“And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.”
The priest will make atonement for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of these things they did that made them guilty. The atonement and forgiveness formula closes the interpersonal guilt offering section. The guilt that arises from deception, theft, and false swearing between neighbors is forgiven through the guilt offering to the Lord, after restitution is made to the neighbor. The comprehensive forgiveness — for any of these things they did that made them guilty — communicates the scope of the guilt offering's coverage: every act of interpersonal deception and material wrongdoing that is confessed, restored, and offered for is fully forgiven.
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