person who commits a trespass, and sins unwittingly with regard to the sacred items of the Lord, he shall bring his restitution, his offering, to the Lord. If one unwittingly derives personal benefit from consecrated property that belongs to the Temple treasury, or eats sacred food, and subsequently discovers that he derived benefit from these sacred items, he is required to make restitution. He shall bring an

וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר֩ חָטָ֨א מִן־הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ יְשַׁלֵּ֗ם וְאֶת־חֲמִֽישִׁתוֹ֙ יוֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֔יו וְנָתַ֥ן אֹת֖וֹ לַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְהַכֹּהֵ֗ן יְכַפֵּ֥ר עָלָ֛יו בְּאֵ֥יל הָאָשָׁ֖ם וְנִסְלַ֥ח לֽוֹ׃ (פ)

In addition to bringing a guilt offering, that which he sinned by taking or benefiting from the sacred property he shall pay, and one-fifth of it he shall add to it as a penalty, and he shall give it to the priest; the priest shall atone for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and it shall be forgiven for him. This offering is known as a guilt offering brought for misuse of consecrated property.

וְאִם־נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ כִּ֣י תֶֽחֱטָ֔א וְעָֽשְׂתָ֗ה אַחַת֙ מִכָּל־מִצְוֺ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֣א תֵעָשֶׂ֑ינָה וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֥ע וְאָשֵׁ֖ם וְנָשָׂ֥א עֲוֺנֽוֹ׃

The Torah discusses a second type of guilt offering: And if a person sins and performs one of all the commandments of the Lord that shall not be performed, and he did not know whether or not he committed a sin, and he is guilty, and he shall bear his iniquity, and receive his punishment.

וְ֠הֵבִיא אַ֣יִל תָּמִ֧ים מִן־הַצֹּ֛אן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ לְאָשָׁ֖ם אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְכִפֶּר֩ עָלָ֨יו הַכֹּהֵ֜ן עַ֣ל שִׁגְגָת֧וֹ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁגָ֛ג וְה֥וּא לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע וְנִסְלַ֥ח לֽוֹ׃

He shall bring an unblemished ram from the flock, according to the valuation of at least two silver shekels (see verse 15), as a guilt offering to the priest. The priest shall atone for him for the unwitting sin that he performed unwittingly, and he did not know at the time that he presented the offering whether or not he had committed a sin, and it shall be forgiven for him.

אָשָׁ֖ם ה֑וּא אָשֹׁ֥ם אָשַׁ֖ם לַיהוָֽה׃ (פ)

It is a guilt offering. Lest one think that he need not be overly concerned about uncertain transgression, the verse emphasizes that he is guilty to the Lord .

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

נֶ֚פֶשׁ כִּ֣י תֶחֱטָ֔א וּמָעֲלָ֥ה מַ֖עַל בַּיהוָ֑ה וְכִחֵ֨שׁ בַּעֲמִית֜וֹ בְּפִקָּד֗וֹן אֽוֹ־בִתְשׂ֤וּמֶת יָד֙ א֣וֹ בְגָזֵ֔ל א֖וֹ עָשַׁ֥ק אֶת־עֲמִיתֽוֹ׃

The Torah introduces the third type of guilt offering: A person who sins and commits a trespass against the Lord, and lies to his counterpart with regard to a deposit, by using the other person’s deposit for his own benefit and subsequently denying his actions; or with regard to money received as a loan, and he does not return the money; or with regard to open robbery that he denies having perpetrated; or he exploited his counterpart, e.g., by refusing to pay the wages due to him.

אֽוֹ־מָצָ֧א אֲבֵדָ֛ה וְכִ֥חֶשׁ בָּ֖הּ וְנִשְׁבַּ֣ע עַל־שָׁ֑קֶר עַל־אַחַ֗ת מִכֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הָאָדָ֖ם לַחֲטֹ֥א בָהֵֽנָּה׃

Or the trespass occurs when one finds a lost item, and when the owner demands its return, the finder lies in its regard, claiming that he does not have it. And moreover, the sinner takes a false oath about one of all that a person does to sin with regard to these. In each of these cases the sinner has taken another’s property, denied doing so, and taken a false oath to that effect.

וְהָיָה֮ כִּֽי־יֶחֱטָ֣א וְאָשֵׁם֒ וְהֵשִׁ֨יב אֶת־הַגְּזֵלָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר גָּזָ֗ל א֤וֹ אֶת־הָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׁ֔ק א֚וֹ אֶת־הַפִּקָּד֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָפְקַ֖ד אִתּ֑וֹ א֥וֹ אֶת־הָאֲבֵדָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָצָֽא׃

It shall be when he sins and is guilty, he shall restore to its owner the robbed item that he robbed, or the proceeds of the exploitation that he exploited, or the deposit that was deposited with him, or the lost item that he found, whether it was money or other items.

א֠וֹ מִכֹּ֞ל אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׁבַ֣ע עָלָיו֮ לַשֶּׁקֶר֒ וְשִׁלַּ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִׁתָ֖יו יֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֑יו לַאֲשֶׁ֨ר ה֥וּא ל֛וֹ יִתְּנֶ֖נּוּ בְּי֥וֹם אַשְׁמָתֽוֹ׃

Or in any similar case concerning an item with regard to which he has taken a false oath, he shall repay its principal, the value of whatever he stole or withheld, and one-fifth of it he shall add to it as a penalty. To him to whom it belongs, he shall give it, the total sum, on the day on which he recognizes the fact of his guilt, regrets his deed, and confesses.

וְאֶת־אֲשָׁמ֥וֹ יָבִ֖יא לַיהוָ֑ה אַ֣יִל תָּמִ֧ים מִן־הַצֹּ֛אן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ לְאָשָׁ֖ם אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

After he returns the money, his restitution, his offering, he shall bring to the Lord , an unblemished ram from the flock, according to the valuation of at least two silver shekels (see verse 15), as a guilt offering, to the priest. This offering is known as the guilt offering for robbery.

וְכִפֶּ֨ר עָלָ֧יו הַכֹּהֵ֛ן לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וְנִסְלַ֣ח ל֑וֹ עַל־אַחַ֛ת מִכֹּ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה לְאַשְׁמָ֥ה בָֽהּ׃ (פ)

The priest shall atone for him before the Lord, performing the rites of the guilt offering as described below (7:1–5). And it shall be forgiven for him, for one of all that he may perform to incur guilt.