Numbers 15:22-29

International Standard Version

Offerings for Inadvertent National Sin

²² “Here’s what you are to do^[a] when you all^[b] go astray and fail to observe all these commands that the Lord had spoken to Moses, ²³ including anything that the Lord commanded you by the authority^[c] of Moses, starting from the day the Lord commanded Moses and continuing through your generations. ²⁴ When anything is done without the knowledge^[d] of the congregation, the entire community is to offer one young bull for a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord, along with its meal and drink offerings offered according to procedure, and one male goat for a sin offering. ²⁵ Then the priest is to make atonement for the entire community of the Israelis, and they will be forgiven^[e] for inadvertent sins. They are to bring their offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord, as well as their sin offering, into the Lord’s presence on account of their error. ²⁶ Then the entire community of Israel will be forgiven, along with the resident alien who lives among them, since all the people will have sinned inadvertently.”

Offerings for Inadvertent Personal Sin

²⁷ “Now when one person^[f] sins inadvertently, then he is to bring a one year old female goat for a sin offering. ²⁸ Then, in the Lord’s presence, the priest is to make atonement for the person who sinned inadvertently, that is, to make atonement on his behalf so he may be forgiven. ²⁹ You are to have a single law for the one who does things inadvertently, whether for the native-born Israeli or for the resident alien who lives among you.”