13 But Cain answered the Lord, “My punishment[a] is too great to bear!

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  1. 4:13 Or sin

13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear.

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Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(A) bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generations(B) of those who hate me,

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You shall not bow down to them or worship(A) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(B) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(C) to the third and fourth generation(D) of those who hate me,

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21 Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess(A) over it all the Israelites’ iniquities(B) and rebellious acts—all their sins.(C) He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness(D) by the man appointed for the task.[a] 22 The goat will carry all their iniquities into a desolate land,(E) and the man will release it there.

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  1. 16:21 Lit wilderness in the hand of a ready man

21 He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat(A) and confess(B) over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites—all their sins—and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task. 22 The goat will carry on itself all their sins(C) to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.

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15 then the man is to bring his wife to the priest. He is also to bring an offering for her of two quarts[a] of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering for remembrance to draw attention to guilt.

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  1. 5:15 Lit a tenth of an ephah

15 then he is to take his wife to the priest. He must also take an offering of a tenth of an ephah[a](A) of barley flour(B) on her behalf. He must not pour olive oil on it or put incense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy,(C) a reminder-offering(D) to draw attention to wrongdoing.

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  1. Numbers 5:15 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms

31 The husband will be free of guilt, but that woman will bear her iniquity.”

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31 The husband will be innocent of any wrongdoing, but the woman will bear the consequences(A) of her sin.’”

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Witnesses in Court

15 “One witness cannot establish any iniquity or sin against a person, whatever that person has done.(A) A fact must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.(B)

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Witnesses

15 One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense they may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.(A)

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