Leviticus 5:10He shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
The setting
Sinai Peninsula, ~1450 BC. After the sin offering, a second bird is completely burned. Smoke rises to heaven as the priest declares 'You are forgiven'...
The emotion here: careful joy while recording God's promise of complete forgiveness
The original word
salach (סָלַח) — to forgive completely, only God as subject in Hebrew
Why it matters
This Hebrew word for forgiveness appears 46 times in the Old Testament and is NEVER used of humans forgiving humans
Read with care
What most readers miss in Leviticus 5:10
The burnt offering FOLLOWS the sin offering — forgiveness leads to worship, not the other way around
Common misconceptionPeople think they need to feel forgiven to be forgiven. But God declares forgiveness first — the feeling follows the fact.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Leviticus 5:10
Bible Genome reading
Leviticus 5:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Leviticus 5:10 comes from the book of Leviticus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include atonement, forgiveness. Notable phrases: priest shall make atonement; according to the ordinance. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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