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For it was an unintentional sin, and they have corrected it with their offerings to the LORD—the special gift and the sin offering. <a href="/esv/numbers/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the people of Israel, and they shall be forgiven, because it was a mistake, and they have brought their offering, a food offering to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD for their mistake. <a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin. <a href="/kjv/numbers/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their ignorance: <a href="/nkjv/numbers/15.htm">New King James Version</a> So the priest shall make atonement for the whole congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them, for it was unintentional; they shall bring their offering, an offering made by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their unintended sin. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and they will be forgiven; for it was an unintentional wrong, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their unintentional wrong. <a href="/nasb/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Then the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and they will be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their error. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Then the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their error. <a href="/lsb/numbers/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and they will be pardoned; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to Yahweh, and their sin offering before Yahweh, for their error. <a href="/amp/numbers/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and they will be forgiven, for it was an error and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their error. <a href="/csb/numbers/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The priest will then make atonement for the entire Israelite community so that they may be forgiven, for the sin was unintentional. They are to bring their offering, a food offering to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD for their unintentional sin. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The priest must then make atonement for the entire Israelite community so that they may be forgiven, for the sin was unintentional. They are to bring their offering, one made by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD for their unintentional sin. <a href="/asv/numbers/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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: <a href="/cev/numbers/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then the priest will pray and ask me to forgive you. And since you did not mean to do wrong, and you offered sacrifices, <a href="/erv/numbers/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their error: <a href="/gwt/numbers/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The priest will make peace with the LORD for the whole community of Israel. Then they will be forgiven because the wrongdoing was unintentional and they brought these two offerings to the LORD for their sin: an offering by fire and an offering for sin. <a href="/gnt/numbers/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> The priest shall perform the ritual of purification for the community, and they will be forgiven, because the mistake was unintentional and they brought their sin offering as a food offering to the LORD. <a href="/isv/numbers/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the priest is to make atonement for the entire community of the Israelis, and they will be forgiven for inadvertent sins. They are to bring their offering, an offering made by fire to the LORD, as well as their sin offering, into the LORD's presence on account of their error. <a href="/msb/numbers/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin. <a href="/net/numbers/15.htm">NET Bible</a> And the priest is to make atonement for the whole community of the Israelites, and they will be forgiven, because it was unintentional and they have brought their offering, an offering made by fire to the LORD, and their purification offering before the LORD, for their unintentional offense. <a href="/nheb/numbers/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 offering, an offering made by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their error: <a href="/wbt/numbers/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD, and their sin-offering before the LORD, for their ignorance: <a href="/web/numbers/15.htm">World English Bible</a> 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 offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh, and their sin offering before Yahweh, for their error. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the priest has made atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and it has been forgiven them, for it [is] ignorance, and they have brought in their offering, a fire-offering to YHWH, and their sin-offering before YHWH for their ignorance; <a href="/ylt/numbers/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the priest hath made atonement for all the company of the sons of Israel, and it hath been forgiven them, for it is ignorance, and they -- they have brought in their offering, a fire-offering to Jehovah, even their sin-offering before Jehovah for their ignorance; <a href="/slt/numbers/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the priest expiated for all the assembly of the sons of Israel, and it was forgiven to them; for it is an error; and they brought their offering a sacrifice to Jehovah, and their sin before Jehovah, for their error.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the priest shall pray for all the multitude of the children of Israel: and it shall be forgiven them, because they sinned ignorantly, offering notwithstanding a burnt offering to the Lord for themselves and for their sin and their ignorance: <a href="/cpdv/numbers/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the priest shall pray for the entire multitude of the sons of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them, because they did not sin willfully. Nevertheless, they shall offer incense to the Lord for themselves, and for sin, as well as for their error. <a href="/nabre/numbers/15.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the priest shall make atonement for the whole Israelite community; and they will be forgiven, since it was inadvertence, and for their inadvertence they have brought their offering: an oblation to the LORD as well as their purification offering before the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the Israelites, and they shall be forgiven; it was unintentional, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their error.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the priest shall make atonement for the whole congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it was an error; and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering to the LORD for their folly; <a href="/hpbt/numbers/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Priest shall make atonement for all of the assembly of the children of Israel and it shall be forgiven to them, because it is an error, and they shall bring their offering a gift to LORD JEHOVAH, and that in the place of their sin, as an offering to LORD JEHOVAH for their fault.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 offering, an offering made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin-offering before the LORD, for their error. <a href="/sep/numbers/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the trespass shall be forgiven them, because it is involuntary; and they have brought their gift, a burnt-offering to the Lord for their trespass before the Lord, even for their involuntary sins. <a href="/parallel/numbers/15-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=4876" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">Offerings for Unintentional Sins</a> …24and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering. 25<a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">The priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: wə·ḵip·per (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">is to make atonement</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: ‘ă·ḏaṯ (N-fsc) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">congregation</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5545.htm" title="5545: wə·nis·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To forgive, pardon. A primitive root; to forgive.">so that they may be forgiven;</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">the sin</a> <a href="/hebrew/7684.htm" title="7684: šə·ḡā·ḡāh (N-fs) -- Sin of error or inadvertance. From shagag; a mistake or inadvertent transgression.">was unintentional</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hêm (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">and they</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hê·ḇî·’ū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">have brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7133.htm" title="7133: qā·rə·bā·nām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Or qurban; from qarab; something brought near the altar, i.e. A sacrificial present.">an offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/801.htm" title="801: ’iš·šeh (N-ms) -- The same as 'eshshah, but used in a liturgical sense; properly, a burnt-offering; but occasionally of any sacrifice.">made by fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">and a sin offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">presented before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7684.htm" title="7684: šiḡ·ḡā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Sin of error or inadvertance. From shagag; a mistake or inadvertent transgression.">their unintentional sin.</a> 26Then the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, since it happened to all the people unintentionally.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Leviticus 4:20</a> He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven. <a href="/leviticus/4-26.htm">Leviticus 4:26</a> He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven. <a href="/leviticus/4-31.htm">Leviticus 4:31</a> Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven. <a href="/leviticus/4-35.htm">Leviticus 4:35</a> And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the food offerings to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven. <a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">Leviticus 5:6</a> and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin. <a href="/leviticus/5-10.htm">Leviticus 5:10</a> And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven. <a href="/leviticus/5-13.htm">Leviticus 5:13</a> In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.” <a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm">Leviticus 16:30</a> because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD. <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Leviticus 16:34</a> This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses. <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a> But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a> According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. <a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a> because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a> And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. <a href="/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12</a> But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Hebrews 10:14</a> because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their ignorance:the priest<a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Leviticus 4:20,26</a> And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them… <a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a> Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;<a href="/1_john/2-2.htm">1 John 2:2</a> And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.forgiven them<a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Luke 23:34</a> Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.<a href="/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39</a> And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/8-21.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/numbers/15-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/15-15.htm">Community</a> <a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Error</a> <a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/numbers/15-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/14-7.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/numbers/7-8.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/15-23.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Community</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Error</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/numbers/16-37.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/numbers/23-6.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/numbers/15-27.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/15-27.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 15</div>1. <a href="/numbers/15-1.htm">The law of the meat offering, and the drink offering</a> 14. <a href="/numbers/15-14.htm">The stranger is under the same law</a> 17. <a href="/numbers/15-17.htm">The law of the first of the dough</a> 22. <a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">The sacrifice for sins of ignorance</a> 30. <a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">The punishment of presumption</a> 32. <a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">He who violated the Sabbath is stoned</a> 37. <a href="/numbers/15-37.htm">The law of tassels</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel In the Old Testament, the role of the priest was central to the spiritual life of Israel. The priest acted as a mediator between God and the people, performing rituals and sacrifices to atone for sins. This phrase highlights the communal aspect of sin and atonement, emphasizing that the entire congregation is involved. The concept of atonement involves reconciliation with God, often through a sacrificial system that foreshadows the ultimate atonement made by Jesus Christ, the High Priest, as described in <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-12</a>.so that they may be forgiven Forgiveness in the biblical context is not merely a legal pardon but a restoration of relationship with God. The sacrificial system provided a temporary covering for sin, pointing to the need for a more permanent solution. This anticipates the New Testament teaching of forgiveness through Christ's sacrifice, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>, where redemption and forgiveness are obtained through His blood.for the sin was unintentional Unintentional sins refer to those committed out of ignorance or without deliberate intent. The distinction between intentional and unintentional sins is significant in the Mosaic Law, as intentional sins often carried more severe consequences. This reflects the justice and mercy of God, who provides a means of atonement even for sins committed unknowingly, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Leviticus 4:2-3</a>.and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering The food offering, often a grain offering, was a way to honor God and acknowledge His provision. The sin offering, on the other hand, was specifically for atonement. These offerings were part of the sacrificial system that maintained the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The dual offering underscores the need for both gratitude and repentance in worship, a theme echoed in <a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>, where believers are urged to present their bodies as living sacrifices.presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin The act of presenting offerings before the LORD signifies the acknowledgment of God's holiness and the seriousness of sin. It also demonstrates the Israelites' dependence on God's mercy. This practice foreshadows the ultimate presentation of Christ's sacrifice before God, as described in <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24</a>, where Christ enters the heavenly sanctuary on behalf of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a> The priest acts as a mediator between God and the Israelites, performing the atonement rituals necessary for forgiveness. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_congregation_of_the_israelites.htm">The Congregation of the Israelites</a> This refers to the entire community of Israel, highlighting the collective responsibility and unity in worship and repentance. 3. <a href="/topical/a/atonement.htm">Atonement</a> A key event in the sacrificial system, atonement involves the priest making a sacrifice to reconcile the people with God, covering their sins. 4. <a href="/topical/o/offering_made_by_fire.htm">Offering Made by Fire</a> This is a specific type of sacrifice that involves burning the offering, symbolizing the complete surrender to God. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sin_offering.htm">Sin Offering</a> A specific sacrifice for unintentional sins, emphasizing the need for purification and restoration of the relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a> The priest's role as a mediator foreshadows Christ's ultimate mediation for humanity. In our lives, we can see Christ as our High Priest who intercedes for us. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The collective nature of the atonement highlights the importance of community in spiritual life. We should support one another in our faith journeys and hold each other accountable. <a href="/topical/u/unintentional_sin.htm">Unintentional Sin</a> This passage reminds us that even unintentional sins require atonement. We should be vigilant in our spiritual lives, seeking forgiveness and correction even for sins we may not be fully aware of. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_sacrifice.htm">The Significance of Sacrifice</a> The sacrificial system points to the seriousness of sin and the cost of forgiveness. In our lives, we should appreciate the sacrifice of Christ and live in gratitude and obedience. <a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_restoration.htm">Forgiveness and Restoration</a> The assurance of forgiveness through the sin offering encourages us to seek God's mercy. We should approach God with confidence, knowing that He is willing to forgive and restore us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 15</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_unintentional_sin.htm">What does the Bible say about unintentional sin?</a> <a href="/q/do_sacrifices_for_unintentional_sins_conflict_with_god's_mercy.htm">Numbers 15:24-29: If unintentional sins still require sacrifices, does this conflict with the notion of a merciful God who judges intent?</a> <a href="/q/why_punish_many_for_few's_actions.htm">If God is just, why were thousands punished for the actions of a few in Numbers 16:49?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_third_way_church.htm">What is the Third Way church?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) For it is ignorance.--Rather, for it is a sin of ignorance, or an error. So also at the end of the verse. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/15-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The priest הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest is to make atonement וְכִפֶּ֣ר (wə·ḵip·per) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel for עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the entire כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every congregation עֲדַ֛ת (‘ă·ḏaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> A stated assemblage of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc so that they may be forgiven; וְנִסְלַ֣ח (wə·nis·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5545.htm">Strong's 5545: </a> To forgive, pardon for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the sin הִ֔וא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was unintentional, שְׁגָגָ֣ה (šə·ḡā·ḡāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7684.htm">Strong's 7684: </a> A mistake, inadvertent transgression and they וְהֵם֩ (wə·hêm) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They have brought הֵבִ֨יאוּ (hê·ḇî·’ū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel an offering קָרְבָּנָ֜ם (qā·rə·bā·nām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7133.htm">Strong's 7133: </a> Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present made by fire אִשֶּׁ֣ה (’iš·šeh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_801.htm">Strong's 801: </a> A burnt-offering, a sacrifice and a sin offering, וְחַטָּאתָ֛ם (wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender [presented] before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against their unintentional sin. שִׁגְגָתָֽם׃ (šiḡ·ḡā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7684.htm">Strong's 7684: </a> A mistake, inadvertent transgression <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/15-25.htm">OT Law: Numbers 15:25 The priest shall make atonement for all (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/15-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 15:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/15-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 15:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>