The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
Numbers 5:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The person is to confess the sin he has committed. He is to pay full compensation, add a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the individual he has wronged. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They shall confess their sin, and restore the principal itself, and the fifth part over and above, to him against whom they have sinned. |
The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
‘But when they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors #– #their unfaithfulness that they practised against me, and how they acted with hostility towards me,
and I acted with hostility towards them and brought them into the land of their enemies #– #and when their uncircumcised hearts are humbled and they make amends for their iniquity,
‘If someone offends by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord: an unblemished ram from the flock (based on your assessment of its value in silver shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel ) as a guilt offering.
He is to make restitution for his sin regarding any holy thing, adding a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the priest. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf with the ram of the guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.
If someone incurs guilt in one of these cases, he is to confess he has committed that sin.
‘The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the law is the same for both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.
But if that individual has no relative to receive compensation, the compensation goes to the Lord for the priest, along with the atonement ram by which the priest will make atonement for the guilty person.
But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, ‘Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord. And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much.’
So Joshua said to Achan, ‘My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and make a confession to him. I urge you, tell me what you have done. Don’t hide anything from me.’