Leviticus 6:4

Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,

Cross-references

Leviticus 5:16 requires restitution plus a fifth for sin against holy things – the same legal principle of restoration and penalty found in Leviticus 6:4.

Leviticus 5:4 addresses unintentional rash oaths, contrasting with the deliberate fraud in Leviticus 6:4.

Job 24:2 Parallel

Job 24:2 shows the wicked moving landmarks and seizing flocks – precisely the kind of robbery that Leviticus 6:4 requires to be restored.

Ezekiel 18:7 describes a righteous man who restores pledges and refrains from robbery – directly mirroring the restitution required in Leviticus 6:4.

Ezekiel 18:12 lists robbery and failure to restore pledges as wicked acts – the opposite of the restitution commanded in Leviticus 6:4.

Ezekiel 18:18 condemns a father for extortion and robbery – the same offenses that Leviticus 6:4 requires to be made right.

Micah 2:2 Parallel

Micah 2:2 depicts coveting and seizing fields and houses – a direct example of the robbery and extortion that Leviticus 6:4 commands to restore.

Numbers 5:7 Parallel

Numbers 5:7 restates the same law of restitution plus one-fifth for wronging a neighbor—an almost identical parallel.

1 Samuel 12:3 uses the same language of oppression and restitution—Samuel claims he never defrauded anyone, echoing the law's concern.

Nehemiah 5:11 demands restoration of property and usury—a narrative application of the restitution principle for oppression.

Job 20:19 Parallel

Job 20:19 describes crushing the poor and seizing houses, echoing the oppression and robbery condemned in Leviticus 6:4.

Isaiah 59:6 Related theme

Isaiah 59:6 condemns acts of violence in their hands – a broader injustice that includes the theft and extortion addressed in Leviticus 6:4.