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Leviticus 6:4 Explained in Context
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Verse 4. 4Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, 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 lost thing which he found,
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Quick Meaning
This verse requires return of every stolen, extorted, entrusted, or found item.
Read It With
- Leviticus 6:1-7
Track the movement across 6:1-7. When Leviticus 6:4 requires return of every stolen, extorted, entrusted, or found item, it contributes to this complete claim: The person who lies about entrusted goods, robbery, extortion, lost property, or a false oath must restore the principal, add a fifth, and then bring reparation.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This verse requires return of every stolen, extorted, entrusted, or found item. The surrounding movement keeps that contribution inside Leviticus 6:1-7.
Follow the Context
- The unit opens the case or movement named “Fraud against a neighbor is also unfaithfulness before the LORD.”
- The person who lies about entrusted goods, robbery, extortion, lost property, or a false oath must restore the principal, add a fifth, and then bring reparation.
- Forgiveness does not bypass the harmed neighbor, and worship does not replace financial repair. That boundary keeps ritual status, moral guilt, ancient description, enduring truth, and modern application from being collapsed.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
Leviticus 6:4 does not stand apart from Leviticus 6:1-7; forgiveness does not bypass the harmed neighbor, and worship does not replace financial repair.
What Remains True
Requires return of every stolen, extorted, entrusted, or found item. Within Leviticus 6:1-7, this contributes to the larger claim that the person who lies about entrusted goods, robbery, extortion, lost property, or a false oath must restore the principal, add a fifth, and then bring reparation.
How It Can Shape Life
- When teaching Leviticus 6:4, keep the verse inside Leviticus 6:1-7. Hold this boundary: Forgiveness does not bypass the harmed neighbor, and worship does not replace financial repair. Apply only the noncoercive truth the complete unit supports.
Teach It Back
Explain Leviticus 6:4's contribution to Leviticus 6:1-7. Name the category involved, what the surrounding verses add, any material uncertainty, and what the verse does not authorize.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Leviticus 6:1-7, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 6:1-7
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NET Bible: Leviticus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
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Exact location: NET Bible Leviticus PDF, complete PDF pp. 1-99, translation and translator notes for 6:1-7
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