New American Bible, Revised Edition

Numbers 5:7-12 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

7. that person shall confess the wrong that has been done, make restitution in full, and in addition give one fifth of its value to the one that has been wronged.

8. However, if there is no next of kin, one to whom restitution can be made, the restitution shall be made to the Lord and shall fall to the priest; this is apart from the ram of atonement with which the priest makes atonement for the guilty individual.

9. Likewise, every contribution among the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the priest will belong to him.

10. Each shall possess his own sacred offerings; what is given to a priest shall be his.

11. The Lord said to Moses:

12. Speak to the Israelites and tell them: If a man’s wife goes astray and becomes unfaithful to him