Numbers 5:7

5 And the LORD said to Moses,

6 “Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty

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.

9 Every sacred contribution the Israelites bring to the priest shall belong to him.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.
WEB
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.
ASV
then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty.
DARBY
then they shall confess their sin which they have done; and he shall recompense his trespass according to the principal thereof, and shall add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.
BLB
and he shall confess the sin that he has committed, and He shall make restitution for his trespass in full, and plus a fifth of [it] to it, and give [it] to the one he has done wrong unto him.
ÅB
da skal de bekjenne den synd som de har gjort, og godtgjøre det de med urette har tatt, med dets fulle verd og enda legge til femtedelen; de skal gi det til den som de har syndet mot.
OTB
må de bekjenne synden de har begått. De skal gi full erstatning for sin ugjerning, legge til en femtedel av verdien, og gi det til den personen de har gjort urett mot.
B1930
da skal de bekjenne den synd som de har gjort, og godtgjøre det de med urette har tatt, med dets fulle verd og enda legge til femtedelen; de skal gi det til den som de har syndet mot.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 5:5

    If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,

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  • Leviticus 26:40

    But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—

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  • Joshua 7:19

    So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”

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  • Proverbs 28:13

    He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

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  • Luke 19:8

    But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

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  • Leviticus 7:7

    The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.

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  • Leviticus 6:4–7

    once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,

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  • 1 John 1:8–10

    If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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