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Paying for Doing Wrong

The Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites: ‘When a man or woman does something wrong to another person, that is really sinning against God. That person is guilty. He must tell what he has done wrong. And he must fully pay for the wrong he has done. Then he must add one-fifth to it. And he must give it to the person he wronged.

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Restitution for Wrongs

The Lord said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way[a] and so is unfaithful(A) to the Lord is guilty(B) and must confess(C) the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution(D) for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 5:6 Or woman who commits any wrong common to mankind