Numbers 15

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Supplementary Offerings

15 TheLordsaid to Moses,² “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘After you enter the land I am giving you^(A)as a home³ and you present to theLordfood offerings from the herd or the flock,^(B)as an aroma pleasing to theLord^(C)—whether burnt offerings^(D)or sacrifices, for special vows or freewill offerings^(E)or festival offerings^(F)—⁴ then the person who brings an offering shall present to theLorda grain offering^(G)of a tenth of an ephah^[a]of the finest flour^(H)mixed with a quarter of a hin^[b]of olive oil.⁵ With each lamb^(I)for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine^(J)as a drink offering.^(K)

⁶ “‘With a ram^(L)prepare a grain offering^(M)of two-tenths of an ephah^[c](N)of the finest flour mixed with a third of a hin^[d]of olive oil,^(O)7 and a third of a hin of wine^(P)as a drink offering.^(Q)Offer it as an aroma pleasing to theLord.^(R)

⁸ “‘When you prepare a young bull^(S)as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow^(T)or a fellowship offering^(U)to theLord,⁹ bring with the bull a grain offering^(V)of three-tenths of an ephah^[e](W)of the finest flour mixed with half a hin^[f]of olive oil,¹⁰ and also bring half a hin of wine^(X)as a drink offering.^(Y)This will be a food offering, an aroma pleasing to theLord.^(Z)11 Each bull or ram, each lamb or young goat, is to be prepared in this manner.¹² Do this for each one, for as many as you prepare.^(AA)

¹³ “‘Everyone who is native-born^(AB)must do these things in this way when they present a food offering as an aroma pleasing to theLord.^(AC)14 For the generations to come,^(AD)whenever a foreigner^(AE)or anyone else living among you presents a food^(AF)offering^(AG)as an aroma pleasing to theLord, they must do exactly as you do.¹⁵ The community is to have the same rules for you and for the foreigner residing among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come.^(AH)You and the foreigner shall be the same before theLord:¹⁶ The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing among you.^(AI)’”

¹⁷ TheLordsaid to Moses,¹⁸ “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land to which I am taking you^(AJ)19 and you eat the food of the land,^(AK)present a portion as an offering to theLord.^(AL)20 Present a loaf from the first of your ground meal^(AM)and present it as an offering from the threshing floor.^(AN)21 Throughout the generations to come^(AO)you are to give this offering to theLordfrom the first of your ground meal.^(AP)

Offerings for Unintentional Sins

²² “‘Now if you as a community unintentionally fail to keep any of these commands theLordgave Moses^(AQ)—²³ any of theLord’s commands to you through him, from the day theLordgave them and continuing through the generations to come^(AR)—²⁴ and if this is done unintentionally^(AS)without the community being aware of it,^(AT)then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering^(AU)as an aroma pleasing to theLord,^(AV)along with its prescribed grain offering^(AW)and drink offering,^(AX)and a male goat for a sin offering.^[g](AY)25 The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven,^(AZ)for it was not intentional^(BA)and they have presented to theLordfor their wrong a food offering^(BB)and a sin offering.^(BC)26 The whole Israelite community and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.^(BD)

²⁷ “‘But if just one person sins unintentionally,^(BE)that person must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering.^(BF)28 The priest is to make atonement^(BG)before theLordfor the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made, that person will be forgiven.^(BH)29 One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.^(BI)

³⁰ “‘But anyone who sins defiantly,^(BJ)whether native-born or foreigner,^(BK)blasphemes theLord^(BL)and must be cut off from the people of Israel.^(BM)31 Because they have despised^(BN)theLord’s word and broken his commands,^(BO)they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.^(BP)’”

The Sabbath-Breaker Put to Death

³² While the Israelites were in the wilderness,^(BQ)a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.^(BR)33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly,³⁴ and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him.^(BS)35 Then theLordsaid to Moses, “The man must die.^(BT)The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.^(BU)”³⁶ So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him^(BV)to death,^(BW)as theLordcommanded Moses.^(BX)

Tassels on Garments

³⁷ TheLordsaid to Moses,³⁸ “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come^(BY)you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments,^(BZ)with a blue cord on each tassel.³⁹ You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember^(CA)all the commands of theLord, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves^(CB)by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts^(CC)and eyes.⁴⁰ Then you will remember to obey all my commands^(CD)and will be consecrated to your God.^(CE)41 I am theLordyour God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God.^(CF)I am theLordyour God.^(CG)’”