Numbers 15:24

then it shall be, if it was done unwittingly, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bull for a burnt offering, for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh, with its meal offering, and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin offering.

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WEBBE

then it shall be, if it was done unwittingly, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bull for a burnt offering, for a pleasant aroma to the LORD, with its meal offering and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin offering.

BSB

and 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.

KJV

Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.

ASV

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.

BBE

Then, if the wrong is done in error, without the knowledge of the meeting of the people, let all the meeting give a young ox as a burned offering, a sweet smell to the Lord, with its meal offering and its drink offering, as is ordered in the law, together with a he-goat for a sin-offering.

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וְהָיָה ve·ha·yah and it will be H1961 אִם 'im if H518 מֵעֵינֵי me·'ei·nei away from [the] eyes of H5869 הָעֵדָה ha·'e·dah the congregation H5712 נֶעֶשְׂתָה ne·'es·tah it was done H6213 לִשְׁגָגָה lish·ga·gah to inadvertence H7684 וְעָשׂוּ ve·'a·su and they will offer H6213 כָל־ khol- all H3605 הָעֵדָה ha·'e·dah the congregation H5712 פַּר par a young bull H6499 בֶּן־ ben- a young one of H1121 בָּקָר ba·kar cattle H1241 אֶחָד 'e·chad one H259 לְעֹלָה le·'o·lah to a burnt offering H5930 לְרֵיחַ le·rei·ach to an odor of H7381 נִיחֹחַ ni·cho·ach soothing H5207 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh to Yahweh H3068 וּמִנְחָתוֹ u·min·cha·to and grain offering its H4503 וְנִסְכּוֹ ve·nis·ko and drink offering its H5262 כַּמִּשְׁפָּט ka·mish·pat according to the ordinance H4941 וּשְׂעִיר־ u·se·'ir- and a male goat of H8163 עִזִּים 'i·zim goats H5795 אֶחָד 'e·chad one H259 לְחַטָּת le·cha·tat to a sin offering H2403

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 22–29

Though ignorance will in a degree excuse, it will not justify those who might have known their Lord's will, yet did it not. David prayed to be cleansed from his secret faults, those sins which he himself was not aware of. Sins committed ignorantly, shall be forgiven through Christ the great Sacrifice, who, when he offered up himself once for all upon the cross, seemed to explain one part of the intention of his offering, in that prayer, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. It looked favourably upon the Gentiles, that this law of atoning for sins of ignorance, is expressly made to extend to those who were strangers to Israel.

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