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23 all that Yahweh commanded you by the hand of Moses[a] from the day that Yahweh commanded and beyond, throughout your generations,[b] 24 and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge[c] of the community, then the entire community must prepare one young bull[d] as a burnt offering, as a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh, and its grain offering and its libation, according to the stipulation, and one male goat as a sin offering. 25 The priest will make atonement for all of the community of the Israelites,[e] and they will be forgiven[f] because it was unintentional; they will bring their offering, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, their sin offering before Yahweh[g] for their unintentional sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 15:23 Or “through Moses”
  2. Numbers 15:23 Hebrew “for your generations”
  3. Numbers 15:24 Literally “from the eyes”
  4. Numbers 15:24 Literally “a bull a son of cattle”
  5. Numbers 15:25 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  6. Numbers 15:25 Literally “it will be forgiven to them”
  7. Numbers 15:25 Literally “in the presence of Yahweh”

23 any of the Lord’s commands to you through him, from the day the Lord gave them and continuing through the generations to come(A) 24 and if this is done unintentionally(B) without the community being aware of it,(C) then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering(D) as an aroma pleasing to the Lord,(E) along with its prescribed grain offering(F) and drink offering,(G) and a male goat for a sin offering.[a](H) 25 The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven,(I) for it was not intentional(J) and they have presented to the Lord for their wrong a food offering(K) and a sin offering.(L)

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  1. Numbers 15:24 Or purification offering; also in verses 25 and 27