Matthew Poole and continuators on Leviticus 5:15

15 If a soul commit a trespass , and sin through ignorance in the holy things of the LORD : then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary for a trespass-offering.

Against the Lord and his Priests.

For if a man did it knowingly, he was to be cut off, Numb. 15. 30.

In things consecrated to God and to holy uses, of which see Lev. 22. 2. such as tithes and first-fruits, or any things due or devoted or offered to God, which possibly a man might either with-hold or employ to some common use. See Exod. 34. 26. Deut. 12. 17, 18. and 15. 19. Ier. 2. 3.

A more chargeable sacrifice than the former, as the sin of sacriledge was greater.

As thou shalt esteem or rate it, thou O Priest, as appears from ver. 16, 18. and Levit. 6. 6. See also Lev. 22. 14. and 27. 2, 3. and at present, thou O Moses, Lev. 27. 3. for he as yet performed the Priests part. And this either 1. may be referred to the ram, which was to be of such a price and worth as the Priest should appoint. Or rather 2. is an additional charge and punishment to him, which besides the ram he was to pay for the holy thing which he had with-held or abused, so many shekels of silver as the Priest should esteem proportionable to it: which was as it were another part or branch of his trespass-offering.

Of which see on Gen. 23. 15.

Marginal references: Exod. 30. 13.; Heb. a tr[illegible: 1+ letters] ▪