1. Lévitique 5:24 (NEG79)
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What is the fifth that the offender needs to add to make compensation?

Lévitique 5:24 (NEG79)

24 ou la chose quelconque sur laquelle il a fait un faux serment. Il la restituera en son entier, y ajoutera un cinquième, et la remettra à son propriétaire, le jour même où il offrira son sacrifice de culpabilité.

In addition to restoring what was taken, compensation is to be given for the guilt related to the deception of a neighbour. The offender must repay the monetary equivalent of the property about which he deceived, plus one fifth. The restoration of what was defrauded and being willing to pay the added surcharge showed that the contrition was genuine.