Numbers 1515NumbersRebellion in the wildernessMajority Standard Bible

Majority Standard BibleBerean Standard Bible

1. Laws about Offerings

2. 1MSBThen the LORD said to Moses,BSBBSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
3. 2MSB“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land that I am giving you as a homeBSBBSB: “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land that I am giving you as a home
4. 3MSBand you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast—BSBBSB: and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast—
5. 4MSBthen the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.BSBBSB: then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.
6. 5MSBWith the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering.BSBBSB: With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering.
7. 6MSBWith a ram you are to prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil,BSBBSB: With a ram you are to prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil,
8. 7MSBand a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.BSBBSB: and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
9. 8MSBWhen you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD,BSBBSB: When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD,
10. 9MSBpresent with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil.BSBBSB: present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil.
11. 10MSBAlso present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.BSBBSB: Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
12. 11MSBThis is to be done for each bull, ram, lamb, or goat.BSBBSB: This is to be done for each bull, ram, lamb, or goat.
13. 12MSBThis is how you must prepare each one, no matter how many.BSBBSB: This is how you must prepare each one, no matter how many.
14. 13MSBEveryone who is native-born shall prepare these things in this way when he presents a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.BSBBSB: Everyone who is native-born shall prepare these things in this way when he presents a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
15. 14MSBAnd for the generations to come, if a foreigner residing with you or someone else among you wants to prepare a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, he is to do exactly as you do.BSBBSB: And for the generations to come, if a foreigner residing with you or someone else among you wants to prepare a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, he is to do exactly as you do.
16. 15MSBThe assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD.BSBBSB: The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD.
17. 16MSBThe same law and the same ordinance will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing with you.”BSBBSB: The same law and the same ordinance will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing with you.”
18. 17MSBThen the LORD said to Moses,BSBBSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
19. 18MSB“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing youBSBBSB: “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you
20. 19MSBand you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD.BSBBSB: and you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD.
21. 20MSBFrom the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor.BSBBSB: From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor.
22. 21MSBThroughout your generations, you are to give the LORD an offering from the first of your dough.BSBBSB: Throughout your generations, you are to give the LORD an offering from the first of your dough.

23. Offerings for Unintentional Sins

24. 22MSBNow if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—BSBBSB: Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—
25. 23MSBall that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come—BSBBSB: all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come—
26. 24MSBand 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.BSBBSB: 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.
27. 25MSBThe 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.BSBBSB: 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.
28. 26MSBThen the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, since it happened to all the people unintentionally.BSBBSB: Then the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, since it happened to all the people unintentionally.
29. 27MSBAlso, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.BSBBSB: Also, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.
30. 28MSBAnd 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.BSBBSB: 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.
31. 29MSBYou shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.BSBBSB: You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.
32. 30MSBBut the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.BSBBSB: But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.
33. 31MSBHe shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”BSBBSB: He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”

34. A Sabbath-Breaker Stoned

    (Exodus 31:12–17)

35. 32MSBWhile the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.BSBBSB: While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
36. 33MSBThose who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,BSBBSB: Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,
37. 34MSBand because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.BSBBSB: and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.
38. 35MSBAnd the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”BSBBSB: And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”
39. 36MSBSo the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.BSBBSB: So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

40. The Law of Tassels

41. 37MSBAnd the LORD said to Moses,BSBBSB: And the LORD said to Moses,
42. 38MSB“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.BSBBSB: “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
43. 39MSBThese will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.BSBBSB: These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.
44. 40MSBThen you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God.BSBBSB: Then you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God.
45. 41MSBI am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”BSBBSB: I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”