Numbers 5:5-10

International Children’s Bible

Paying for Doing Wrong

⁵ The Lord said to Moses, ⁶ “Tell the Israelites: ‘When a man or woman does something wrong to another person, that is really sinning against God. That person is guilty. ⁷ He must tell what he has done wrong. And he must fully pay for the wrong he has done. Then he must add one-fifth to it. And he must give it to the person he wronged. ⁸ But that person may be dead. That person may not have any close relatives to receive the payment. Then the one who did wrong owes the Lord. That person must pay the priest. The priest must sacrifice a male sheep to remove the wrong so that person will belong to God. ⁹ When an Israelite brings a holy gift, he should give it to the priest. ¹⁰ No one has to give these holy gifts. But if someone does give them, they belong to the priest.’”