Hidden Defilement, Known Guilt: Conditional Clauses and Ritual Awareness in Leviticus 5:3
אֹ֣ו כִ֤י יִגַּע֙ בְּטֻמְאַ֣ת אָדָ֔ם לְכֹל֙ טֻמְאָתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִטְמָ֖א בָּ֑הּ וְנֶעְלַ֣ם מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְה֥וּא יָדַ֖ע וְאָשֵֽׁם׃ Or when he touches human uncleanness, any uncleanness whereby one becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, and he knows of it and is guilty. Leviticus 5:3 appears in a section addressing unintentional sins and their required expiations. This…