Numbers 5:8

Numbers 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the Lord, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.
• New International Version (NIV)But if that person has no close 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 with which atonement is made for the wrongdoer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if the man has no relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for the wrong must go to the Lord for the priest, in addition to the ram of the atonement with which atonement is made for him.

Context of Numbers 5:8

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. 7That 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. But 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. 10The priest will keep all the special gifts.’

Numbers 5:8 word by word

וְאִם־אֵ֨ין לָאִ֜ישׁ גֹּאֵ֗ל לְהָשִׁ֤יב הָאָשָׁם֙ אֵלָ֔יו הָאָשָׁ֛ם הַמּוּשָׁ֥ב לַיהוָ֖ה לַכֹּהֵ֑ן מִלְּבַ֗ד אֵ֚יל הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְכַפֶּר־בּ֖וֹ עָלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• have no kinsmanגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: relativeH1350
• to recompenseשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• the trespassאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• to the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• beside the ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
• of the atonementכִּפֻּרִיםkippûr · atonementH3725
• whereby an atonement shall be madeכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722

Cross-references for Numbers 5:8

• Leviticus 25:25If a man becomes poor, he can sell some of his land. A person from his family must buy the land back for the man.
• Leviticus 6:6He must bring a sheep to the priest. The sheep must be a perfect male animal. The sheep must be worth the right amount of money.
• 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.

Commentaries on Numbers 5:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8If the man have no kinsman - The Jews think that this law respects the stranger and the sojourner only, because every Israelite is in a state of affinity to all the rest; but there might be a stranger in the camp who has no relative in any of the tribes of Israel.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. 8Since sin is ultimately against God, the one doing wrong must make restitution to the LORD (Leviticus 5:6; Psalm 51:4). God allowed the human victims of the sin to receive this payment. If no victims were alive, the priest would receive the payment on behalf of the LORD. Those doing wrong must also offer a valuable sacrifice to restore their ceremonial purity and their relationship with God (Numbers 5:1–4). the atonement is made for him: See study note on…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 5:8

• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Close
• Conceive
• Cross
• Curse
• Goel
• Recompense
• Redeemer
• Sinai
• Trespass offering
• Alexander

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