Numbers 5:7 - Easy To Read Version

⁷ So that person must confess (tell about) the sin he has done. Then that person must fully pay for that wrong thing he did. And he must add one-fifth to the payment and give it all to the person he had done wrong to.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ 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 him whom he has wronged.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

⁷ Such persons will confess the sin they have done. Each will make payment for his guilt, add one-fifth more, and give it to the injured party.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ 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.

Numbers 5:7 Cross References

Leviticus 5:5

So, if a person is guilty of any of these things, then he must confess (admit) the thing he did wrong.

Joshua 7:19

Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, {say your prayers}. You should honor the Lord God of Israel and confess your sins to him. Tell me what you did, and don’t try to hide anything from me!”

Leviticus 26:40

“But maybe the people will confess (admit) their sins. And maybe they will confess the sins of their ancestors. [452] Maybe they will admit that they turned against me. Maybe they will admit that they sinned against me.

Luke 19:8

Zacchaeus said to the Lord (Jesus), “I want to do good. I will give half of my money to the poor. If I have cheated any person, I will pay that person back four times more!”

Proverbs 28:13

A person that hides his sins will not be successful. But a person that confesses his sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

Psalm 32:5

But then I decided to confess all my sins to the Lord.\par Lord, I told you about my sins.\par I did not hide any of my guilt.\par And you forgave me for all my sins!\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [200]})\i0 \par

Leviticus 7:7

The guilt offering is like the sin offering. The same rules are for both offerings. The priest that does the sacrificing will get the meat for food.

Leviticus 5:15

“A person might accidentally do something wrong with the holy things of the Lord. [51] Then that person must bring a ram that has nothing wrong with it. This will be his guilt offering to the Lord. You must use the official measure [52] and set the price of the ram.

Leviticus 5:16

That person must pay for the sin he did with the holy things. He must give the things he promised, add one-fifth to the value, and give this money to the priest. In this way, the priest will make that person pure [53] with the ram of the guilt offering. And God will forgive that person.

Leviticus 26:41

Maybe they will admit that I turned against them and brought them into the land of their enemies. Those people will be like strangers to me. But maybe they will become humble [453] and accept the punishment for their sin.

Numbers 5:8

{But maybe the person he did wrong to is dead. And} maybe that dead person doesn’t have any close relatives to take the payment. In that case, the person who did wrong will give the payment to the Lord. That person will give the full payment to the priest. The priest must sacrifice the ram that makes people pure. This ram must be sacrificed to cover over the sins of the person who did wrong. But the priest can keep the rest of the payment.