Numbers 15:16

Numbers 15:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.
• New International Version (NIV)The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing among you.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)One law and one rule shall be for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you."
• New Living Translation (NLT)The same instructions and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigners living among you.”

Context of Numbers 15:16

14And if a stranger dwells with you, or whoever is among you throughout your generations, and would present an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord, just as you do, so shall he do. 15One ordinance shall be for you of the assembly and for the stranger who dwells with you, an ordinance forever throughout your generations; as you are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord. One law and one custom shall be for you and for the stranger who dwells with you.’ ” 17Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 18“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land to which I bring you,

Numbers 15:16 word by word

תּוֹרָ֥ה אַחַ֛ת וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט אֶחָ֖ד יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם וְלַגֵּ֖ר הַגָּ֥ר אִתְּכֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• mannerמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• shall be for you, and for the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• that sojournethגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481

Commentaries on Numbers 15:16

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-16All people in the land, both Israelites and foreigners, were to be equal before the Lord in all matters (see also Leviticus 24:22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1613-16. a stranger--one who had become a proselyte. There were scarcely any of the national privileges of the Israelites, in which the Gentile stranger might not, on conforming to certain conditions, fully participate.Read the comment

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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