Numbers 15
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Numbers 15

New American Standard Bible 1995

Laws for Canaan

1Now the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 2“1SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and sayH559 to them, ‘WhenH3588 you enterH935 the landH776 2whereH4186 you are to liveH4186, whichH834 I am givingH5414 you, 3then makeH6213 3an offeringH801 by fireH801 to the LordH3068, a burntH5930 offeringH5930 orH176 a sacrificeH2077 to 45fulfillH6381 a specialH6381 vowH5088, orH176 as a freewillH5071 offeringH5071 orH176 in your 6appointedH4150 timesH4150, to makeH6213 a 7soothingH5207 aromaH7381 to the LordH3068, from the herdH1241 orH176 from the flockH6629. 48The one who presentsH7126 his offeringH7133 shall presentH7126 to the LordH3068 a grain offeringH4503 of one-tenth of an ephah of fineH5560 flourH5560 mixedH1101 with one-fourth of a 9hinH1969 of oilH8081, 5and you shall prepareH6213 wineH3196 for the drinkH5262 offeringH5262, one-fourth of a hinH1969, with the burntH5930 offeringH5930 orH176 for the sacrificeH2077, for 10eachH259 lambH3532. 6OrH176 for a ramH352 you shall prepareH6213 as a grain offeringH4503 two-tenthsH8147H6241 of an ephah of fineH5560 flourH5560 mixedH1101 with one-third of a hinH1969 of oilH8081; 7and for the drinkH5262 offeringH5262 you shall offerH7126 one-third of a hinH1969 of wineH3196 as a soothingH5207 aromaH7381 to the LordH3068. 8WhenH3588 you prepareH6213 11a bullH1121H1241 as a burntH5930 offeringH5930 orH176 a sacrificeH2077, to 12fulfillH6381 a specialH6381 vowH5088, orH176 for peaceH8002 offeringsH8002 to the LordH3068, 9then you shall offerH7126 with the bullH1121H1241 a grain offeringH4503 of three-tenthsH7969H6241 of an ephah of fineH5560 flourH5560 mixedH1101 with one-half a hinH1969 of oilH8081; 10and you shall offerH7126 as the drinkH5262 offeringH5262 one-half a hinH1969 of wineH3196 as an offeringH801 by fireH801, as a soothingH5207 aromaH7381 to the LordH3068.

11‘ThusH3602 it shall be doneH6213 for eachH259 oxH7794, orH176 for eachH259 ramH352, orH176 for each of the maleH3532 lambsH7716, orH176 of the goatsH5795. 12According to the numberH4557 that you prepareH6213, soH3602 you shall doH6213 for everyoneH259 according to their numberH4557. 13AllH3605 who are nativeH249 shall doH6213 theseH428 thingsH428 in thisH3602 mannerH3602, in presentingH7126 an offeringH801 by fireH801, as a soothingH5207 aromaH7381 to the LordH3068.

Law of the Sojourner

14IfH3588 an alienH1616 sojournsH1481 with you, orH176 one whoH834 may be amongH8432 you throughout your generationsH1755, and he wishes to makeH6213 an offeringH801 by fireH801, as a soothingH5207 aromaH7381 to the LordH3068, justH3512 as you doH6213 soH3651 he shall doH6213. 15As for the assemblyH6951, there shall be 13oneH259 statuteH2708 for you and for the alienH1616 who sojournsH1481 with you, a perpetualH5769 statuteH2708 throughout your generationsH1755; as you are, so shall the alienH1616 be beforeH6440 the LordH3068. 16There is to be 14oneH259 lawH8451 and oneH259 ordinanceH4941 for you and for the alienH1616 who sojournsH1481 with you.’”

17Then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 18“SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and sayH559 to them, ‘When you enterH935 the landH776 whereH834H8033 I bringH935 you, 19then it shall be, that when you eatH398 of the 1516foodH3899 of the landH776, you shall liftH7311 up 17an offeringH8641 to the LordH3068. 2018Of the firstH7225 of your 19doughH6182 you shall liftH7311 up a cakeH2471 as an 20offeringH8641; as 21the 22offeringH8641 of the threshingH1637 floorH1637, soH3651 you shall liftH7311 it up. 21From the firstH7225 of your 23doughH6182 you shall giveH5414 to the LordH3068 an 24offeringH8641 throughout your generationsH1755.

22‘But whenH3588 you 25unwittinglyH7686 failH7368 and do not observeH6213 allH3605 theseH428 commandmentsH4687, whichH834 the LordH3068 has spokenH1696 to MosesH4872, 23even allH3605 that the LordH3068 has commandedH6680 you 26throughH3027 MosesH4872, from the dayH3117 whenH834 the LordH3068 gaveH6680 commandmentH6680 and onwardH1973 throughout your generationsH1755, 24then it shall be, ifH518 it is doneH6213 27unintentionallyH7684, 28withoutH4480 the knowledgeH5869 of the congregationH5712, that allH3605 the congregationH5712 shall offerH6213 oneH259 bullH6499H1121H1241 for a burntH5930 offeringH5930, as a soothingH5207 aromaH7381 to the LordH3068, 29with its grain offeringH4503 and its drinkH5262 offeringH5262, according to the ordinanceH4941, and oneH259 maleH8163 goatH5795 for a sinH2403 offeringH2403. 25Then 30the priestH3548 shall makeH3722 atonementH3722 for allH3605 the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and they will be forgivenH5545; for it was an errorH7684, and they have broughtH935 their offeringH7133, an offeringH801 by fireH801 to the LordH3068, and their sinH2403 offeringH2403 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, for their errorH7684. 26So allH3605 the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 will be forgivenH5545, with the alienH1616 who sojournsH1481 amongH8432 them, for it happened to allH3605 the peopleH5971 through 31errorH7684.

27‘Also ifH518 oneH259 personH5315 sinsH2398 32unintentionallyH7684, then he shall offerH7126 a one yearH8141 oldH1323 femaleH5795 goatH5795 for a sinH2403 offeringH2403. 2833The priestH3548 shall makeH3722 atonementH3722 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 for the personH5315 who goesH7683 astrayH7683 when he sinsH2398 unintentionallyH7684, makingH3722 atonementH3722 for him 34that he may be forgivenH5545. 29You shall haveH1961 oneH259 lawH8451 for him who doesH6213 anything unintentionallyH7684, for him who is nativeH249 among the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and for the alienH1616 who sojournsH1481 amongH8432 them. 30But the personH5315 whoH834 doesH6213 anything 35defiantlyH7311H3027, whetherH4480 he is nativeH249 or an alienH1616, that oneH1931 is blasphemingH1442 the LordH3068; and that personH5315 shall be cutH3772 offH3772 from amongH7130 his peopleH5971. 31BecauseH3588 he has 36despisedH959 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 and has brokenH6565 His commandmentH4687, that personH5315 shall be completelyH3772 cutH3772 offH3772; 37his 38guiltH5771 will be on him.’”

Sabbath-breaking Punished

32Now while the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 were in the wildernessH4057, they foundH4672 a manH376 39gatheringH7197 woodH6086 on the sabbathH7676 dayH3117. 33Those who foundH4672 him gatheringH7197 woodH6086 broughtH7126 him to MosesH4872 and AaronH175 and to allH3605 the congregationH5712; 34and they putH5117 him in 40custodyH4929 41becauseH3588 it had not been 42declaredH6567 whatH4100 should be doneH6213 to him. 35Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “The manH376 shall surelyH4191 be putH4191 to deathH4191; 43allH3605 the congregationH5712 shall stoneH7275 him with stonesH68 outsideH4480H2351 the campH4264.” 36So allH3605 the congregationH5712 broughtH3318 him outsideH413H4480H2351 the campH4264 and stonedH7275 him 44to deathH4191 with stonesH68, justH3512 as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872.

37The LordH3068 also spokeH559 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 38“SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and tellH559 them that they shall makeH6213 for themselves 45tasselsH6734 on the cornersH3671 of their garmentsH899 throughout their generationsH1755, and that they shall putH5414 on the tasselH6734 of each cornerH3671 a cordH6616 of blueH8504. 39It shall be a tasselH6734 for you 46to lookH7200 at and 47rememberH2142 allH3605 the commandmentsH4687 of the LordH3068, so as to doH6213 them and not 48followH8446 afterH310 your own heartH3824 and your own eyesH5869, afterH310 whichH834 you playedH2181 the harlotH2181, 40soH4616 that you may rememberH2142 to doH6213 allH3605 My commandmentsH4687 and 49be holyH6918 to your GodH430. 41I am the LordH3068 your GodH430 whoH834 broughtH3318 you out from the landH776 of EgyptH4714 to be your GodH430; I am the LordH3068 your GodH430.”

Notes

  1. 1. Numbers 15:2 Lev 23:10 ↩
  2. 2. Numbers 15:2 Lit of your dwellings ↩
  3. 3. Numbers 15:3 Lev 1:2, 3 ↩
  4. 4. Numbers 15:3 Or make a special votive offering ↩
  5. 5. Numbers 15:3 Lev 22:21 ↩
  6. 6. Numbers 15:3 Lev 23:1-44 ↩
  7. 7. Numbers 15:3 Gen 8:21; 2 Cor 2:15, 16; Phil 4:18 ↩
  8. 8. Numbers 15:4 Num 28:1-29:40 ↩
  9. 9. Numbers 15:4 I.e. Approx one gal., and so through v 10 ↩
  10. 10. Numbers 15:5 Lev 1:10; 3:6; Num 15:11 ↩
  11. 11. Numbers 15:8 Lev 1:3; 3:1 ↩
  12. 12. Numbers 15:8 Or make a special votive offering ↩
  13. 13. Numbers 15:15 Num 9:14; 15:29 ↩
  14. 14. Numbers 15:16 Lev 24:22 ↩
  15. 15. Numbers 15:19 Lit bread ↩
  16. 16. Numbers 15:19 Josh 5:11, 12 ↩
  17. 17. Numbers 15:19 Or a heave offering ↩
  18. 18. Numbers 15:20 Ex 34:26; Lev 23:14 ↩
  19. 19. Numbers 15:20 Or coarse meal ↩
  20. 20. Numbers 15:20 Or heave offering ↩
  21. 21. Numbers 15:20 Deut 14:22, 23; 16:13 ↩
  22. 22. Numbers 15:20 Or heave offering ↩
  23. 23. Numbers 15:21 Or coarse meal ↩
  24. 24. Numbers 15:21 Or offering lifted up ↩
  25. 25. Numbers 15:22 Lev 4:2 ↩
  26. 26. Numbers 15:23 Lit by the hand of ↩
  27. 27. Numbers 15:24 Lev 4:2, 22, 27; 5:15, 18 ↩
  28. 28. Numbers 15:24 Lit from the eyes of the congregation ↩
  29. 29. Numbers 15:24 Num 15:8-10 ↩
  30. 30. Numbers 15:25 Lev 4:20; Heb 2:17 ↩
  31. 31. Numbers 15:26 Num 15:24 ↩
  32. 32. Numbers 15:27 Lev 4:27-31; Luke 12:48 ↩
  33. 33. Numbers 15:28 Lev 4:35 ↩
  34. 34. Numbers 15:28 Or and he shall ↩
  35. 35. Numbers 15:30 Num 14:40-44; Deut 1:43; 17:12, 13 ↩
  36. 36. Numbers 15:31 2 Sam 12:9; Prov 13:13 ↩
  37. 37. Numbers 15:31 Ezek 18:20 ↩
  38. 38. Numbers 15:31 Or iniquity ↩
  39. 39. Numbers 15:32 Ex 31:14, 15; 35:2, 3 ↩
  40. 40. Numbers 15:34 Or prison ↩
  41. 41. Numbers 15:34 Num 9:8 ↩
  42. 42. Numbers 15:34 Lit declared distinctly ↩
  43. 43. Numbers 15:35 Lev 20:2, 27; 24:14-23; Deut 21:21 ↩
  44. 44. Numbers 15:36 Lit with stones and he died ↩
  45. 45. Numbers 15:38 Deut 22:12; Matt 23:5 ↩
  46. 46. Numbers 15:39 Lit and you shall look at it ↩
  47. 47. Numbers 15:39 Deut 4:23; 6:12; 8:11, 14, 19 ↩
  48. 48. Numbers 15:39 Lit seek ↩
  49. 49. Numbers 15:40 Lev 11:44, 45 ↩

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