Leviticus 19:22 (ASV)

Passage

And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned: and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

Leviticus 19:21 And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering.

Leviticus 19:22 And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned: and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 19:23 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten.

Leviticus 19:24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "priest", "shall", "make", "atonement", "trespass-offering", "before", "jehovah", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "priest" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto..." into verse 23's "And when ye shall come into the...", so "priest" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "priest" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.