Then Abraham complained to Abimelech. Abraham complained because Abimelech’s servants had captured a well of water.
Leviticus 6:4 - Easy To Read Version If a person does any of those things, then that person is guilty of sin. That person must bring back whatever he stole, or whatever he took by cheating, or whatever he took that {the other person asked him to hold for him}, or whatever he found and lied about, or Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then if he has sinned and is guilty, he shall restore what he took by robbery, or what he secured by oppression or extortion, or what was delivered him to keep in trust, or the lost thing which he found, American Standard Version (1901) then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost thing which he found, Common English Bible at that point, once you have sinned and become guilty of sin, you must return the property you took by robbery or fraud, or the deposit that was left with you for safekeeping, or the lost property that you found, Catholic Public Domain Version being convicted of the offense, he shall restore Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Being convicted of the offence, he shall restore |
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech. Abraham complained because Abimelech’s servants had captured a well of water.
You must give their fields, vineyards, olive fields, and houses back to them, right now! And you must give back the interest you charged them! You charged them one per cent for the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you loaned them. \{You must give that back to them!\}
Why? Because the evil person\par hurt poor people\par and treated them wrong.\par He didn’t care about them,\par and he took their things.\par He took houses someone else built.\par
“People move the property markers\par to get more of their neighbor’s land.\par People steal flocks and lead them\par to other grasslands.\par
These webs can’t be used for clothes. You can’t cover yourself with those webs.
He might mistreat poor, helpless people. He might take advantage of people. He might not give back the collateral {\cf2\super [134]} when a person pays his debt. That evil son might pray to those filthy idols and do other terrible things.
The father might hurt people and steal things. He might never do anything good for my people! That father will die because of his own sins. \{But the son won’t be punished for his father’s sins.\}
That good person does not take advantage of people. If a person borrows money from him, the good man takes the collateral {\cf2\super [133]} and gives the other person the money. And when that person pays him back, then the good man gives the collateral back. The good person gives food to hungry people. And he gives clothes to people that need them.
He might give back the things he took when he loaned money. He might pay for the things he stole. He might begin to follow the laws that give life. He stops doing bad things. Then that person will surely live. He won’t die.
Before they go out into the outer courtyard to the people, they will take off the clothes they wear while serving me. They will put these clothes away in the holy rooms. Then they will put on other clothes. In this way, they will not let people touch those holy clothes.
The person who kills an animal {that belongs to another person} must give another animal to take its place. [422]
So if a person kills an animal, then that person must pay for the animal. But if a person kills another person, then he must be put to death.
But the priest must carry out the bull’s skin, inside parts and body waste, and all the meat on its head and legs. The priest must carry those parts outside the camp to the special place where the ashes are poured out. The priest must put those parts there on the wood and burn them. The bull must be burned where the ashes are poured out.
They want fields,\par so they take them.\par They want houses,\par so they take them.\par They cheat a man\par and take his house.\par They cheat a man\par and take his land from him.\par
At that time, I will punish all the people that jump over the threshold. {\cf2\super [6]} I will punish the people that fill their master’s house {\cf2\super [7]} with lies and violence.”
And you don’t like the food from that table. You smell the food and refuse to eat it. You say it is bad. \{But that is not true.\} Then you bring sick, crippled, and hurt animals to me. You try to give sick animals to me as sacrifices. But I will not accept those sick animals from you.
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.