Numbers 5:7

Numbers 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)and must confess the sin they have committed. 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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 it to the one he has wronged.

Context of Numbers 5:7

5The Lord said to Moses, 6‘Tell these rules to the Israelites: A person might do a wrong thing against another person. If they do, then they have turned against the Lord. That person must agree that they have sinned. They must pay the right amount to the other person. They must also pay them one fifth extra. 8But the other person may have died. If they have no relative who can accept the money, the money must go to the Lord. The person who did a wrong thing must give the money and a male sheep to the priest. The sheep is a special gift to the Lord to make everything right. Then I will forgive that person. 9All the special gifts from the Israelites to God are for the priest.

Numbers 5:7 word by word

וְהִתְוַדּ֗וּ אֶֽת־חַטָּאתָם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂוּ֒ וְהֵשִׁ֤יב אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ֙ בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַחֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ יֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֑יו וְנָתַ֕ן לַאֲשֶׁ֖ר אָשַׁ֥ם לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then they shall confessיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• their sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• which they have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• and he shall recompenseשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• his trespassאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
• with the principalרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: firstH7218
• thereof, and addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• unto it the fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• thereof, and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• against whom he hath trespassedאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816

Cross-references for Numbers 5:7

• Leviticus 5:5A person must tell the priest if he has done any of these things.
• Leviticus 26:40Your sons and your grandsons must tell me, the Lord, that they are sorry. They must be sorry because they did not obey my rules. They must be sorry that they turned away from me.
• Joshua 7:19Then Joshua said to Achan, ‘My son, tell the truth, to show that you respect the Lord, Israel's God. Tell me what you have done. Do not try to deceive me.’
• Job 33:27That person will say clearly to everyone, “I did things that were not right. I did wrong things, but God did not punish me as I deserved.
• Psalms 32:5Then I told you about my sins. I did not try to hide the bad things that I had done. I said, ‘I will tell the Lord about the things that I have done against him.’ When I did that, you forgave my sins. Selah.
• Proverbs 28:13Anyone who hides his sins will never do well. But God will forgive somebody, if he agrees that he has done wrong things, and if he turns away from his sins.
• 1 John 1:8If we say that we never do any wrong thing, we are deceiving ourselves. Even though we may think it is true, it is a lie.
• Leviticus 5:15‘If a person does not obey the Lord's holy rules he is sinning. He must give a male sheep to the Lord. He must do this even if he did not know that he had sinned. It is a gift to the Lord to pay for his sins. It must be a perfect male animal. It must be worth the correct amount of money.
• Leviticus 6:4He has done something that is wrong. So he must show that he is sorry. He must give back anything that is not his. He must give back anything that he has found. He must give back anything that he has kept. He must give it to the person to whom it belongs.
• Leviticus 7:7The rules are the same for sacrifices for sin and for a person who is sorry for his sins. The gifts of meat are for the priest who brings them to the altar.
• Luke 19:8Later, Zacchaeus stood up in front of everyone. He said to the Lord Jesus, ‘Listen, Master! I will give half of all the things that I have to poor people. I may have taken too much money from some people. I will give back to them four times as much as I took from them wrongly.’

Commentaries on Numbers 5:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Shall confess their sin - Without confession or acknowledgment of sin, there was no hope of mercy held out. He shall recompense - For without restitution, in every possible case, God will not for give the iniquity of a man's sin. How can any person in a case of defraud, with his neighbor's property in his possession, expect to receive mercy from the hand of a just and holy God? See this subject considered in the notes on Genesis 42:38; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 The law of restitution: a passage supplementary to Leviticus 5:5, etc., Leviticus 6:5, etc. Numbers 5:7 Recompense his trespass - i. e. make restitution to the person whom he has injured. Numbers 5:8 Whereby an atonement shall be made for him - literally, “which shall clear him of guilt as to it,” i. e. as to the trespass. Numbers 5:10 And every man‘s hallowed things shall be his - i. e. the priest‘s. The heave offerings Numbers 5:9 and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7This restitution and the guilt offering for the sin were intended to teach personal responsibility to live holy with God (see Leviticus 6–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-106-8. When a man or a woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the Lord--This is a wrong or injury done by one man to the property of another, and as it is called "a trespass against the Lord," it is implied, in the case supposed, that the offense has been aggravated by prevaricating--by a false oath, or a fraudulent lie in denying it, which is a "trespass" committed against God, who is the sole judge of what is falsely sworn or…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 5:7

• Penitent
• Prayer
• Restitution

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Commentaries on Numbers 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary