Numbers 5:6
4 So the Israelites did this, sending such people outside the camp. They did just as the LORD had instructed Moses.
5 And the LORD said to Moses,
“Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty
7 and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.
8 But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty
- KJV
- Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;
- WEB
- “Speak to the children of Israel: ‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against the LORD, and that soul is guilty,
- ASV
- Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Jehovah, and that soul shall be guilty;
- DARBY
- Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any of all the sins of man to work unfaithfulness against Jehovah, and that soul is guilty,
- BLB
- “Speak to the sons of Israel, a man or woman, when they do from all the sins of the man, to act unfaithfully—an unfaithfulness—against YHWH, and that soul is guilty,
- ÅB
- Si til Israels barn: Når en mann eller kvinne gjør noen av de synder som mennesker gjør, og bærer seg troløst at mot Herren, så de fører skyld over seg,
- OTB
- "Si til israelittene: 'Når en mann eller kvinne begår en synd mot en annen, og dermed er utro mot Herren, og blir skyldig,
- B1930
- Si til Israels barn: Når en mann eller kvinne gjør nogen av de synder som mennesker gjør, og bærer sig troløst at mot Herren, så de fører skyld over sig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 5:1–4
“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
Read in contextLeviticus 5:14–6:7
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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