Numbers 15:22-29
Evangelical Heritage Version
Offerings for Unintentional Sins
22 When you err unintentionally and do not carry out all these commands, which the Lord has spoken to Moses— 23 everything that the Lord has commanded you through Moses, from the day that the Lord first gave these commands and onward, for your generations to come— 24 if it was done unintentionally, and the community was not aware of it, the entire community shall offer one young bull as a whole burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma to the Lord, with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one male goat as a sin offering. 25 The priest will make atonement for the entire Israelite community, and they will be forgiven, because it was an unintentional error. They are to bring their offering, a gift made by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord for their unintentional error. 26 The entire Israelite community and the aliens who reside among them will be forgiven, for all the people were involved in this error unintentionally.
27 If one person errs unintentionally, he must present a year-old female goat for a sin offering. 28 The priest will make atonement for the person who erred unintentionally, since by that unintentional error he sinned against the Lord. When the priest makes atonement for him, he will be forgiven. 29 You shall have a single law for anyone who commits an error unintentionally, whether a native-born Israelite or an alien who resides among you.
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Numbers 15:22-29
Lexham English Bible
22 “‘But if you go astray and you do not follow[a] all these commandments that Yahweh commanded to Moses, 23 all that Yahweh commanded you by the hand of Moses[b] from the day that Yahweh commanded and beyond, throughout your generations,[c] 24 and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge[d] of the community, then the entire community must prepare one young bull[e] 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,[f] and they will be forgiven[g] because it was unintentional; they will bring their offering, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, their sin offering before Yahweh[h] for their unintentional sin. 26 All of the community of the Israelites[i] will be forgiven, as well as the alien that dwells in their midst, because the whole community was involved in the unintentional wrong.
27 “‘If one person sins unintentionally, that person will present a female goat in its first year[j] as a sin offering. 28 And the priest will make atonement for the person who sinned unintentionally[k] before Yahweh,[l] to make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven. 29 For the native among the Israelites[m] and the alien that dwells in their midst, there will be one law for anyone who commits an unintentional wrong.
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- Numbers 15:22 Or “do”
- Numbers 15:23 Or “through Moses”
- Numbers 15:23 Hebrew “for your generations”
- Numbers 15:24 Literally “from the eyes”
- Numbers 15:24 Literally “a bull a son of cattle”
- Numbers 15:25 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 15:25 Literally “it will be forgiven to them”
- Numbers 15:25 Literally “in the presence of Yahweh”
- Numbers 15:26 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 15:27 Literally “a daughter of a year”
- Numbers 15:28 Literally “sinned unintentionally when sinning an unintentional wrong”
- Numbers 15:28 Literally “in the presence of Yahweh”
- Numbers 15:29 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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