Numbers 15
1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
The Lord told Moses,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,
“Tell the Israelites, ‘These are instructions about what you are to do once you arrive in the country I'm giving you to live in.
3 and will make an offering by fire unto Jehovah, a burnt-offering, or a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or as a freewill-offering, or in your set feasts, to make a sweet savor unto Jehovah, of the herd, or of the flock;
When you bring an offering to the Lord from your herd or flock (whether it's a burnt offering, a sacrifice to fulfill a promise you made, or a freewill or festival offering) that will be acceptable to the Lord,
4 then shall he that offereth his oblation offer unto Jehovah a meal-offering of a tenth part [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of oil:
then you shall also present a grain offering of one tenth of an ephah of best flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.
5 and wine for the drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin, shalt thou prepare with the burnt-offering, or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.
Add a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering to the burn offering or the sacrifice of a lamb.
6 Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meal-offering two tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with the third part of a hin of oil:
When it comes to a ram, present a grain offering of two tenths of an ephah of best flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil,
7 and for the drink-offering thou shalt offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
along with a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering, all of them to be acceptable to the Lord.
8 And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace-offerings unto Jehovah;
When you bring a young bull as a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a promise you made or as a peace offering to the Lord,
9 then shall he offer with the bullock a meal-offering of three tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with half a hin of oil:
then you shall also with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the best flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil.
10 and thou shalt offer for the drink-offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
Add a half a hin of wine as a drink offering. All this is an offering to be acceptable to the Lord.
11 Thus shall it be done for each bullock, or for each ram, or for each of the he-lambs, or of the kids.
This is to be done for every bull, ram, lamb, or goat brought as an offering.
12 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number.
This is what you need to do for each one, however many.
13 All that are home-born shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
Every Israelite is to follow these instructions when they present an offering that is accepted by the Lord.
14 And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah; as ye do, so he shall do.
This also applies for all future generations that if a foreigner living among you or anyone else among you wishes to present an offering acceptable to the Lord: they are to do exactly what you do.
15 For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth [with you], a statute for ever throughout your generations: as ye are, so shall the sojourner be before Jehovah.
The whole congregation must have the same rules for you and for the foreigner living among you. This is a permanent law for all future generations You and the foreigner are to be treated the same way before the law.
16 One law and one ordinance shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.
The same rules and regulations apply to you and the foreigner living among you.’”
17 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Then the Lord told Moses,
18 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,
“Tell the Israelites, ‘When you get to the country where I'm leading you
19 then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up a heave-offering unto Jehovah.
and you eat the food produced there, you shall give some of it as an offering to the Lord.
20 Of the first of your dough ye shall offer up a cake for a heave-offering: as the heave-offering of the threshing-floor, so shall ye heave it.
You are to give some of the flour you make into loaves as a gift—present it just like an offering from the threshing floor.
21 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto Jehovah a heave-offering throughout your generations.
For all future generations, you are to give the Lord an offering from the first of your flour.
22 And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses,
Now if you collectively sin without meaning to and don't follow all these instructions that the Lord has given Moses—
23 even all that Jehovah hath commanded you by Moses, from the day that Jehovah gave commandment, and onward throughout your generations;
everything that the Lord has ordered you to do through Moses from the time that the Lord gave them and for all future generations—
24 then it shall be, if it be done unwittingly, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt-offering, for a sweet savor unto Jehovah, with the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof, according to the ordinance, and one he-goat for a sin-offering.
and if it was done unintentionally without everyone knowing about it, then the whole congregation is to present a young bull as a burnt offering to be accepted by the Lord, along with its grain offering and drink offering presented according to the rules, as well as a male goat as a sin offering.
25 And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their oblation, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah, and their sin-offering before Jehovah, for their error:
In this way the priest is to make the whole congregation of Israel right with the Lord so that they can be forgiven, because the sin was unintentional and they have presented the Lord with an burnt offering and a sin offering, offered before the Lord for their unintentional sin.
26 and all the congregation of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; for in respect of all the people it was done unwittingly.
Then the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners living among them will be forgiven, because the people sinned unintentionally.
27 And if one person sin unwittingly, then he shall offer a she-goat a year old for a sin-offering.
In the case of an individual who sins without meaning to—they are to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.
28 And the priest shall make atonement for the soul that erreth, when he sinneth unwittingly, before Jehovah, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven.
The priest will make the person who sinned unintentionally right before the Lord their behalf. Once they have been made right, they will be forgiven.
29 Ye shall have one law for him that doeth aught unwittingly, for him that is home-born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
You shall apply the same law for the one who mistakenly sins to an Israelite or a foreigner living among you.
30 But the soul that doeth aught with a high hand, whether he be home-born or a sojourner, the same blasphemeth Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
But the person who sins in defiance, whether an Israelite or foreigner, is blaspheming the Lord. They shall be expelled from their people.
31 Because he hath despised the word of Jehovah, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.
They have to be expelled, because they have treated the word of the Lord with contempt and broken his commandment. They are responsible for the consequences of their own guilt.’”
32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day.
During the time the Israelites were wandering in the desert, a man was caught collecting firewood on the Sabbath.
33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
The people who found him collecting wood brought him before Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the Israelites.
34 And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
They placed him under guard because it wasn't clear what should happen to him.
35 And Jehovah said unto Moses, The man shall surely be put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.
The Lord told Moses, “This man has to be executed. All the Israelites are to stone him outside the camp.”
36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him to death with stones; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
So they all took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death as the Lord had ordered Moses.
37 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Sometime later the Lord told Moses,
38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of each border a cord of blue:
“Tell the Israelites that for all future generations you must make tassels for the hems of your clothes and attach them with blue cord.
39 and it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of Jehovah, and do them; and that ye follow not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to play the harlot;
When you look at these tassels you will be reminded to keep all the commandments of the Lord and not be unfaithful, following your own thoughts and desires.
40 that ye may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.
In this way you'll remember to keep all my commandments and you will be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God who led you out of Egypt to be your God.
41 I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Jehovah your God.
I am the Lord your God!”
