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John Gill's Exposition on Numbers 5:6
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Speak unto the children of Israel, etc.] Put them in mind of the following law, that they observe it; and which is here repeated, because of two new things in it, as Jarchi observes, the one relates to confession, teaching that there is no fifth part nor trespass offering by witnesses, till a man confesses the thing; and the other is, concerning taking anything away by violence from a proselyte, which is to be given to the priests; see the original law in (<030601>Leviticus 6:1-7); when a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit; or, “any of the sins of men” f26, which are commonly done by men, and men are subject to through the infirmity of the flesh, and the temptations of Satan; or “any sin against man” f27, so some, as this referred to is expressly said to be, (<040507>Numbers 5:7); to do a trespass against the Lord; for every sin against man is also against the Lord, being a breach of his command; as David’s sin against Uriah was a sin against the Lord, (<195104>Psalm 51:4); though the Jews understand it particularly of lying and swearing falsely, appealing to God, and calling him to be a witness to a falsehood; and so the Targum of Onkelos seems to interpret it: and the person be guilty; and knows he is so, and even knew it when he took an oath to the contrary; (see <030603>Leviticus 6:3,4).
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