Numbers 15:22

Contemporary English Version

The Lord also told Moses to tell the people what must be done if they ever disobey his laws:

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
When you shall err, and not observe all these mitzvot, which the LORD has spoken to Moshe,

King James Version
And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses,

Lexham English Bible
"‘But if you go astray and you do not follow all these commandments that Yahweh commanded to Moses,

New Century Version
"‘Now what if you forget to obey any of these commands the Lord gave Moses?

New English Translation
"‘If you sin unintentionally and do not observe all these commandments that the Lord has spoken to Moses—

Amplified Bible
'But when you unintentionally fail and do not observe all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

New American Standard Bible
'But when you unintentionally do wrong and fail to comply with all these commandments which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And if ye haue erred, and not obserued all these commandements, which the Lord hath spoken vnto Moses,

Legacy Standard Bible
‘But when you unintentionally fail and do not observe all these commandments, which Yahweh has spoken to Moses,

Complete Jewish Bible
"‘If by mistake you fail to observe all these mitzvot that Adonai has spoken to Moshe,

Darby Translation
And if ye sin inadvertently, and do not all these commandments, which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses,

Easy-to-Read Version
"As you try to obey all the commands that the Lord gave Moses, you might fail and make a mistake.

English Standard Version
"But if you sin unintentionally, and do not observe all these commandments that the Lord has spoken to Moses,

George Lamsa Translation
And if you err, and do not observe all these commandments which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

Good News Translation
But suppose someone unintentionally fails to keep some of these regulations which the Lord has given Moses.

Christian Standard Bible®
“When you sin unintentionally and do not obey all these commands that the Lord spoke to Moses—

Literal Translation
And when you shall err and shall not perform all these commands which Jehovah has spoken to Moses,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan ye thorow ignoraunce ouer se eny of these commaundementes, which the LORDE hath spoken by Moses,

American Standard Version
And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses,

Bible in Basic English
And if in error you go against any of these laws which the Lord has given to Moses,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And if ye haue erred, and obserue not all these commaundementes which the Lorde hath spoken vnto Moyses,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,

King James Version (1611)
And if yee haue erred, and not obserued all these Commaundements which the Lord hath spoken vnto Moses,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But whensoever ye shall transgress, and not perform all these commands, which the Lord spoke to Moses;

English Revised Version
And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,

Berean Standard Bible
Now if you sin unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses-

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That if bi ignoraunce ye passen ony of tho thingis whiche the Lord spak to Moyses,

Young's Literal Translation
`And when ye err, and do not all these commands which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses,

Update Bible Version
And when you shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which Yahweh has spoken to Moses,

Webster's Bible Translation
And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments which the LORD hath spoken to Moses,

World English Bible
When you shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which Yahweh has spoken to Moses,

New King James Version
"If you sin unintentionally, and do not observe all these commandments which the LORD has spoken to Moses--

New Living Translation
"But suppose you unintentionally fail to carry out all these commands that the Lord has given you through Moses.

New Life Bible
‘Without knowing it you might not obey all these Laws which the Lord has spoken to Moses,

New Revised Standard
But if you unintentionally fail to observe all these commandments that the Lord has spoken to Moses—

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And when ye shall make a mistake, and not observe all these commandments, - which Yahweh hath spoken unto Moses;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if through ignorance you omit any of these things, which the Lord hath spoken to Moses,

Revised Standard Version
"But if you err, and do not observe all these commandments which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

THE MESSAGE
"But if you should get off the beaten track and not keep the commands which God spoke to Moses, any of the things that God commanded you under the authority of Moses from the time that God first commanded you right up to this present time, and if it happened more or less by mistake, with the congregation unaware of it, then the whole congregation is to sacrifice one young bull as a Whole-Burnt-Offering, a pleasing fragrance to God , accompanied by its Grain-Offering and Drink-Offering as stipulated in the rules, and a he-goat as an Absolution-Offering. The priest is to atone for the entire community of the People of Israel and they will stand forgiven. The sin was not deliberate, and they offered to God the Fire-Gift and Absolution-Offering for their inadvertence. The whole community of Israel including the foreigners living there will be absolved, because everyone was involved in the error.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'But when you unwittingly fail and do not observe all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

Contextual Overview

²²The Lord also told Moses to tell the people what must be done if they ever disobey his laws: ²⁴ If all of you disobey one of my laws without meaning to, you must offer a bull as a sacrifice to please me, together with a grain sacrifice, a wine offering, and a goat as a sacrifice for sin. ²⁵ Then the priest will pray and ask me to forgive you. And since you did not mean to do wrong, and you offered sacrifices, ²⁶ the sin of everyone—both Israelites and foreigners among you—will be forgiven. ²⁷ But if one of you does wrong without meaning to, you must sacrifice a year-old female goat as a sacrifice for sin. ²⁸ The priest will then ask me to forgive you, and your sin will be forgiven. ²⁹ The law will be the same for anyone who does wrong without meaning to, whether an Israelite or a foreigner living among you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

This law concerning sins of ignorance, being entirely diverse from one before considered, occasions considerable difficulty - Lev. 4. Some explain that law as relating to sins of commission, this to sins of omission: others explain the one of inadvertent violations of the moral law, and the other of the transgressions of the ceremonial law, and some think that related to the whole nation, this to any one tribe; or that to the bulk of the nation, this to the rulers and elders. The Jews say, that the former law referred to such national transgressions through heedlessness, as consisted with the maintenance of the prescribed worship in the main; but that this especially respected the case of the nation, when through inattention, and the example and authority of wicked rulers, they had turned aside and committed idolatry, or conducted their worship directly contrary to law; yet through a culpable ignorance, and not in presumption. This was evidently the case under several of their kings; and the explanation seems well grounded. Leviticus 4:2, Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 4:14, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 4:27, Leviticus 5:13, Leviticus 5:15-17, Psalms 19:12, Luke 12:48

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 29:21 - a sin offering Hebrews 5:2 - ignorant

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if ye have erred,.... Gone astray from the law of God, and any of its precepts; every sin is an error, a missing of the mark, a wandering from the way of God's commandments. Jarchi, and the Jews in general, interpret this of idolatry, but it rather respects any deviation from the law, moral or ceremonial, especially the latter:

and not observed all these commandments which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses; in this chapter, more particularly concerning the meat offerings and drink offerings, and the quantity of them, to be brought along with their burnt offerings and peace offerings, and concerning the cake of the first dough to be heaved before the Lord and given to the priest.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The heavy punishments which had already overtaken the people might naturally give rise to apprehensions for the future, especially in view of the fact that on the approaching entrance into Canaan the complete observance of the Law in all its details would become imperative on them. To meet such apprehensions a distinction is emphatically drawn between sins of ignorance (Leviticus 4:13 ff) and those of presumption Numbers 15:30-31. The passage deals separately with imperfections of obedience which would be regarded as attaching to the whole nation Numbers 15:22-26, and those of individuals Numbers 15:27-30.

Numbers 15:24

Without the knowledge of the congregation - literally, as marginal. The words point to an error of omission which escaped notice at the time: i. e. to an oversight.

Numbers 15:30

Presumptuously - The original (compare the margin, and Exodus 14:8) imports something done willfully and openly; in the case of a sin against God it implies that the act is committed ostentatiously and in bravado.

Reproacheth the Lord - Rather, revileth or blasphemeth the Lord: compare Ezekiel 20:27.