Bring an asham offering when uncertain of guilt
Commandment 432Positive commandmentParashat VayikraUnintentional Sin
Scripture
"Now if a person sins and does any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, though he was unaware, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.
Hebrew
יז וְאִם-נֶפֶשׁ, כִּי תֶחֱטָא, וְעָשְׂתָה אַחַת מִכָּל-מִצְוֹת יְהוָה, אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה; וְלֹא-יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם, וְנָשָׂא עֲוֹנוֹ.
Greek
17 Καὶ ἡ ψυχή, ἣ ἂν ἁμάρτῃ καὶ ποιήσῃ μίαν ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν ἐντολῶν κυρίου, ὧν οὐ δεῖ ποιεῖν, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνω καὶ πλημμελήσῃ καὶ λάβῃ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν,
Classification
- Parashah: Vayikra
- Sefer HaChinuch: 128
- Mishneh Torah: Sacrifices — Unintentional Sin
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.