(A)he shall confess his sin that he has committed.[a] (B)And he shall make full restitution for his wrong, adding a fifth to it and giving it to him to whom he did the wrong. But if the man has no next of kin to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for wrong shall go to the Lord for the priest, in addition to (C)the ram of atonement with which atonement is made for him. And (D)every contribution, all the holy donations of the people of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his.

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  1. Numbers 5:7 Hebrew they shall confess their sin that they have committed

and must confess(A) the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution(B) for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged. But if that person has no close relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest, along with the ram(C) with which atonement is made for the wrongdoer.(D) All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.(E)

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