Numbers 5:6

““Speak to the sons of Israel: When a man or a woman commits any of the sins of human beings, acting unfaithfully against YHWH, and that person becomes guilty,”

Numbers 5:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 5:6, word by word

“Speakדַּבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “daber” appears
to the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
a womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears
commitsיַעֲשׂוּyaasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaasu” appears
of the sinsחַטֹּאתchatot

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

Where else “chatot” appears
of human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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acting unfaithfullyמְעֹלmeol

be unfaithful

Be unfaithful, break the loyalty owed; especially, keep for oneself what belongs to God.

Where else “meol” appears
acting unfaithfullyמַעַלmaal

unfaithfulness

Unfaithfulness, a breach of trust.

Where else “maal” appears
against YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

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becomes guiltyאָשְׁמָהashma

be guilty

Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.

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The context

5And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

6 · This verse (above)

7they shall confess their sin that they have committed; and he shall restore in full what he is guilty of, and add to it a fifth of it, and give it to the one against whom he became guilty.

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