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Numbers 5:6-11 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

6. "Say to the sons of Israel: A man or a woman, when they have done anything out of all the sins that often befall men, or if, by negligence, they have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and so have committed an offense,

7. they shall confess their sin, and they shall restore the principle itself, plus a fifth part above it, to any against whom they have sinned.

8. But if there would be no one to receive it, they shall give it to the Lord, and it shall be for the priest, except for the ram, which is offered for expiation, in order to be a pleasing victim.

9. Likewise, all the first-fruits, which the sons of Israel offer, belong to the priest,

10. with whatever is offered by each one at the Sanctuary, and which is delivered into the hands of the priest; it shall be his."

11. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

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