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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel: ‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Yahweh, and that soul is guilty, then he shall confess his sin which he has done; and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, add to it the fifth part of it, and give it to him in respect of whom he has been guilty. But if the man has no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made to Yahweh shall be the priest’s, in addition to the ram of the atonement, by which atonement shall be made for him. Every heave offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present to the priest, shall be his. 10 Every man’s holy things shall be his; whatever any man gives the priest, it shall be his.’”

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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