“And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;”
But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made shall be the LORD's, even the priest's — the case where the wronged party has died and has no heir presents a situation where restitution transfers to the priesthood as God's representative. The lack of an heir creates a situation where the victim's right passes to God, illustrating how God acts as ultimate guardian of covenant justice.
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