Verse 16

No accounting was required from the men who handled the money given to the workers, because they acted with integrity.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 7:7 : 7 The guilt offering is the same as the sin offering; there is one law for both. The priest who makes atonement with it shall have it.
  • Lev 5:15-18 : 15 When someone commits a sin by unintentionally misusing the holy things of the LORD, they must bring their guilt offering to the LORD: a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your valuation in silver shekels, based on the shekel of the sanctuary, as a guilt offering. 16 They must make restitution for what they have misused in regard to the holy thing, adding a fifth of its value, and give it to the priest. The priest will make atonement for them with the ram of the guilt offering, and they will be forgiven. 17 If someone sins and does something against any of the commands of the LORD, even though they were unaware of it, they are still guilty and shall bear their punishment. 18 They must bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, valued according to your estimation, as a guilt offering. The priest will make atonement for them concerning the mistake they made unintentionally, though they were unaware of it, and they will be forgiven.
  • Lev 4:24 : 24 He shall lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
  • Lev 4:29 : 29 They are to lay their hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
  • Num 5:8-9 : 8 But if the person has no close relative to whom the restitution can be made, the restitution belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest, along with the ram of atonement to make atonement for the guilt. 9 Any contribution from the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to the priest will belong to him. 10 Each man’s holy gifts belong to him, but whatever someone gives to the priest will belong to the priest.
  • Num 18:8-9 : 8 The LORD said to Aaron, 'See, I have placed you in charge of the contributions given to me and all the sacred offerings of the Israelites. I give them to you and your sons as a portion, a permanent statute.' 9 'You are to receive the most holy offerings, including every grain offering, sin offering, and guilt offering that they return to me. These most holy offerings belong to you and your sons.'
  • Num 18:19 : 19 All the holy contributions the Israelites present to the LORD, I give to you, your sons, and your daughters with you as a perpetual ordinance. It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your descendants with you.
  • Hos 4:8 : 8 They feed on the sins of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity.