Primary Verses:
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Leviticus 5:5-6
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"And it shall be, when he shall
be guilty in one of these things, that
he shall confess that
he hath sinned in that thing: And he
shall bring his trespass offering unto YHVH for his sin
which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or
a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest
shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin."
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Numbers 5:6-7
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"Speak unto the children of
Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that
men commit, to do a trespass against YHVH, and that
person be guilty;
Then they shall confess their sin which
they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass
with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth
part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath
trespassed."
Supporting Verses:
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Joshua 7:19
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"And Joshua said unto Achan, My
son, give, I pray thee, glory to YHVH God of Israel,
and make confession
unto him; and tell me now what thou hast
done; hide it not from me."
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Psalms 32:4-5
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"For day and night thy hand was
heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of
summer. Selah. I
acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine
iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my
transgressions unto YHVH; and thou forgavest the
iniquity of my sin. Selah."
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Psalms 51:2-4
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"Wash me throughly from mine
iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
For I acknowledge my
transgressions: and my sin is ever
before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and
done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be
justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou
judgest."
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1 John 1:8-10
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"If we say that we have no sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we
confess our sins,
he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we
have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not
in us."
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