Numbers 15 - New International Version (NIV)

Supplementary Offerings

15 The Lord said to Moses, ² “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘After you enter the land I am giving you^(A) as a home ³ and you present to the Lord food offerings from the herd or the flock,^(B) as an aroma pleasing to the Lord^(C)—whether burnt offerings^(D) or sacrifices, for special vows or freewill offerings^(E) or festival offerings^(F)— ⁴ then the person who brings an offering shall present to the Lord a grain offering^(G) of a tenth of an ephah^[a] of the finest flour^(H) mixed with a quarter of a hin^[b] of olive oil. ⁵ With each lamb^(I) for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine^(J) as a drink offering.^(K)

⁶ “‘With a ram^(L) prepare a grain offering^(M) of two-tenths of an ephah^[c](N) of the finest flour mixed with a third of a hin^[d] of olive oil,^{(O) 7} and a third of a hin of wine^(P) as a drink offering.^(Q) Offer it as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^(R)

⁸ “‘When you prepare a young bull^(S) as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow^(T) or a fellowship offering^(U) to the Lord, ⁹ bring with the bull a grain offering^(V) of three-tenths of an ephah^[e](W) of the finest flour mixed with half a hin^[f] of olive oil, ¹⁰ and also bring half a hin of wine^(X) as a drink offering.^(Y) This will be a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^{(Z) 11} Each bull or ram, each lamb or young goat, is to be prepared in this manner. ¹² Do this for each one, for as many as you prepare.^(AA)

¹³ “‘Everyone who is native-born^(AB) must do these things in this way when they present a food offering as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^{(AC) 14} For the generations to come,^(AD) whenever a foreigner^(AE) or anyone else living among you presents a food^(AF) offering^(AG) as an aroma pleasing to the Lord, they must do exactly as you do. ¹⁵ 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.^(AH) You and the foreigner shall be the same before the Lord: ¹⁶ The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing among you.^(AI)’”

¹⁷ The Lord said to Moses, ¹⁸ “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land to which I am taking you^{(AJ) 19} and you eat the food of the land,^(AK) present a portion as an offering to the Lord.^{(AL) 20} Present a loaf from the first of your ground meal^(AM) and present it as an offering from the threshing floor.^{(AN) 21} Throughout the generations to come^(AO) you are to give this offering to the Lord from the first of your ground meal.^(AP)

Offerings for Unintentional Sins

²² “‘Now if you as a community unintentionally fail to keep any of these commands the Lord gave Moses^(AQ)— ²³ any of the Lord’s commands to you through him, from the day the Lord gave them and continuing through the generations to come^(AR)— ²⁴ and if this is done unintentionally^(AS) without the community being aware of it,^(AT) then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering^(AU) as an aroma pleasing to the Lord,^(AV) along with its prescribed grain offering^(AW) and drink offering,^(AX) and a male goat for a sin offering.^{[g](AY) 25} The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven,^(AZ) for it was not intentional^(BA) and they have presented to the Lord for their wrong a food offering^(BB) and a sin offering.^{(BC) 26} The whole Israelite community and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.^(BD)

²⁷ “‘But if just one person sins unintentionally,^(BE) that person must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering.^{(BF) 28} The priest is to make atonement^(BG) before the Lord for the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made, that person will be forgiven.^{(BH) 29} One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.^(BI)

³⁰ “‘But anyone who sins defiantly,^(BJ) whether native-born or foreigner,^(BK) blasphemes the Lord^(BL) and must be cut off from the people of Israel.^{(BM) 31} Because they have despised^(BN) the Lord’s word and broken his commands,^(BO) they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.^(BP)’”

The Sabbath-Breaker Put to Death

³² While the Israelites were in the wilderness,^(BQ) a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.^{(BR) 33} Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, ³⁴ and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him.^{(BS) 35} Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die.^(BT) The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.^(BU)” ³⁶ So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him^(BV) to death,^(BW) as the Lord commanded Moses.^(BX)

Tassels on Garments

³⁷ The Lord said to Moses, ³⁸ “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come^(BY) you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments,^(BZ) with a blue cord on each tassel. ³⁹ You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember^(CA) all the commands of the Lord, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves^(CB) by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts^(CC) and eyes. ⁴⁰ Then you will remember to obey all my commands^(CD) and will be consecrated to your God.^{(CE) 41} I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God.^(CF) I am the Lord your God.^(CG)’”

Footnotes

1. Numbers 15:4 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
2. Numbers 15:4 That is, about 1 quart or about 1 liter; also in verse 5
3. Numbers 15:6 That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms
4. Numbers 15:6 That is, about 1 1/3 quarts or about 1.3 liters; also in verse 7
5. Numbers 15:9 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms
6. Numbers 15:9 That is, about 2 quarts or about 1.9 liters; also in verse 10
7. Numbers 15:24 Or purification offering; also in verses 25 and 27

Cross references

1. Numbers 15:2 : S Lev 23:10
2. Numbers 15:3 : S Lev 1:2
3. Numbers 15:3 : ver 24; S Lev 1:9
4. Numbers 15:3 : Lev 1:3; Nu 28:13
5. Numbers 15:3 : S Lev 7:16; S Ezr 1:4
6. Numbers 15:3 : Lev 23:1-44
7. Numbers 15:4 : S Lev 6:14
8. Numbers 15:4 : S Ex 16:36
9. Numbers 15:5 : S Lev 3:7
10. Numbers 15:5 : S Lev 10:9
11. Numbers 15:5 : S Ge 35:14
12. Numbers 15:6 : S Lev 5:15
13. Numbers 15:6 : Nu 28:12; 29:14
14. Numbers 15:6 : S Lev 23:13
15. Numbers 15:6 : Eze 46:14
16. Numbers 15:7 : ver 5
17. Numbers 15:7 : Lev 23:13; Nu 28:14; 29:18
18. Numbers 15:7 : S Lev 1:9
19. Numbers 15:8 : S Ex 12:5; S Lev 1:5
20. Numbers 15:8 : S Lev 22:18
21. Numbers 15:8 : S Lev 3:6
22. Numbers 15:9 : Lev 2:1
23. Numbers 15:9 : S Lev 14:10
24. Numbers 15:10 : Nu 28:14
25. Numbers 15:10 : Lev 23:13
26. Numbers 15:10 : Lev 1:9
27. Numbers 15:12 : Ezr 7:17
28. Numbers 15:13 : S Lev 16:29
29. Numbers 15:13 : Lev 1:9
30. Numbers 15:14 : Lev 3:17; Nu 10:8
31. Numbers 15:14 : S Ex 12:19, 43; S 22:21
32. Numbers 15:14 : ver 25
33. Numbers 15:14 : S Lev 22:18
34. Numbers 15:15 : ver 14, 21
35. Numbers 15:16 : Ex 12:49; S Lev 22:18; Nu 9:14
36. Numbers 15:18 : S Lev 23:10
37. Numbers 15:19 : Jos 5:11, 12
38. Numbers 15:19 : Nu 18:8
39. Numbers 15:20 : S Lev 23:14
40. Numbers 15:20 : S Ge 50:10; S Lev 2:14; S Nu 18:27
41. Numbers 15:21 : S Lev 23:14
42. Numbers 15:21 : Eze 44:30; Ro 11:16
43. Numbers 15:22 : S Lev 4:2
44. Numbers 15:23 : ver 21
45. Numbers 15:24 : ver 25, 26
46. Numbers 15:24 : S Lev 5:15
47. Numbers 15:24 : Lev 4:14
48. Numbers 15:24 : S ver 3
49. Numbers 15:24 : Lev 2:1
50. Numbers 15:24 : Lev 23:13; Nu 6:15
51. Numbers 15:24 : Lev 4:3
52. Numbers 15:25 : Lev 4:20; S Ro 3:25
53. Numbers 15:25 : ver 22,S 24
54. Numbers 15:25 : ver 14
55. Numbers 15:25 : Lev 4:3
56. Numbers 15:26 : S ver 24
57. Numbers 15:27 : Lev 4:27
58. Numbers 15:27 : Lev 4:3; Nu 6:14
59. Numbers 15:28 : Nu 8:12; 28:22
60. Numbers 15:28 : Lev 4:20
61. Numbers 15:29 : S Ex 12:49
62. Numbers 15:30 : Nu 14:40-44; Dt 1:43; 17:13; Ps 19:13
63. Numbers 15:30 : ver 14
64. Numbers 15:30 : 2Ki 19:6, 20; Isa 37:6, 23; Eze 20:27
65. Numbers 15:30 : S Ge 17:14; S Job 31:22
66. Numbers 15:31 : S Nu 14:11
67. Numbers 15:31 : 1Sa 15:23, 26; 2Sa 11:27; 12:9; Ps 119:126; Pr 13:13
68. Numbers 15:31 : S Lev 5:1; Eze 18:20
69. Numbers 15:32 : S Nu 12:16
70. Numbers 15:32 : Ex 31:14, 15; 35:2, 3
71. Numbers 15:34 : Nu 9:8
72. Numbers 15:35 : Ex 31:14, 15
73. Numbers 15:35 : S Lev 20:2; Lk 4:29; Ac 7:58
74. Numbers 15:36 : S Lev 20:2
75. Numbers 15:36 : S Ex 31:14
76. Numbers 15:36 : Jer 17:21
77. Numbers 15:38 : Lev 3:17; Nu 10:8
78. Numbers 15:38 : Dt 22:12; Mt 23:5
79. Numbers 15:39 : Dt 4:23; 6:12; Ps 73:27
80. Numbers 15:39 : S Lev 17:7; Jdg 2:17; Ps 106:39; Jer 3:2; Hos 4:12
81. Numbers 15:39 : Ps 78:37; Jer 7:24; Eze 20:16
82. Numbers 15:40 : S Ge 26:5; Dt 11:13; Ps 103:18; 119:56
83. Numbers 15:40 : S Lev 11:44; Ro 12:1; Col 1:22; 1Pe 1:15
84. Numbers 15:41 : S Ge 17:7
85. Numbers 15:41 : S Ex 20:2