Numbers 15

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 15 of 36

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, When you have come to the land of your dwellings, which I am giving to you,

3 then you shall prepare a fire offering to Jehovah, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice, in fulfillment of a vow, or as a freewill offering, or in your appointed seasons, to make a soothing fragrance to Jehovah, out of the herd, or out of the flock.

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Chapter Summary

Laws concerning offerings when Israel enters the Promised Land are given, including food and drink offerings. Provisions for unintentional sins and the punishment for presumptuous sins are outlined. A man found gathering sticks on the Sabbath is stoned. The command to wear fringes is given.

Key Hebrew Words

זֶ֔בַח sacrifice H2077 · TWOT 525a
זֹנִ֖ים commit fornication H2181 · TWOT 563
בִגְדֵי treachery H899 · TWOT 198a
שְׁלִשִׁ֥ית third H7992 · TWOT 2403b
מִצְרַ֔יִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235

People & Context

Offerings with Sacrifices (Meal/Wine)

God established that fire offerings must be accompanied by food offerings of flour mixed with oil and drink offerings of wine 19 . This statute applie…

Offering for Unintentional Sin

If the congregation sinned in error, they were required to offer a bull for a burnt offering and a kid goat for a sin offering . If an individual sinn…

Cut Off for Presumptuous Sin

Anyone who sinned with a high hand, presumptuously despising the Word of Jehovah, was to be entirely cut off from the midst of his people . His iniqui…

Timeline

Offerings with Sacrifices (Meal/Wine)

God established that fire offerings must be accompanied by food offerings of flour mixed with oil and drink offerings of wine 19 . This statute applied equally to native Israelites and aliens living among them 21 .

Numbers 15:1-21
Offering for Unintentional Sin

If the congregation sinned in error, they were required to offer a bull for a burnt offering and a kid goat for a sin offering . If an individual sinned unintentionally, they were to bring a female goat of the first year for a sin offering .

Numbers 15:22-29
Cut Off for Presumptuous Sin

Anyone who sinned with a high hand, presumptuously despising the Word of Jehovah, was to be entirely cut off from the midst of his people . His iniquity would remain upon him .

Numbers 15:30-31

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