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Responsa for Leviticus 5:16

וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר֩ חָטָ֨א מִן־הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ יְשַׁלֵּ֗ם וְאֶת־חֲמִֽישִׁתוֹ֙ יוֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֔יו וְנָתַ֥ן אֹת֖וֹ לַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְהַכֹּהֵ֗ן יְכַפֵּ֥ר עָלָ֛יו בְּאֵ֥יל הָאָשָׁ֖ם וְנִסְלַ֥ח לֽוֹ׃ (פ)

And he shall make restitution for that which he hath done amiss in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt-offering, and he shall be forgiven.

Shut min haShamayim

They responded: "Israel has sinned" (Joshua 7:11) "And what they have sinned regarding the sacred" (Leviticus 5:16) 3the word 'kodesh' is used both for sacred objects and places, but also refers to the forbidden plants in the vineyard, cf. Deuteronomy 22:9 "They will pay sevenfold" (Proverbs 6:31)
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