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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Numbers 15 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/numbers/15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/numbers/15-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Numbers 15</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../numbers/14.htm" title="Numbers 14">◄</a> Numbers 15 <a href="../numbers/16.htm" title="Numbers 16">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/numbers/15.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">Supplementary Offerings</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> said to Moses, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘After you enter the land I am giving you as a home <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>and you present to the <span class="name">Lord</span> food offerings from the herd or the flock, as an aroma pleasing to the <span class="name">Lord</span>—whether burnt offerings or sacrifices, for special vows or freewill offerings or festival offerings— <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>then the person who brings an offering shall present to the <span class="name">Lord</span> a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms">a</a></sup></span> of the finest flour mixed with a quarter of a hin <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="That is, about 1 quart or about 1 liter; also in verse 5">b</a></sup></span> of olive oil. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>With each lamb for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“ ‘With a ram prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms">c</a></sup></span> of the finest flour mixed with a third of a hin <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="That is, about 1 1/3 quarts or about 1.3 liters; also in verse 7">d</a></sup></span> of olive oil, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering. Offer it as an aroma pleasing to the <span class="name">Lord</span>.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“ ‘When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow or a fellowship offering to the <span class="name">Lord</span>, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>bring with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms">e</a></sup></span> of the finest flour mixed with half a hin <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="That is, about 2 quarts or about 1.9 liters; also in verse 10">f</a></sup></span> of olive oil, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>and also bring half a hin of wine as a drink offering. This will be a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the <span class="name">Lord</span>. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Each bull or ram, each lamb or young goat, is to be prepared in this manner. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Do this for each one, for as many as you prepare.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“ ‘Everyone who is native-born must do these things in this way when they present a food offering as an aroma pleasing to the <span class="name">Lord</span>. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For the generations to come, whenever a foreigner or anyone else living among you presents a food offering as an aroma pleasing to the <span class="name">Lord</span>, they must do exactly as you do. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>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. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the <span class="name">Lord</span>: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing among you.’ ”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> said to Moses, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land to which I am taking you <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and you eat the food of the land, present a portion as an offering to the <span class="name">Lord</span>. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Present a loaf from the first of your ground meal and present it as an offering from the threshing floor. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Throughout the generations to come you are to give this offering to the <span class="name">Lord</span> from the first of your ground meal.</p> <p class="sectionhead">Offerings for Unintentional Sins</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“ ‘Now if you as a community unintentionally fail to keep any of these commands the <span class="name">Lord</span> gave Moses— <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>any of the <span class="name">Lord</span>’s commands to you through him, from the day the <span class="name">Lord</span> gave them and continuing through the generations to come— <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>and if this is done unintentionally without the community being aware of it, then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering as an aroma pleasing to the <span class="name">Lord</span>, along with its prescribed grain offering and drink offering, and a male goat for a sin offering. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or purification offering; also in verses 25 and 27">g</a></sup></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven, for it was not intentional and they have presented to the <span class="name">Lord</span> for their wrong a food offering and a sin offering. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The whole Israelite community and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“ ‘But if just one person sins unintentionally, that person must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>The priest is to make atonement before the <span class="name">Lord</span> for the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made, that person will be forgiven. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>“ ‘But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or foreigner, blasphemes the <span class="name">Lord</span> and must be cut off from the people of Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Because they have despised the <span class="name">Lord</span>’s word and broken his commands, they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.’ ”</p> <p class="sectionhead">The Sabbath-Breaker Put to Death</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Then the <span class="name">Lord</span> said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the <span class="name">Lord</span> commanded Moses.</p> <p class="sectionhead">Tassels on Garments</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> said to Moses, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the <span class="name">Lord</span>, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>Then you will remember to obey all my commands and will be consecrated to your God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/numbers/15-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>I am the <span class="name">Lord</span> your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the <span class="name">Lord</span> your God.’ ”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotebot">That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotebot">That is, about 1 quart or about 1 liter; also in verse 5</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotebot">That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotebot">That is, about 1 1/3 quarts or about 1.3 liters; also in verse 7</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotebot">That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">f</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotebot">That is, about 2 quarts or about 1.9 liters; also in verse 10</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">g</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>purification offering</i>; also in verses 25 and 27</span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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