Numbers 5:7

“they 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.”

Numbers 5:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 5:7, word by word

they shall confessהִתְוַדּוּhitvadu

confess

To own aloud before God and others one's own sins.

Where else “hitvadu” appears
their sinחַטָּאתָchatata

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

Where else “chatata” appears
they have committedעָשׂוּasu

do

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

Where else “asu” appears
and he shall restoreהֵשִׁיבheshiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “heshiv” appears
in fullרֹאשׁrosh

total

The total: "take the head" is to count.

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what he is guilty ofאֲשָׁמasham

what is owed

What must be paid back.

Where else “asham” appears
and addיֹסֵףyosef

add

To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.

Where else “yosef” appears
a fifth of itחֲמִישִׁתchamishit

fifth part

One of five equal parts of something.

Where else “chamishit” appears
and give itנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “natan” appears
he became guiltyאָשַׁםasham

be guilty

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

Where else “asham” appears

The context

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,

7 · This verse (above)

8But if the man has no kinsman redeemer to whom to restore what is owed, what is owed that is restored goes to YHWH, to the priest, besides the ram of expiation with which expiation shall be made for him.

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