And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.
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Gill's Exposition
And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly,.... Either not knowing that it is an holy thing, or the heave offering, or any thing of that kind; or else is ignorant of the punishment of such an…
Barnes' Notes
Unwittingly - Inadvertently, or “through ignorance.” Compare Lev 4:2 note.
Adam Clarke
Then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it - The holy thing of which he has unknowingly eaten shall be fairly valued, and to this value he shall add one fifth more, and give the whole to the…
The holy things were to be eaten by the priests and their families. Now,
I. Here is a law that no stranger should eat of them, that is, no person whatsoever but the priests only, and those that…
Cambridge Bible
unwittingly Cp. Lev 4:2. We are reminded by the directions here (-the fifth part" to be added) of ch. Lev 5:14-16; but the case there is quite different. It had to do with unintentionally keeping back…