22 ‘But when you (A)unintentionally do wrong and fail to [a]comply with all these commandments which the Lord has spoken to Moses, 23 that is, all that the Lord has commanded you [b]through Moses from the day that the Lord gave commandments and onward, throughout your generations, 24 then it shall be, if it is done (B)unintentionally, [c]without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one bull as a burnt offering, as a soothing aroma to the Lord, (C)with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one male goat as a sin offering. 25 Then (D)the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and they will be forgiven; for it was an unintentional wrong, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their unintentional wrong. 26 So all the congregation of the sons of Israel will be forgiven, as well as the stranger who resides among them, for guilt was attributed to all the people through an (E)unintentional wrong.

27 ‘Also, if one person sins (F)unintentionally, then he shall offer a one-year-old female goat as a sin offering. 28 And (G)the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for the person who goes astray by an unintentional sin, making atonement for him [d]so that he may be forgiven. 29 You shall have one law for the native among the sons of Israel and for the stranger who resides among them, for one who does anything wrong unintentionally.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 15:22 Lit perform all
  2. Numbers 15:23 Lit by the hand of
  3. Numbers 15:24 Lit away from the eyes of the congregation
  4. Numbers 15:28 Or and he shall

Offerings for accidental sin

22 If by accident you don’t obey all these commands that the Lord spoke to Moses, 23 or everything that the Lord commanded you through Moses from the day of the Lord’s command onward for all time, 24 then if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the community, the entire community must offer one bull from the herd as an entirely burned offering, a soothing smell to the Lord, with its grain and drink offering according to the specific instruction, and one male goat for a purification offering. 25 The priest will seek reconciliation for the entire Israelite community. They will be forgiven, because it was unintentional and because they brought their food gift to the Lord, along with their purification offering in the Lord’s presence for their accidental error. 26 The entire Israelite community and the immigrant residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people acted unintentionally.

27 If an individual sins unintentionally, that person must present a one-year-old female goat for a purification offering. 28 The priest will seek reconciliation in the Lord’s presence for the person who sinned unintentionally, when the sin is an accident, seeking reconciliation so that person will be forgiven. 29 There will be one set of instructions for the Israelite citizen and the immigrant residing with you for anyone who commits an unintentional sin.

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