Numbers 5

This chapter addresses the preservation of ritual purity within the camp. God mandates the immediate removal of anyone ritually unclean due to leprosy, bodily discharge, or contact with a dead body, requiring them to live outside the camp until cleansed. This protects the holiness of the camp where God dwells. It also details the law of restitution for wrongs committed against another person and provides the unique, solemn ritual for testing a wife suspected of adultery by her jealous husband.