Num 5:8 | TNotes | STEP | 5:8 Because sin is ultimately against God (5:6 ; Ps 51:4 ), the perpetrator had a moral obligation to make restitution to the Lord , who authorized the human victims of the sin to receive that payment; if none were living, the Lord received payment through the priest. Perpetrators also had to offer a valuable sacrifice that restored their ritual purity (Num 5:1-4 ) and their relationship with God. • purified and made right with the Lord : See study note on Lev 1:4.

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‏ Numbers 5:8

5:8 ^a Because sin is ultimately against God (5:6 ^b; Ps 51:4 ^c), the perpetrator had a moral obligation to make restitution to the Lord, who authorized the human victims of the sin to receive that payment; if none were living, the Lord received payment through the priest. Perpetrators also had to offer a valuable sacrifice that restored their ritual purity (Num 5:1-4 ^d) and their relationship with God.

• purified and made right with the Lord: See study note on Lev 1:4.