Verse Lens · Context pointer
Numbers 5:8 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 8. 8But 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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Role in This Section
Numbers 5:8 within “Wronging a Neighbor Requires Confession and Restitution,” adds this material detail to the unit's ordered remembrance; in lightly modernized wording, the clause reads: But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass to, let the trespass be recompensed to the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.
Read It With
- Numbers 5:5–10
Read Numbers 5:8 with 5:5–10. It within “Wronging a Neighbor Requires Confession and Restitution,” adds this material detail to the unit's ordered remembrance; in lightly modernized wording, the clause reads: But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass to, let the trespass be recompensed to the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him. The complete unit establishes this contextual meaning: A man or woman who wrongs another is accountable for unfaithfulness, must confess, restore the principal plus one fifth to the harmed person or nearest relative, and bring the specified offering; priestly gifts remain with the priest.
Why It Needs Context
Numbers 5:8 within “Wronging a Neighbor Requires Confession and Restitution,” adds this material detail to the unit's ordered remembrance; in lightly modernized wording, the clause reads: But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass to, let the trespass be recompensed to the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him. Its responsible force depends on 5:5–10; isolated from “Wronging a Neighbor Requires Confession and Restitution,” the verse's actor, action, reason, object, or transition could be mistaken for independent teaching.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Numbers 5:5–10 — Wronging a Neighbor Requires Confession and RestitutionSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Numbers 5:5–10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Numbers
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, release 2.2, 2021
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, numbers, speeches, poems, legal clauses, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Num.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 5:5–10
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