Numbers 15:18

Numbers 15:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,
• New International Version (NIV)“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land to which I am taking you
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land to which I bring you
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land to which I bring you,

Context of Numbers 15:18

16The same law and the same ordinance will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing with you.” 17Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you 19and you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD. 20From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor.

Numbers 15:18 word by word

דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם בְּבֹֽאֲכֶם֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֛י מֵבִ֥יא אֶתְכֶ֖ם שָֽׁמָּה׃Read the interlinear

• Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the Israelitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and tell themאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• When you enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• am bringing youבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• ·שָׁםshâm · thereH8033

Cross-references for Numbers 15:18

• Numbers 15:2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land that I am giving you as a home
• Deuteronomy 26:1When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it,

Commentaries on Numbers 15:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The general principle which includes the ordinance of this and the three verses following is laid down in Exodus 22:29; Exodus 23:19.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-21These gifts were signs of gratitude to God for the crops he provided. The people were not to give these offerings right away. They were to begin after the Hebrews reached the promised land. At that time, they would settle there and begin planting crops. Then they would bring these gifts to thank God for the harvest.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-411-2. The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel--Some infer from Nu 15:23 that the date of this communication must be fixed towards the close of the wanderings in the wilderness; and, also, that all the sacrifices prescribed in the law were to be offered only after the settlement in Canaan.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 15:18

• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Dedicate
• Exodus
• Presumptuously
• Agrapha
• Chronicles, Books of
• First-Fruits

Commentaries on Numbers 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings