Leviticus 5:1 meaning and explanation

“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.

Leviticus 5:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD is speaking to Moses for the Israelites at Sinai, setting out cases where guilt arises even without open rebellion. Here the sin is silence: a person has seen or learned something relevant to a public charge, hears the call to testify, and holds back.

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