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Numbers 15

Numbers 15:3

Laws about Offerings · Numbers 15:1–21
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Translations

Modern
…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—
Traditional
And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock:
Literal
…and you make a fire offering to YHWH, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, or in your appointed feasts, to make a pleasing aroma to YHWH, from the herd or from the flock,
Latin
…et feceritis oblationem Domino in holocaustum, aut victimam, vota solventes, vel sponte offerentes munera, aut in solemnitatibus vestris adolentes odorem suavitatis Domino, de bobus sive de ovibus:

Original

Hebrew
English
…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—

Notes

Numbers 15:3

an offering … a pleasing aroma to the LORD: Honor and thanks through sacrifices and offerings pleases God.

Numbers 15:1–3

These instructions suggest that the Israelites would eventually live in the promised land (14:31; 15:18).

Numbers 15:1–41

Chapters 1–14 cover a short time period, but chapter 15 marks the start of a long period. This is the main part of the forty years in the wilderness, about which little is known. There are references to events during this time (for example, Deuteronomy 8:2–6; 29:5–6; Joshua 5:4–8; Ezekiel 20:10–26; Amos 5:25–26; Acts 7:42–43).

During this period, Moses continued to give laws to guide Israel’s life as a nation. These laws would be especially important in the future. They were meant for the day when the people who survived the wilderness would enter the promised land.

This chapter addresses three main types of laws. Numbers 15 is in the middle of stories about a stubborn and disobedient Israel. It offers hope that the promised land still waited for the next generation of Israel’s people.

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Numbers, Book of Offerings and Sacrifices Wilderness Wanderings

Topics

Drink offering: Quantity Appointed to be Used for Each Kind of Sacrifice Feasts: (Instituted by Moses): Designated As Solemn Feasts Meat-Offerings: Offered with all Burnt offerings Offerings: Burnt: Accompanied by Other offerings Offerings: Meat: Offered with the Sacrifices Offerings: Meat: Ordinances Concerning Sacrifices: when Bloody, Accompanied with Meat and Drink offering Vows were Made in Reference to Offering Sacrifices Vows: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To