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Numbers 15

Right after the death sentence in the wilderness, the tone shifts abruptly to laws that begin "when you have come into the land." That framing is itself a quiet promise: a next generation will arrive. The rules cover grain and drink offerings scaled to lamb, ram, and bull, and the first of the dough. The chapter distinguishes unwitting sin, covered by sacrifice for the congregation or individual, from defiant sin done "with a high hand." Watch that line sharpen into a real case.

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Numbers 15 (WEB)

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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you have come into the land of your habitations, which I give to you,
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and will make an offering by fire to the LORD—a burnt offering, or a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or as a free will offering, or in your set feasts, to make a pleasant aroma to the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock—
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then he who offers his offering shall offer to the LORD a meal offering of one tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one fourth of a hin of oil.
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You shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.
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“‘For a ram, you shall prepare for a meal offering two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with the third part of a hin of oil;
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and for the drink offering you shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.
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When you prepare a bull for a burnt offering or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace offerings to the LORD,
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then he shall offer with the bull a meal offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil;
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and you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.
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Thus it shall be done for each bull, for each ram, for each of the male lambs, or of the young goats.
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According to the number that you shall prepare, so you shall do to everyone according to their number.
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“‘All who are native-born shall do these things in this way, in offering an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.
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If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, or whoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD, as you do, so he shall do.
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For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner, a statute forever throughout your generations. As you are, so the foreigner shall be before the LORD.
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One law and one ordinance shall be for you and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner with you.’”
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you come into the land where I bring you,
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then it shall be that when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall offer up a wave offering to the LORD.
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Of the first of your dough you shall offer up a cake for a wave offering. As the wave offering of the threshing floor, so you shall heave it.
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Of the first of your dough, you shall give to the LORD a wave offering throughout your generations.
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“‘When you err, and don’t observe all these commandments which the LORD has spoken to Moses—
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even all that the LORD has commanded you by Moses, from the day that the LORD gave commandment and onward throughout your generations—
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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.
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The priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering made by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their error.
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All the congregation of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, as well as the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them; for with regard to all the people, it was done unwittingly.
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“‘If a person sins unwittingly, then he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering.
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The priest shall make atonement for the soul who errs when he sins unwittingly before the LORD. He shall make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven.
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You shall have one law for him who does anything unwittingly, for him who is native-born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them.
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“‘But the soul who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That soul shall be cut off from among his people.
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Because he has despised the LORD’s word, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall be utterly cut off. His iniquity shall be on him.’”
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While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
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Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.
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They put him in custody, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
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The LORD said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside of the camp.”
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All the congregation brought him outside of the camp, and stoned him to death with stones, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them that they should make themselves fringes on the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put on the fringe of each border a cord of blue.
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It shall be to you for a fringe, that you may see it, and remember all the LORD’s commandments, and do them; and that you don’t follow your own heart and your own eyes, after which you used to play the prostitute;
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so that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.
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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.”

Números 15 (RV1909)

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Y JEHOVÁ habló á Moisés, diciendo:
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Habla á los hijos de Israel, y diles: Cuando hubiereis entrado en la tierra de vuestras habitaciones, que yo os doy,
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E hiciereis ofrenda encendida á Jehová, holocausto, ó sacrificio, por especial voto, ó de vuestra voluntad, ó para hacer en vuestras solemnidades olor suave á Jehová, de vacas ó de ovejas;
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Entonces el que ofreciere su ofrenda á Jehová, traerá por presente una décima de un epha de flor de harina, amasada con la cuarta parte de un hin de aceite;
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Y de vino para la libación ofrecerás la cuarta parte de un hin, además del holocausto ó del sacrificio, por cada un cordero.
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Y por cada carnero harás presente de dos décimas de flor de harina, amasada con el tercio de un hin de aceite:
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Y de vino para la libación ofrecerás el tercio de un hin, en olor suave á Jehová.
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Y cuando ofreciereis novillo en holocausto ó sacrificio, por especial voto, ó de paces á Jehová,
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Ofrecerás con el novillo un presente de tres décimas de flor de harina, amasada con la mitad de un hin de aceite:
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Y de vino para la libación ofrecerás la mitad de un hin, en ofrenda encendida de olor suave á Jehová.
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Así se hará con cada un buey, ó carnero, ó cordero, lo mismo de ovejas que de cabras.
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Conforme al número así haréis con cada uno según el número de ellos.
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Todo natural hará estas cosas así, para ofrecer ofrenda encendida de olor suave á Jehová.
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Y cuando habitare con vosotros extranjero, ó cualquiera que estuviere entre vosotros por vuestras edades, si hiciere ofrenda encendida de olor suave á Jehová, como vosotros hiciereis, así hará él.
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Un mismo estatuto tendréis, vosotros de la congregación y el extranjero que con vosotros mora; estatuto que será perpetuo por vuestras edades: como vosotros, así será el peregrino delante de Jehová.
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Una misma ley y un mismo derecho tendréis, vosotros y el peregrino que con vosotros mora.
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Y habló Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:
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Habla á los hijos de Israel, y diles: Cuando hubiereis entrado en la tierra á la cual yo os llevo,
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Será que cuando comenzareis á comer del pan de la tierra, ofreceréis ofrenda á Jehová.
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De lo primero que amasareis, ofreceréis una torta en ofrenda; como la ofrenda de la era, así la ofreceréis.
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De las primicias de vuestras masas daréis á Jehová ofrenda por vuestras generaciones.
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Y cuando errareis, y no hiciereis todos estos mandamientos que Jehová ha dicho á Moisés,
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Todas las cosas que Jehová os ha mandado por la mano de Moisés, desde el día que Jehová lo mandó, y en adelante por vuestras edades,
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Será que, si el pecado fué hecho por yerro con ignorancia de la congregación, toda la congregación ofrecerá un novillo por holocausto, en olor suave á Jehová, con su presente y su libación, conforme á la ley; y un macho cabrío en expiación.
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Y el sacerdote hará expiación por toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel; y les será perdonado, porque yerro es: y ellos traerán sus ofrendas, ofrenda encendida á Jehová, y sus expiaciones delante de Jehová, por sus yerros:
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Y será perdonado á toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel, y al extranjero que peregrina entre ellos, por cuanto es yerro de todo el pueblo.
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Y si una persona pecare por yerro, ofrecerá una cabra de un año por expiación.
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Y el sacerdote hará expiación por la persona que habrá pecado por yerro, cuando pecare por yerro delante de Jehová, la reconciliará, y le será perdonado.
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El natural entre los hijos de Israel, y el peregrino que habitare entre ellos, una misma ley tendréis para el que hiciere algo por yerro.
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Mas la persona que hiciere algo con altiva mano, así el natural como el extranjero, á Jehová injurió; y la tal persona será cortada de en medio de su pueblo.
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Por cuanto tuvo en poco la palabra de Jehová, y dió por nulo su mandamiento, enteramente será cortada la tal persona: su iniquidad será sobre ella.
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Y estando los hijos de Israel en el desierto, hallaron un hombre que recogía leña en día de sábado.
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Y los que le hallaron recogiendo leña trajéronle á Moisés y á Aarón, y á toda la congregación:
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Y pusiéronlo en la cárcel, por que no estaba declarado qué le habían de hacer.
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Y Jehová dijo á Moisés: Irremisiblemente muera aquel hombre; apedréelo con piedras toda la congregación fuera del campo.
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Entonces lo sacó la congregación fuera del campo, y apedreáronlo con piedras, y murió; como Jehová mandó á Moisés.
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Y Jehová habló á Moisés, diciendo:
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Habla á los hijos de Israel, y diles que se hagan pezuelos (franjas) en los remates de sus vestidos, por sus generaciones; y pongan en cada pezuelo de los remates un cordón de cárdeno:
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Y serviros ha de pezuelo, para que cuando lo viereis, os acordéis de todos los mandamientos de Jehová, para ponerlos por obra; y no miréis en pos de vuestro corazón y de vuestros ojos, en pos de los cuales fornicáis:
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Para que os acordéis, y hagáis todos mis mandamientos, y seáis santos á vuestro Dios.
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Yo Jehová vuestro Dios, que os saqué de la tierra de Egipto, para ser vuestro Dios: Yo Jehová vuestro Dios.

The Sabbath-breaker and the blue cord

A man is found gathering sticks on the Sabbath. Since no ruling yet existed, he is held in custody until God decrees stoning outside the camp, a concrete instance of the high-handed sin just described. The community carries out the sentence.

The chapter ends with the command to wear tassels with a cord of blue on the garment's borders, a visible reminder to keep the commandments and not follow the wandering of one's own eyes and heart.

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