But ifוְאִםthe manלָאִישׁhas noאֵיןkinsman redeemerגֹּאֵלto whom to restoreלְהָשִׁיב אֵלָיוwhat is owed,הָאָשָׁםwhat is owedהָאָשָׁםthat is restoredהַמּוּשָׁבgoes to YHWH,לַיהוָהto the priest,לַכֹּהֵןbesidesמִלְּבַדthe ramאֵילof expiationהַכִּפֻּרִיםwith whichאֲשֶׁר בּוֹexpiation shall be madeיְכַפֶּרfor him.עָלָיו
Numbers 5:8
Study it in the app“But 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 5:8, word by word
- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- kinsman redeemerגֹּאֵלgoel
redeem
To buy back a relative or their land.
Where else “goel” appears- to whom to restoreהָשִׁיבhashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashiv” appears- what is owedאָשָׁםasham
what is owed
What must be paid back.
Where else “asham” appears- goes to 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.
Where else “yhva” appears- to the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- besidesבַדvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears- the ramאֵילel
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “el” appears- of expiationכִּפֻּרִיםkipurim
expiation
Expiation: what covers sin so that it may be forgiven. "The day of expiation" is the yearly day for it (Leviticus 23:27).
Where else “kipurim” appears- expiation shall be madeיְכַפֶּרyechaper
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “yechaper” appears
The context
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.
8 · This verse (above)
9And every contribution of all the holy things of the sons of Israel that they present to the priest shall be his.