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Numbers 15:22-24
New International Version
Numbers 15:22-24
New International Version
Offerings for Unintentional Sins
22 “‘Now if you as a community unintentionally fail to keep any of these commands the Lord gave Moses(A)— 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(B)— 24 and if this is done unintentionally(C) without the community being aware of it,(D) then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering(E) as an aroma pleasing to the Lord,(F) along with its prescribed grain offering(G) and drink offering,(H) and a male goat for a sin offering.[a](I)
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- Numbers 15:24 Or purification offering; also in verses 25 and 27
Numbers 15:22-24
King James Version
Numbers 15:22-24
King James Version
22 And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses,
23 Even all that the Lord hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the Lord commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations;
24 Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the Lord, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.
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Numbers 15:22-24
New King James Version
Numbers 15:22-24
New King James Version
Laws Concerning Unintentional Sin
22 (A)‘If you sin unintentionally, and do not observe all these commandments which the Lord has spoken to Moses— 23 all that the Lord has commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day the Lord gave commandment and onward throughout your generations— 24 then it will be, (B)if it is unintentionally committed, [a]without the knowledge of the congregation, that the whole congregation shall offer one young bull as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma to the Lord, (C)with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and (D)one kid of the goats as a sin offering.
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- Numbers 15:24 Lit. away from the eyes
Numbers 15:22-24
English Standard Version
Numbers 15:22-24
English Standard Version
Laws About Unintentional Sins
22 (A)“But if you sin unintentionally,[a] and do not observe all these commandments that the Lord has spoken to Moses, 23 all that the Lord has commanded you by Moses, from the day that the Lord gave commandment, and onward throughout your generations, 24 then if it was done unintentionally (B)without the knowledge of the congregation, all the congregation shall offer one bull from the herd for a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord, (C)with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the rule, and (D)one male goat for a sin offering.
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- Numbers 15:22 Or by mistake; also verses 24, 27, 28, 29
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