~ Restitution for Wrongs ~

The Lord said to Moses,
"Say to the Israelites:
'When a man or woman wrongs another in any way
and so is unfaithful to the Lord,
that person is guilty
and must confess the sin he has committed.
He must make full restitution for his wrong,
add one fifth to it
and give it all to the person he has wronged.
But if that person has no close relative
to whom restitution can be made for the wrong,
the restitution belongs to the Lord
and must be given to the priest,
along with the ram with which atonement is made for him.
All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest
will belong to him.
Each man's sacred gifts are his own,
but what he gives to the priest
will belong to the priest.'"

(Numbers 5:5-10)