Confession and Restitution

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, (A)When a man or woman commits any of the sins that people commit by breaking faith with the Lord, and that person realizes his guilt, (B)he shall confess his sin that he has committed.[a] (C)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 (D)the ram of atonement with which atonement is made for him. And (E)every contribution, all the holy donations of the people of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his. 10 Each one shall keep his holy donations: whatever anyone gives to the priest shall be his.”

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Footnotes

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

On Restitution for Offenses

The Lord told Moses, “Instruct the Israelis that whenever a man or woman does something contained in the list[a] of the sins of man, thereby acting treacherously against the Lord, then that person stands guilty. He[b] is to confess the sin that he had committed, pay its full compensation, add one fifth to it, and give the compensation to whomever he offended. But if the person has no related redeemer to whom compensation may be made, the payment is to be brought to the Lord and given to the priest, in addition to a ram for atonement with which he is to be atoned. Every offering from all the most sacred things of the Israelis that they bring to the priest is to belong to him. 10 Furthermore, everyone’s sacred things belong to him, as well as whatever a person gives to the priest.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 5:6 The Heb. lacks something contained in the list
  2. Numbers 5:7 Lit. they