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 to both you and the alien who resides with you.” 17The Lord instructed Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land where I am bringing you, 19you are to offer a contribution to the Lord when you eat from the food of the land. 20You are to offer a loaf from your first batch of dough as a contribution; offer it just like a contribution 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, When ye comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• whither I bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935

Cross-references for Numbers 15:18

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