Revised Version 1895

Numbers 15

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye becomeתָבֹ֗אוּta.Vo.'uH935intoH413thelandאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776of yourhabitationsמוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186,whichH834Igiveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414untoyouH834,

3and willmakeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213an offering byfireאִשֶּׁ֤ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, aburntעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5930offering, or asacrificeזֶ֔בַחZe.vachH2077, toaccomplishH6213avowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088, or as afreewillבִנְדָבָ֔הvin.da.VahH5071offering, or in yoursetH4150feastsבְּמֹעֲדֵיכֶ֑םbe.mo.'a.dei.KhemH4150, tomakeלַעֲשׂ֞וֹתla.'a.SotH6213a sweet savour unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, of theherdהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241, or of theflockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629:

4then shall he that offereth his oblationofferH7126unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068amealמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503offering of atenthעִשָּׂר֔וֹןi.sa.RonH6241part of an ephah offineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingled with thefourthבִּרְבִעִ֥יתbir.vi.'ItH7243part of anhinהַהִ֖יןha.HinH1969ofoilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081:

5andwineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196for the drink offering, thefourthרְבִיעִ֣יתre.vi.'ItH7243partעַל־'al-H5921of anhinהַהִ֔יןha.HinH1969, shalt thouprepareתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213with theburntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering or for thesacrificeלַזָּ֑בַחla.Za.vachH2077, foreachהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259lambלַכֶּ֖בֶשׂla.Ke.vesH3532.

6Or for aramלָאַ֙יִל֙la.'A.yilH352, thou shaltprepareתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213for amealמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503offeringtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147tenthעֶשְׂרֹנִ֑ים'es.ro.NimH6241parts of an ephah offineסֹ֖לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingled with thethirdשְׁלִשִׁ֥יתshe.li.ShitH7992partH7992of anhinהַהִֽין׃ha.HinH1969ofoilבַשֶּׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081:

7and for the drink offering thou shaltofferתַּקְרִ֥יבtak.RivH7126thethirdשְׁלִשִׁ֣יתshe.li.ShitH7992partH7992of anhinהַהִ֑יןha.HinH1969ofwineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196, of a sweet savour unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

8And when thou preparest a bullock for aburntעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5930offering, or for asacrificeזָ֑בַחZa.vachH2077, toaccomplishתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213avowנֶ֥דֶרNe.derH5088, or forpeaceשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

9then shall heofferוְהִקְרִ֤יבve.hik.RivH7126with the bullock amealמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503offering ofthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969tenthעֶשְׂרֹנִ֑ים'es.ro.NimH6241partsH2677of an ephah offineסֹ֖לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingled withhalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677anhinהַהִֽין׃ha.HinH1969ofoilבַּשֶּׁ֖מֶןba.She.menH8081.

10and thou shaltofferH7126for the drink offeringhalfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677anhinהַהִ֑יןha.HinH1969ofwineוְיַ֛יִןve.Ya.yinH3196, for an offeringmadeH7126byfireאִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801, of a sweet savour unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

11Thusכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֗הye.'a.SehH6213foreachH259bullock, or foreachH259ramלָאַ֣יִלla.'A.yilH352, or foreachH259of the he-lambs, or of the kids.

12AccordingH3602to thenumberכַּמִּסְפָּ֖רka.mis.ParH4557that ye shallprepareH6213,soH6213shall yedoH6213toeveryלָאֶחָ֖דla.'e.ChadH259oneaccordingH3602to theirnumberכְּמִסְפָּרָֽם׃ke.mis.pa.RamH4557.

13Allכָּל־kol-H3605that are homeborn shalldoH6213theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things after thismannerכָּ֖כָהKa.khahH3602, in offering an offeringmadeH6213byfireאִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801, of a sweet savour unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

14Andifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588astrangerגֵּ֜רgerH1616sojourn withyouאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834, or whosoever be amongyouכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834throughoutH1755yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755, and willofferH6213an offeringmadeH6213byfireאִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801, of a sweet savour unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; as yedoH6213,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651he shalldoH6213.

15For theassemblyהַקָּהָ֕לha.ka.HalH6951, there shall be onestatuteחֻקָּ֥הchu.KahH2708foryouH6440, and for thestrangerוְלַגֵּ֣רve.la.GerH1616that sojourneth withyouH6440, astatuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769throughoutH1755yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755: as ye are,soיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961shall thestrangerכַּגֵּ֥רka.GerH1616bebeforeH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16Onelawתּוֹרָ֥הto.RahH8451and oneordinanceוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941shall be foryouH854, and for thestrangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616that sojourneth withyouH854.

17And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When yecomeבְּבֹֽאֲכֶם֙be.vo.'a.KhemH935intoH413thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither Ibringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935youאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,

19then it shall be, that, when yeeatבַּאֲכָלְכֶ֖םba.'a.kha.le.KhemH398of thebreadמִלֶּ֣חֶםmi.Le.chemH3899of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, ye shallofferתָּרִ֥ימוּta.Ri.muH7311upH7311anheaveתְרוּמָ֖הte.ru.MahH8641offering unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

20Of thefirstרֵאשִׁית֙re.ShitH7225of yourdoughעֲרִסֹ֣תֵכֶ֔ם'a.ri.So.te.KhemH6182ye shallofferתָּרִ֣ימוּta.Ri.muH7311upתָּרִ֥ימוּta.Ri.muH7311acakeחַלָּ֖הcha.LahH2471for anheaveH8641offering: as ye do theheaveH8641offering of the threshing-floor,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651shall yeheaveH8641it.

21Of thefirstמֵרֵאשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225of yourdoughעֲרִסֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.ri.So.tei.KhemH6182ye shallgiveתִּתְּנ֥וּti.te.NuH5414unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068anheaveתְּרוּמָ֑הte.ru.MahH8641offeringthroughoutH1755yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֖תֵיכֶֽם׃ סle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755.

22And when ye shall err, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808observeתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֖תha.mitz.VotH4687,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696untoMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872,

23evenאֵת֩'etH853allH3605that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedH6680youH834by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, from thedayהַיּ֞וֹםhai.YomH3117that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gaveH6680commandmentH6680, andonwardוָהָ֖לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973throughoutH3605yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755;

24then it shall be,ifאִ֣ם'imH518it bedoneנֶעֶשְׂתָ֣הne.'es.TahH6213unwittingly, without theknowledgeמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of thecongregationהָעֵדָה֮ha.'e.DahH5712, thatallכָל־khol-H3605thecongregationהָעֵדָ֡הha.'e.DahH5712shallofferוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213oneyoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullock for aburntלְעֹלָ֜הle.'o.LahH5930offering, for a sweet savour unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, with themealוּמִנְחָת֥וֹu.min.cha.ToH4503offering thereof, and the drink offering thereof,accordingH4941to theordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טka.mish.PatH4941, and one he-goat for asinלְחַטָּֽת׃le.cha.TatH2403offering.

25And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeכִּֽי־ki-H3588atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722forallH3605thecongregationעֲדַ֛ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and they shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545; for it was anerrorשְׁגָגָ֣הshe.ga.GahH7684, and they havebroughtהֵבִ֨יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935their oblation, an offeringmadeH3605byfireאִשֶּׁ֣ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, and theirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֛םve.cha.ta.TamH2403offeringbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, for theirerrorשִׁגְגָתָֽם׃shi.ga.TamH7684:

26andallH3605thecongregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֗חve.nis.LachH5545, and thestrangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616that sojourneth among them; for in respect ofallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971it wasdoneH3605unwittingly.

27Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518onepersonנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315sinתֶּחֱטָ֣אte.che.Ta'H2398unwittingly, then he shallofferוְהִקְרִ֛יבָהve.hik.Ri.vahH7126a she-goat of thefirstאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259yearשְׁנָתָ֖הּshe.na.TahH8141for asinH2398offering.

28And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeatonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722for thesoulהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that erreth, when he sinneth unwittingly,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, to makeatonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722for him; and he shall beforgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.LachH5545.

29Ye shall have onelawתּוֹרָ֤הto.RahH8451for him that doeth aught unwittingly, for him that is homeborn among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and for thestrangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616that sojourneth among them.

30But thesoulוְהַנֶּ֜פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315that doeth aught with an highhandבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027,whetherH4480he be homeborn or astrangerהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616, thesameH1931blasphemeth theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; and thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from among hispeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

31Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he hathdespisedבָּזָ֔הba.ZahH959thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and hathbrokenהֵפַ֑רhe.FarH6565hiscommandmentמִצְוָת֖וֹmitz.va.ToH4687; thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall utterly becutהִכָּרֵ֧ת׀hi.ka.RetH3772offתִּכָּרֵ֛תti.ka.RetH3772; hisiniquityעֲוֹנָ֥ה'a.vo.NahH5771shall be upon him.

32AndwhileH1961thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376gatheringמְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁme.ko.SheshH7197sticksעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086uponH1961thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

33And they thatfoundהַמֹּצְאִ֥יםha.mo.tze.'ImH4672himgatheringמְקֹשֵׁ֣שׁme.ko.SheshH7197sticksעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086broughtוַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126him untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, and untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

34And theyputH3240him in ward,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588it hadnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808been declaredwhatמַה־mah-H4100should bedoneיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to him.

35And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191:allכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shallstoneH68him withstonesH68without thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

36Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712broughtוַיֹּצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318him without thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264, andstonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275him withstonesבָּאֲבָנִ֖יםba.'a.va.NimH68, and hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

37And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingH559,

38Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and bid them that theymakeH5414them fringes in the borders of theirgarmentsבִגְדֵיהֶ֖םvig.dei.HemH899throughoutH1755theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֑םle.do.ro.TamH1755, and that theyputוְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.Na.te.NuH5414uponH5921the fringe ofeachH3671border acordפְּתִ֥ילpe.TilH6616ofblueתְּכֵֽלֶת׃te.Khe.letH8504:

39and it shall be untoyouאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859for a fringe, that ye maylookוּרְאִיתֶ֣םu.re.'i.TemH7200uponH1961it, andrememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם֙u.ze.khar.TemH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; and that yegoH1961notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808aboutH1961afterH310yourownH1961heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824and yourownH1961eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869,afterH310whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834yeuseH1961togoH1961a whoring:

40that ye mayrememberתִּזְכְּר֔וּtiz.ke.RuH2142anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֑יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, and beholyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918unto yourGodלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.KhemH430.

41I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichH834broughtH3318youH834outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, to be yourGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

Commentaries on Numbers 15

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