KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 5:8
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
But if the man has no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made to Yahweh shall be the priest’s; besides the ram of the atonement, by which atonement shall be made for him.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And if the man have no redeemer to restore the guilt to, the guilt which is restored is Jehovah’s, the priest’s, apart from the ram of the atonements, whereby he maketh atonement for him.
Surrounding context — Numbers 5
5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
6 Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;
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.
8 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.
9 And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.
10 And every man’s hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאִם־H518 · imifאֵ֨יןH369 · a.yinnothingלָאִ֜ישׁH376 · ishmanגֹּאֵ֗לH1350 · ga.alto redeem: redeemלְהָשִׁ֤יבH7725 · shuvto return: returnהָאָשָׁם֙H817 · a.shamguilt (offering)אֵלָ֔יוH413 · elto(wards)הָאָשָׁ֛םH817 · a.shamguilt (offering)הַמּוּשָׁ֥בH7725 · shuvto return: returnלַיהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלַכֹּהֵ֑ןH3548 · ko.henpriestמִלְּבַ֗דH905 · badalone: poleאֵ֚ילH352 · a.yilramהַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםH3725 · kip.puratonementאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichיְכַפֶּר־H3722 · ki.pherto atoneבּ֖וֹH9033 · ohimעָלָֽיו׃H5921 · alupon
Cross-references
Leviticus 6:6-7And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:Leviticus 7:7As the sin offering [is], so [is] the trespass offering: [there is] one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have [it].Leviticus 25:25-26If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away [some] of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
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