Numbers 5:5

Sins Against Others Must Be Paid For

5 The LORD said to Moses,

Numbers 5:5 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 5:5

And the Lord spake unto Moses
Or continued to speak to him at the same time:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 5:5 In-Context

3 That applies to men and women alike. Send them out of the camp. They must not make their camp 'unclean.' That is where I live among them."

4 So the people of Israel did what the LORD commanded. They sent those who were not "clean" out of the camp. They did just as the LORD had directed Moses.

5 The LORD said to Moses,

6 "Speak to the people of Israel. Say to them, 'Suppose a man or woman does something wrong to someone else. Then that person is not being faithful to the Lord. People like that are guilty.

7 " 'They must admit they have committed a sin. They must pay in full for what they did wrong. And they must add a fifth to it. Then they must give all of it to the person they have sinned against.