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They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding an additional 20 percent and returning it to the person who was wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />he shall confess his sin that he has committed. And he shall make full restitution for his wrong, adding a fifth to it and giving it to him to whom he did the wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>part</i> thereof, and give <i>it</i> unto <i>him</i> against whom he hath trespassed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then he shall confess the sin which he has committed. He shall make restitution for his trespass in full, plus one-fifth of it, and give <i>it</i> to the one he has wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then he shall confess his sin which he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it a fifth of it, and give <i>it</i> to him whom he has wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then he shall confess his sins which he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it one-fifth of it, and give it to him whom he has wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then he shall confess his sins which he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong, and add to it one-fifth of it, and give <i>it</i> to him whom he has wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then he shall confess his sins which he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it one-fifth of it and give <i>it</i> to him whom he has wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then he shall confess the sin which he has committed, and he shall make restitution for his wrong in full, and add a fifth to it, and give it to [the person] whom he has wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The person is to confess the sin he has committed. He is to pay full compensation, add a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the individual he has wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The person is to confess the sin he has committed. He is to pay full compensation, add a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the individual he has wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You must confess your guilt and pay the victim in full for whatever damage has been done, plus a fine of 20 percent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then they shall confess their sin which they have 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />you must confess your sin, pay in full for what you did wrong, add one-fifth to it, and give it to the person who was wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />you must confess your sin and make full repayment, plus an additional 20 percent, to the person you have wronged. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />then he must confess his sin that he has committed and must make full reparation, add one fifth to it, and give it to whomever he wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then he shall confess his sin which he has done, and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add to it the fifth part of it, and give it to him in respect of whom he has been guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal of it, and add to it the fifth part of it, and give it to him against whom he hath trespassed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they have confessed their sin which they have done, then he has restored his guilt in its principal, and is adding its fifth to it, and has given [it] to him in reference to whom he has been guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have confessed their sin which they have done, then he hath restored his guilt in its principal, and its fifth is adding to it, and hath given it to him in reference to whom he hath been guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they confessed their sin which they did, and he returned his transgression with its head, and he added its fifth upon it, and he gave to whom he transgressed against him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall confess their sin, and restore the principal itself, and the fifth part over and above, to him against whom they have sinned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />they shall confess their sin, and they shall restore the principle itself, plus a fifth part above it, to any against whom they have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />that person shall confess the wrong that has been done, make restitution in full, and in addition give one fifth of its value to the one that has been wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and shall confess the sin that has been committed. The person shall make full restitution for the wrong, adding one-fifth to it, and giving it to the one who was wronged.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then he shall confess his sins which he has committed; and his guilt shall return upon his own head; and he shall add a fifth part thereof, and give it to him whom he had wronged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall confess their sins that they have done and he shall return his sin on his head, and he shall add one fifth to it and return it to him whose the sin offering is.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then they shall confess their sin which they have 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>that person</i> shall confess the sin which he has committed, and shall make satisfaction for his trespass: he <i>shall pay</i> the principal, and shall add to it the fifth part, and shall make restoration to him against whom he has trespassed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/5-7.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=1496" 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">6</span>“Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3034.htm" title="3034: wə·hiṯ·wad·dū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To throw, cast. ">and must confess</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">the sin</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he has committed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·hê·šîḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">He must make full restitution,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/817.htm" title="817: ’ă·šā·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Offense, guilt. From 'asham; guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: bə·rō·šōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: yō·sêp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">add</a> <a href="/hebrew/2549.htm" title="2549: wa·ḥă·mî·ši·ṯōw (Conj-w:: Number-ofsc:: 3ms) -- Fifth. Or chamishshiy; ord. From chamesh; fifth; also a fifth.">a fifth</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.">to its value,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and give all this</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: la·’ă·šer (Prep-l:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to the one</a> <a href="/hebrew/816.htm" title="816: ’ā·šam (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To offend, be guilty. Or mashem; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish.">he has wronged.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>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.…<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="/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="/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="/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="/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13</a></span><br />Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-14.htm">Ezekiel 33:14-16</a></span><br />But if I tell the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and does what is just and right— / 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. / None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Proverbs 28:13</a></span><br />He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-5.htm">Leviticus 5:5-6</a></span><br />If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed, / and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a></span><br />Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5</a></span><br />Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-18.htm">Acts 19:18-19</a></span><br />Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds. / And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-24.htm">2 Chronicles 6:24-25</a></span><br />When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading before You in this temple, / then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to them and their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Nehemiah 9:2-3</a></span><br />Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. / While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-13.htm">Jeremiah 3:13</a></span><br />Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add to it the fifth part thereof, and give it to him against whom he has trespassed.</p><p class="hdg">confess</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-5.htm">Leviticus 5:5</a></b></br> And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these <i>things</i>, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that <i>thing</i>:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40</a></b></br> If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-19.htm">Joshua 7:19</a></b></br> And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide <i>it</i> not from me.</p><p class="hdg">and he shall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Leviticus 5:15</a></b></br> If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Leviticus 6:4-7</a></b></br> Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, … </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="/leviticus/27-31.htm">Add</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-27.htm">Adding</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-45.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Confess</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Confessed</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-31.htm">Fifth</a> <a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Full</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-16.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/numbers/5-6.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-31.htm">One-Fifth</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-5.htm">Openly</a> <a href="/numbers/4-49.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-5.htm">Principal</a> <a href="/revelation/22-12.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-9.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-21.htm">Restitution</a> <a href="/numbers/5-6.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/5-6.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/numbers/4-31.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/5-6.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Trespassed</a> <a href="/numbers/5-6.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/genesis/20-9.htm">Wronged</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/32-14.htm">Add</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Adding</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/numbers/5-12.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-50.htm">Confess</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-6.htm">Confessed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-38.htm">Fifth</a> <a href="/numbers/7-13.htm">Full</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-5.htm">One-Fifth</a> <a href="/numbers/12-8.htm">Openly</a> <a href="/numbers/5-15.htm">Part</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-5.htm">Principal</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Restitution</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/14-34.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/numbers/5-26.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-51.htm">Trespassed</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/numbers/16-15.htm">Wronged</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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In the Old Testament, confession was often a public acknowledgment of wrongdoing, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/5-5.htm">Leviticus 5:5</a> and <a href="/joshua/7-19.htm">Joshua 7:19-20</a>. This act of confession is not merely verbal but involves a genuine recognition of one's transgressions. The requirement for confession underscores the importance of transparency and humility in the community of Israel. It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching in 1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>, where confession is linked to forgiveness and cleansing through Christ.<p><b>He must make full restitution,</b><br>Restitution is a key aspect of justice in the Mosaic Law, reflecting God's concern for fairness and restoration. The principle of restitution is seen throughout the Pentateuch, such as in <a href="/exodus/22.htm">Exodus 22:1-14</a>, where specific guidelines are given for compensating losses. This requirement ensures that the wronged party is made whole, highlighting the value of relationships and community integrity. Restitution also points to the broader biblical theme of reconciliation, which is ultimately fulfilled in Christ's atoning work, restoring humanity's relationship with God.<p><b>add a fifth to its value,</b><br>The addition of a fifth (20%) to the restitution amount serves as a deterrent against wrongdoing and an incentive for honesty. This extra payment acknowledges the inconvenience and potential loss suffered by the wronged party. The principle of adding a fifth is also found in <a href="/leviticus/6-5.htm">Leviticus 6:5 and 27</a>:13, 15, 19, 31, indicating its importance in the legal system of ancient Israel. This practice reflects God's justice and mercy, ensuring that the offender takes responsibility while providing for the victim's needs.<p><b>and give all this to the one he has wronged.</b><br>The directive to give restitution directly to the wronged party emphasizes personal responsibility and the restoration of relationships. This act of giving is not just a legal obligation but a step towards reconciliation and healing within the community. It reflects the biblical principle of loving one's neighbor, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>. In the New Testament, Jesus expands on this idea in <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a>, teaching that reconciliation with others is essential for true worship. This principle is a precursor to the ultimate reconciliation offered through Christ, who restores believers to God and each other.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people to whom the laws in Numbers were given, representing God's chosen nation and their covenant relationship with Him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God and communicated them to the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wrongdoer.htm">The Wrongdoer</a></b><br>An individual among the Israelites who has committed a sin against another person, requiring confession and restitution.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wronged_party.htm">The Wronged Party</a></b><br>The individual who has been wronged or harmed by the actions of the wrongdoer, entitled to compensation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among the Israelites, where confessions and offerings were made.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_confession.htm">The Importance of Confession</a></b><br>Confession is a crucial step in the process of repentance and reconciliation. It acknowledges wrongdoing and opens the door for healing and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restitution_as_a_biblical_principle.htm">Restitution as a Biblical Principle</a></b><br>Making amends through restitution is a tangible expression of repentance. It demonstrates sincerity and a desire to restore what was lost or damaged.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_accountability.htm">The Role of Community in Accountability</a></b><br>The requirement to confess and make restitution underscores the importance of community in holding individuals accountable and supporting them in their spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>The law of restitution reflects God's justice, ensuring fairness and restoration, while also embodying His mercy by providing a path to reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_steps_for_modern_believers.htm">Practical Steps for Modern Believers</a></b><br>While the specific laws of restitution may not apply today, the principles of confession, making amends, and seeking reconciliation remain relevant for Christians in their relationships with others.<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/what_is_confessing_sin_to_someone.htm">What does confessing sin against someone mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_christians_still_suffer_for_sin.htm">If Jesus' sacrifice paid for all sins, why do Christians still suffer consequences for sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_ai_defeat_and_casualties.htm">In Joshua 7:5, is there archaeological or historical evidence supporting the defeat at Ai and the specific number of casualties?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_penitence.htm">What does the Bible say about penitence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/5-7.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">and must confess</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִתְוַדּ֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṯ·wad·dū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3034.htm">Strong's 3034: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sin</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטָּאתָם֮</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has committed.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשׂוּ֒</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He must pay full compensation,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵשִׁ֤יב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person 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">add</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹסֵ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(yō·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fifth</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·mî·ši·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2549.htm">Strong's 2549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifth, a fifth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to its value,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֑יו</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 /><br /><span class="word">and give all this</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַ֕ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the one</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">he has wronged.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָשַׁ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·šam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_816.htm">Strong's 816: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be guilty, to be punished, perish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">OT Law: Numbers 5:7 Then he shall confess his sin which (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/5-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 5:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 5:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/5-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 5:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 5:8" /></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>