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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217But if just one person sins unintentionally, that person must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“If one individual commits an unintentional sin, the guilty person must bring a one-year-old female goat for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If one person sins unintentionally, he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘And if a person sins unintentionally, then he shall bring a female goat in its first year as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Also, if one person sins unintentionally, then he shall offer a one-year-old female goat as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Also if one person sins unintentionally, then he shall offer a one year old female goat for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Also if one person sins unintentionally, then he shall offer a one year old female goat for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Also if one person sins unintentionally, then he shall bring near a one year old female goat for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Also if one person sins unintentionally, then he shall offer a female goat one year old as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if one person sin unwittingly, then he shall offer a she-goat a year old for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But if one of you does wrong without knowing it, you must sacrifice a year-old female goat as a sacrifice for sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if one person sin unwittingly, then he shall offer a she-goat of the first year for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If one person unintentionally does something wrong, a one-year-old female goat must be sacrificed as an offering for sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If any of you sin unintentionally, you are to offer a one-year-old female goat as a sin offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Now when one person sins inadvertently, then he is to bring a one year old female goat for a sin offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If any person sins unintentionally, then he must bring a yearling female goat for a purification offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If one person sins unwittingly, then he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if any soul shall sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she-goat of the first year for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If a person sins unwittingly, then he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if one person sins through ignorance, then he has brought a female goat near, daughter of a year, for a sin-offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And if one person sin in ignorance, then he hath brought near a she-goat, daughter of a year, for a sin-offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if one soul shall sin in error, and he brought a she goat the daughter of a goat, for sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if one soul shall sin ignorantly, he shall offer a she goat of a year old for his sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if one soul will have sinned by not knowing, he shall offer a one-year-old she-goat for his sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If it is an individual who sins inadvertently, this person shall bring a yearling she-goat as a purification offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />An individual who sins unintentionally shall present a female goat a year old for a sin offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if any person sins through an error, then he shall offer a she-goat of the first year for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if one soul will sin by mistake, he shall bring a goat, a daughter of a year, in the place of sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if one person sin through error, then he shall offer a she-goat of the first year for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if one soul sin unwillingly, he shall bring one she-goat of a year old for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/15-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=4903" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">Offerings for Unintentional Sins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>Then the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, since it happened to all the people unintentionally. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Also, if</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fsc) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">person</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: te·ḥĕ·ṭā (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">sins</a> <a href="/hebrew/7684.htm" title="7684: ḇiš·ḡā·ḡāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Sin of error or inadvertance. From shagag; a mistake or inadvertent transgression.">unintentionally,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·hiq·rî·ḇāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">he is to present</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">a year-old</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·nā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5795.htm" title="5795: ‘êz (N-fs) -- Female goat. From azaz; a she-goat, but masculine in plural.">female goat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">as a sin offering.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Leviticus 4:27-28</a></span><br />And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt. / When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-5.htm">Leviticus 5:5-6</a></span><br />If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed, / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Leviticus 4:2-3</a></span><br />“Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them: / If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-17.htm">Leviticus 5:17-19</a></span><br />If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment. / He is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, and he will be forgiven. / It is a guilt offering; he was certainly guilty before the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26</a></span><br />If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Leviticus 4:22-24</a></span><br />When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt. / When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13-14</a></span><br />Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden, / when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-32.htm">Leviticus 4:32-35</a></span><br />If, however, he brings a lamb as a sin offering, he must bring an unblemished female. / And he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. / Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1-2</a></span><br />My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. / He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-1.htm">Leviticus 6:1-7</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, / “If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor / or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Leviticus 4:27,28</a></b></br> And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth <i>somewhat against</i> any of the commandments of the LORD <i>concerning things</i> which ought not to be done, and be guilty; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/3-17.htm">Acts 3:17</a></b></br> And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did <i>it</i>, as <i>did</i> also your rulers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30</a></b></br> And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/42-23.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Error</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-14.htm">Inadvertence</a> <a href="/numbers/15-20.htm">Present</a> <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">She-Goat</a> <a href="/numbers/15-25.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/15-25.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/14-34.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/numbers/11-6.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">Unintentionally</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Unwittingly</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/numbers/7-83.htm">Yearling</a> <a href="/numbers/6-14.htm">Year-Old</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/16-20.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/numbers/25-15.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Error</a> <a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Inadvertence</a> <a href="/numbers/16-16.htm">Present</a> <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">She-Goat</a> <a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Unintentionally</a> <a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Unwittingly</a> <a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/numbers/28-27.htm">Yearling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-13.htm">Year-Old</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-1.htm">The law of the meat offering, and the drink offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-14.htm">The stranger is under the same law</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-17.htm">The law of the first of the dough</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">The sacrifice for sins of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">The punishment of presumption</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">He who violated the Sabbath is stoned</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-37.htm">The law of tassels</a></span><br></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'; 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In the context of ancient Israel, the law distinguished between intentional and unintentional sins, with different sacrificial requirements for each. This reflects the understanding that human beings can err without malice, and God's law provided a means for atonement. The idea of unintentional sin is echoed in <a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a>, where David asks God to cleanse him from hidden faults. It underscores the need for vigilance and humility in one's spiritual life.<p><b>he is to present a year-old female goat</b><br>The specification of a year-old female goat as the offering highlights the importance of the sacrifice being pure and without blemish, symbolizing innocence and purity. The use of a female goat, as opposed to a male, may indicate a lesser degree of severity compared to other offerings, such as those for intentional sins. This choice of animal is consistent with other sin offerings described in <a href="/leviticus/4.htm">Leviticus 4</a>, where different animals are prescribed based on the status of the sinner (e.g., priest, leader, common person). The age and gender of the animal reflect the specific requirements God set for atonement, emphasizing the need for obedience to His commands.<p><b>as a sin offering.</b><br>The sin offering was a crucial part of the sacrificial system, designed to atone for sins and restore the sinner's relationship with God. It involved the shedding of blood, which is a central theme throughout the Bible, pointing to the seriousness of sin and the necessity of atonement. This offering prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is described in the New Testament as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>). The sin offering in the Old Testament served as a type, or foreshadowing, of Christ's atoning work on the cross, where He provided the final and complete sacrifice for sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/individual_sinner.htm">Individual Sinner</a></b><br>The verse addresses an individual who commits an unintentional sin, highlighting personal responsibility and the need for atonement.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_offering.htm">Sin Offering</a></b><br>The prescribed offering is a year-old female goat, which serves as a means of atonement for unintentional sins, emphasizing the sacrificial system established by God for reconciliation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_the_israelites.htm">Moses and the Israelites</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, Moses is the leader through whom God communicates these laws to the Israelites, who are the recipients of these instructions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where offerings are made, representing God's presence among His people and the central location for worship and atonement.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/priesthood.htm">Priesthood</a></b><br>The priests are responsible for performing the sacrificial rituals, acting as mediators between God and the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_unintentional_sin.htm">Understanding Unintentional Sin</a></b><br>Even unintentional sins require atonement, highlighting the holiness of God and the pervasive nature of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_sacrifice.htm">The Role of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The sacrificial system points to the seriousness of sin and the need for a substitute, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>Each individual is accountable for their actions, and God provides a means for restoration and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_forgiveness.htm">God's Provision for Forgiveness</a></b><br>God's instructions for sin offerings demonstrate His desire for reconciliation and His provision for dealing with sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mediating_role_of_the_priesthood.htm">The Mediating Role of the Priesthood</a></b><br>The priests' role in offering sacrifices foreshadows Christ's role as our High Priest, who mediates on our behalf.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_willful_sin.htm">What constitutes willful sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'sinning_willfully'_mean.htm">What does "sinning willfully" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_unintentional_sin.htm">What does the Bible say about unintentional sin?</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>(27) <span class= "bld">And if any soul sin through ignorance.--</span>There is no restriction here, as in <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm" title="And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he does somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;">Leviticus 4:27</a>, to sins of commission.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And if any soul sin through ignorance.</span> No doubt by way of omission, as in the preceding case, and thus this regulation will be distinguished from that in <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Leviticus 4:27</a>. In either case the ritual is apparently intended to be the same, although not so fully described here. In verse 29 the benefit of the ordinance is extended to strangers; this was natural in a law which directly contemplates the residence of Israel in their permanent home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/15-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Also, if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">person</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֥פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">sins unintentionally,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶּחֱטָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(te·ḥĕ·ṭā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is to present</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְרִ֛יבָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·rî·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a year-old</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">female goat</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֥ז</span> <span class="translit">(‘êz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5795.htm">Strong's 5795: </a> </span><span class="str2">Female goat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a sin offering.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחַטָּֽאת׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/15-27.htm">Numbers 15:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/15-27.htm">OT Law: Numbers 15:27 If one person sins unwittingly then he (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/15-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 15:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/15-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 15:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:28" /></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>