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Numbers 5:6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;

Numbers 5:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 5:6

Theological / Devotional

A man or woman. The Hebrew words here refer to specific individuals.

Men. From a generic term meaning “mankind.”

Against the Lord. A sin against a fellow man is looked upon as a sin against the person of God, and therefore required a sacrificial offering as well as restitution to the injured person (see Num. 5:7; cf. Lev. 6:2–4). Although it is possible to sin against God without involving injury to a fellow man, it is not possible to sin against man without committing a sin against God.

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