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Those who are guilty must also bring a ram as a sacrifice, and they will be purified and made right with the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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 the ram of atonement with which atonement is made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, <i>even</i> to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But if the man has no relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for the wrong <i>must go</i> to the LORD for the priest, in addition to the ram of the atonement with which atonement is made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if the person has no redeemer to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution which is made for the wrong <i>must go</i> to the LORD for the priest, besides the ram of atonement, by which atonement is made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But if the man has no relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution which is made for the wrong must go to the LORD for the priest, besides the ram of atonement, by which atonement is made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But if the man has no relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution which is made for the wrong <i>must go</i> to the LORD for the priest, besides the ram of atonement, by which atonement is made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if the man has no <i>kinsman</i> redeemer to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution which is made for the wrong <i>must go</i> to Yahweh for the priest, besides the ram of atonement, by which atonement is made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if the man [who was wronged] has no redeemer (relative) to whom the restitution may be made, it is to be given to the LORD for the priest, besides the ram of atonement with which atonement is made for the offender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if that individual has no relative to receive compensation, the compensation goes to the LORD for the priest, along with the atonement ram by which the priest will make atonement for the guilty person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if that individual has no relative to receive compensation, the compensation goes to the LORD for the priest, along with the atonement ram by which the priest will make atonement for the guilty person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto Jehovah shall be the priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If the victim has no relative who can accept this money, it belongs to me and will be paid to the priest. In addition to that payment, you must take a ram for the priest to sacrifice so your sin will be forgiven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto the LORD shall be the priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But there may be no heir to whom the payment can be made. In that case, the payment for what you did wrong must be given to the LORD for the priest [to use]. This payment is in addition to the ram which makes peace with the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But if that person has died and has no near relative to whom payment can be made, it shall be given to the LORD for the priest. This payment is in addition to the ram used to perform the ritual of purification for the guilty person. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if the individual has no close relative to whom reparation can be made for the wrong, the reparation for the wrong must be paid to the LORD for the priest, in addition to the ram of atonement by which atonement is made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if the man has no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made to the LORD shall be the priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, by which atonement shall be made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if the man shall have no kinsman to recompense the trespass to, let the trespass be recompensed to the LORD, even to the priest; besides the ram of the atonement, by which an atonement shall be made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if the man has no redeemer to restore the guilt to, the guilt which is restored [is] to YHWH for the priest, apart from the ram of the atonements, whereby he makes atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if the man have no redeemer to restore the guilt to, the guilt which is restored is Jehovah's, the priest's, apart from the ram of the atonements, whereby he maketh atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if not to the man a kinsman to give back the transgression to him, the transgression being given back to Jehovah, to the priest; besides the ram of expiations, it shall be expiated by it for him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if there be no one to receive it, they shall give it to the Lord, and it shall be the priest's, besides the ram that is offered for expiation, to be an atoning sacrifice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if there would be no one to receive it, they shall give it to the Lord, and it shall be for the priest, except for the ram, which is offered for expiation, in order to be a pleasing victim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />However, if there is no next of kin, one to whom restitution can be made, the restitution shall be made to the LORD and shall fall to the priest; this is apart from the ram of atonement with which the priest makes atonement for the guilty individual.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If the injured party 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 the ram of atonement with which atonement is made for the guilty party.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if the person has no kinsman to whom to recompense the trespass, let the trespass offering which they bring on his behalf before the LORD be given to the priest in addition to the ram of the atonement with which an atonement is made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if the man does not have one who is near to him, he may bring a sin offering for the sake of sin for his person that they bring for his sake before LORD JEHOVAH to the Priest; it shall be apart from the ram of the atonement by which he is atoned.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made shall be the LORD'S, even the priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if a man have no near kinsman, so as to make satisfaction for his trespass to him, the trespass-offering paid to the Lord shall be for the priest, besides the ram of atonement, by which he shall make atonement with it for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/5-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=1507" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/5.htm">Restitution for Trespasses</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>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. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lā·’îš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">has no</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: gō·’êl (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">relative</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: lə·hā·šîḇ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">to whom restitution can be made for</a> <a href="/hebrew/817.htm" title="817: hā·’ā·šām (Art:: N-ms) -- Offense, guilt. From 'asham; guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering.">the wrong,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/817.htm" title="817: hā·’ā·šām (Art:: N-ms) -- Offense, guilt. From 'asham; guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ham·mū·šāḇ (Art:: V-Hofal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">the restitution</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">belongs to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: lak·kō·hên (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">and must be given to the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: mil·lə·ḇaḏ (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Separation, a part. ">along with</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’êl (N-msc) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">the ram</a> <a href="/hebrew/3725.htm" title="3725: hak·kip·pu·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Atonement. From kaphar; expiation.">of atonement,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">by which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: yə·ḵap·per- (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">the atonement is made</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Every sacred contribution the Israelites bring to the priest shall belong to him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-1.htm">Leviticus 6:1-7</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, / “If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor / or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Exodus 22:1-4</a></span><br />“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. / If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed. / But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-14.htm">Leviticus 5:14-16</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering. / Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-1.htm">Leviticus 7:1-10</a></span><br />“Now this is the law of the guilt offering, which is most holy: / The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar. / And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-21.htm">Leviticus 19:21-22</a></span><br />The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD. / The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3</a></span><br />Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-6.htm">2 Samuel 12:6</a></span><br />Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15</a></span><br />if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Proverbs 6:30-31</a></span><br />Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger. / Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19-21</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, / that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you. / Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/24-16.htm">Acts 24:16</a></span><br />In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8-10</a></span><br />Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-7.htm">1 Corinthians 6:7-8</a></span><br />The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? / Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass to, let the trespass be recompensed to the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.</p><p class="hdg">have no</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25,26</a></b></br> If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away <i>some</i> of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold… </p><p class="hdg">beside the ram</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Leviticus 6:6,7</a></b></br> And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-7.htm">Leviticus 7:7</a></b></br> As the sin offering <i>is</i>, so <i>is</i> the trespass offering: <i>there is</i> one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have <i>it</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/numbers/3-13.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/numbers/3-31.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-38.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Close</a> <a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/numbers/3-1.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Kinsman</a> <a href="/numbers/4-49.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/numbers/3-4.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-53.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/numbers/4-33.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/numbers/3-10.htm">Priest's</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-22.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Recompensed</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Redeemer</a> <a href="/numbers/4-49.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Relative</a> <a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">Restitution</a> <a href="/exodus/4-7.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-26.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/numbers/3-48.htm">Whereby</a> <a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/6-21.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/numbers/6-21.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/numbers/6-11.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/numbers/16-5.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/numbers/5-20.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/numbers/5-13.htm">Close</a> <a href="/numbers/5-28.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/numbers/11-29.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/numbers/27-11.htm">Kinsman</a> <a href="/numbers/5-21.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/numbers/6-17.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/numbers/6-20.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/numbers/18-16.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/numbers/5-9.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/numbers/18-7.htm">Priest's</a> <a href="/numbers/6-14.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-21.htm">Recompensed</a> <a href="/numbers/35-19.htm">Redeemer</a> <a href="/numbers/18-1.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/numbers/27-11.htm">Relative</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-6.htm">Restitution</a> <a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/numbers/6-17.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/numbers/5-31.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/5-12.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">Whereby</a> <a href="/numbers/16-39.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/numbers/5-12.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/5-1.htm">The unclean are removed out of camp</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/5-5.htm">Restitution is to be made in trespass</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/5-11.htm">The trial of jealously</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The law required that wrongs be righted by compensating the victim or their family. This phrase highlights a situation where the wronged party has no living relatives to receive restitution. This reflects the importance of family and kinship in Israelite society, where family lines were crucial for inheritance and social structure. The absence of a relative underscores the communal responsibility to uphold justice even when direct family ties are absent.<p><b>the restitution belongs to the LORD</b><br>In the absence of a human recipient, restitution is directed to God, signifying that all justice ultimately belongs to Him. This reflects the theocratic nature of Israelite society, where God was seen as the ultimate judge and authority. The restitution being directed to the LORD emphasizes the sacredness of justice and the belief that God is the protector of the vulnerable and the wronged. This principle is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a>, which speaks of lending to the LORD by giving to the poor.<p><b>and must be given to the priest</b><br>The priests served as intermediaries between God and the people, and they were responsible for maintaining the spiritual and ritual purity of the community. By giving the restitution to the priest, the act becomes a sacred offering, acknowledging God's sovereignty and the priest's role in administering divine justice. This also provided for the sustenance of the priesthood, as they had no inheritance of land and relied on offerings for their livelihood, as outlined in <a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20-24</a>.<p><b>along with the ram of atonement</b><br>The ram of atonement is a sacrificial offering that signifies the need for reconciliation with God. Sacrifices were central to the Israelite system of worship and atonement, symbolizing the seriousness of sin and the need for divine forgiveness. The inclusion of the ram highlights the dual aspect of restitution: addressing the wrong done to another person and the offense against God. This foreshadows the ultimate atonement through Jesus Christ, who is often typified as the sacrificial lamb in the New Testament (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>).<p><b>by which the atonement is made for him</b><br>Atonement involves the removal of sin and the restoration of a right relationship with God. In the Old Testament, this was achieved through prescribed sacrifices and offerings. The phrase underscores the necessity of atonement for reconciliation with God, a theme that runs throughout Scripture. The sacrificial system points to the ultimate atonement made by Christ, whose death and resurrection provide the final and complete means of reconciliation for humanity (<a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12-14</a>). This connection emphasizes the continuity of God's plan for redemption from the Old Testament to the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_no_close_relative.htm">The Man with No Close Relative</a></b><br>This refers to an individual who has committed a wrong and needs to make restitution but has no living family member to receive it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The ultimate recipient of restitution when no earthly relative is available, signifying God's sovereignty and justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>The mediator who receives the restitution on behalf of the LORD, highlighting the priestly role in the atonement process.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ram_of_atonement.htm">The Ram of Atonement</a></b><br>An offering made to atone for the wrong, symbolizing the need for sacrifice in the process of reconciliation with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/restitution.htm">Restitution</a></b><br>The act of making amends for a wrong, emphasizing the importance of justice and restoration in the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_restitution.htm">The Importance of Restitution</a></b><br>Restitution is a biblical principle that underscores the need for justice and reconciliation. It is not enough to simply apologize; tangible actions must accompany repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty in Justice</a></b><br>When no earthly recipient is available, restitution is made to God, reminding us that all justice ultimately belongs to Him. This teaches us to trust in God's perfect justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest acts as a mediator, pointing to the ultimate mediation of Christ. This highlights the importance of spiritual leadership and guidance in the process of reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/atonement_and_sacrifice.htm">Atonement and Sacrifice</a></b><br>The requirement of a ram for atonement illustrates the seriousness of sin and the necessity of sacrifice. It foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The process of restitution involves the community, emphasizing the importance of accountability and the restoration of relationships within the body of believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_numbers_5_trial_by_ordeal.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that this trial by ordeal was actually used (Numbers 5)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_num_8_10_align_with_other_rites.htm">How does the ritual laying on of hands in Numbers 8:10 align or conflict with other priestly consecration rites in the Torah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_repeat_vows_for_accidental_defilement.htm">Numbers 6:9-12 -- Why would accidental defilement require repeating the entire vow and new sacrifices, suggesting a severe ritual focus that seems excessive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_key_events_in_joshua's_life.htm">What are key events in Joshua's life?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If the man have no kinsman.</span> <span class="accented">No goel</span>, or personal representative. This supposes that the wronged man himself is dead, and it is an addition to the law of restitution as given in <a href="/leviticus/6.htm">Leviticus 6</a>, an addition clearly necessary to its completeness. The wrong-doer must in no case be the gainer by his own wrong, and if the trespass could not be "recompensed" to man, it must be "recompensed" to the Lord, who was as it were joint-plaintiff in the cause. To the priest. On the general principle that the priest was the visible representative of the invisible majesty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/5-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the man</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאִ֜ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֨ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">relative</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹּאֵ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(gō·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> </span><span class="str2">To redeem, act as kinsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to compensate,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהָשִׁ֤יב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the restitution</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמּוּשָׁ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mū·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">belongs to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and must be given to the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">לַכֹּהֵ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(lak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְּבַ֗ד</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lə·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ram</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֚יל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of atonement,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kip·pu·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3725.htm">Strong's 3725: </a> </span><span class="str2">Expiation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the atonement is made</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַפֶּר־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵap·per-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for him.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/5-8.htm">Numbers 5:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/5-8.htm">Numbers 5:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/5-8.htm">Numbers 5:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/5-8.htm">Numbers 5:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/5-8.htm">Numbers 5:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/5-8.htm">Numbers 5:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/5-8.htm">Numbers 5:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/5-8.htm">Numbers 5:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/5-8.htm">Numbers 5:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/5-8.htm">Numbers 5:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">OT Law: Numbers 5:8 But if the man has no kinsman (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/5-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 5:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 5:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/5-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 5:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 5:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>