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The LORD said to Moses,

The Lord said to Moses,

"Say to the Israelites: 'When a man or woman wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the LORD, that person is guilty

"Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the Lord is guilty

and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution for his wrong, add one fifth to it and give it all to the person he has wronged.

and must confess the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged.

But if that person has no close 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 with which atonement is made for him.

But if that person has no close 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 with which atonement is made for the wrongdoer.

All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.

All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.

Each man's sacred gifts are his own, but what he gives to the priest will belong to the priest.' "

Sacred things belong to their owners, but what they give to the priest will belong to the priest.'"