⁵ If someone incurs guilt in one of these cases, he is to confess^(A) he has committed that sin.

⁴⁰ “But if they will confess their sin and the sin of their fathers—their unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, and how they acted with hostility toward Me,

⁷ The person is to confess the sin he has committed. He is to pay full compensation, add a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the individual he has wronged.^(A)

²² Then Hezekiah encouraged^[a](A) all the Levites who performed skillfully before the Lord. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.^(B)

² Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners,^(A) and they stood^(B) and confessed their sins and the guilt of their fathers.^(C)

⁴ I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:

The 70 Weeks of Years

²⁰ While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel,^(A) and presenting my petition before Yahweh my God concerning the holy mountain of my God—