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

5Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6“Speak to the sons of Israel, ‘When a man or woman commits any of the sins of mankind, acting unfaithfully against the Lord, and that person is guilty, 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. 8But 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. 9Also every contribution pertaining to all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the priest, shall be his.

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

• confessיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• his sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he has committedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• shall makeשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• in fullרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: firstH7218
• for his wrongאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
• and addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• to it one-fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• of it, and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• he has wrongedאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816

Cross-references for Numbers 5:7

• Leviticus 5:5So it shall be when he becomes guilty in one of these, that he shall confess that in which he has sinned.
• Leviticus 26:40‘If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me--
• Joshua 7:19Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I implore you, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me.”
• Job 33:27He will sing to men and say, ‘I have sinned and perverted what is right, And it is not proper for me.
• Psalms 32:5I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
• Proverbs 28:13He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.
• 1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
• Leviticus 5:15“If a person acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against the Lord’s holy things, then he shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord: a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation in silver by shekels, in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.
• Leviticus 6:4then it shall be, when he sins and becomes guilty, that he shall restore what he took by robbery or what he got by extortion, or the deposit which was entrusted to him or the lost thing which he found,
• Leviticus 7:7The guilt offering is like the sin offering, there is one law for them; the priest who makes atonement with it shall have it.
• Luke 19:8Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.”

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