Numbers 5:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.”

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BSBPD

“But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the Lord, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto Jehovah shall be the priest’s; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And if the man have no redeemer to restore the guilt to, the guilt which is restored <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah's, the priest's, apart from the ram of the atonements, whereby he maketh atonement for him.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 5:8 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 6:6Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.
  2. Leviticus 7:7The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.
  3. Leviticus 25:25If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.
  4. 2 Kings 12:16The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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